Activating Havens for Thriving Futures

The Wellspring Commons Stewards, Havens for Thriving Futures, and the New Haven Bioregional Group welcome the co-founders of the Design School for Regenerating Earth, Joe Brewer and Penny Heiple to New Haven for a gathering in council to explore bioregional regeneration as a powerful framework for governance and funding in support of regenerating Earth at home.

Humanity has destabilized key processes of the Earth to such an extent that our future is in peril. What will it take to restore living systems at the necessary scales so that it becomes possible to regenerate the entire planet? Such an ambitious question begins at home -- in our local landscapes where on-the-ground efforts can come together around shared goals. In this talk, Joe Brewer of the Design School for Regenerating Earth will share insights and experiences about how to organize as "bioregions" and coordinate local efforts in service of restoring health to…