DeKalb Green New Deal Summit

RSVP TODAY to join the people-powered movement for bold, urgent, local climate action here in DeKalb County. The DeKalb Green Deal Summit is an opportunity to join Commissioner Terry, the D6 Team, and other DeKalb Green New Dealers to learn about the steps the county has taken towards climate and be a part of the future for climate action.

Key Details:

Date: Saturday, October 14

Time: 8 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Georgia Piedmont Technical College (495 N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston, GA 30021)

This event is free to attend and includes light snacks and lunch.

Event Schedule:

8:00 am Doors open

8:30 am Welcome

9:00 am Morning Presentation

9:30 am Morning Session

• Group A: Field Trip to explore a Productive Urban Landscape with Roots Down and Sustainable Housing Cottages with MicroLife
• Group B: Clean Energy Workshop towards DeKalb County’s 100% Clean Energy Plan with Southface Institute

11:30 am Lunch

• Guest speaker Ellen Dunham Jones on Retrofitting Suburbia

12:30 pm Break

12:45 pm Afternoon Session

• Group A: Clean Energy Workshop towards DeKalb County’s 100% Clean Energy Plan with Southface Institute
• Group B: Field Trip to explore a Productive Urban Landscape with Roots Down and Sustainable Housing Cottages with MicroLife

3:00 pm Trail Development Study with Commissioner Long Spears and Walter Brown of Commission District 2

3:30 pm Village Conservation Community Presentation with Village Habitat Design

4:00 pm Call to Action

4:30 pm End

After Party to follow

The DeKalb Green New Deal Summit will also include an optional sunrise hike at Arabia Mountain the following day, October 15, at 6:30 am.

You will not want to miss this awesome opportunity to:

-          Taste a Productive Urban Landscape with Roots Down

-          Tour Sustainable Housing Cottages with MicroLife Institute

-          Imagine the Clean Energy Future with Southface Institute

-          Ride on an Electric Bus with MARTA

-          Retrofit Suburbia with Ellen Dunham-Jones and Georgia Tech Students

-         Expand your knowledge of trail networks in DeKalb County with Commissioner Michelle Long Spears and Walter Brown, DeKalb County Commission District 2

-         Conserve nature with the Village Conservation Community

-          See the Sunrise from Arabia Mountain with Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and Dekalb County Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs—Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve