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SUMMARY:Hudson Museum Exhibit - Resourceful ME: Exploring the Value of Maine’s Reuse Economies
DESCRIPTION:Cindy Isenhour doesn’t subscribe to the adage “out with the old\, in with the new.” \nThe planet can’t sustain it\, says the assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine. \nConsider\, she says\, that each American annually throws away 1\,400 pounds of stuff and that 11\,000 gallons of water are used to produce one pair of jeans. \nIsenhour is working with a team of scholars at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions to investigate the reuse\, repair and resale of objects as they relate to conserving Earth’s resources and helping to ensure more resilient and just economies for future generations. \nTo share some of her findings\, Isenhour’s exhibit “Resourceful ME: Exploring the Value of Maine’s Reuse Economies” will run from Tuesday\, Sept. 20\, 2016 through Jan. 20\, 2017 in the Hudson Museum’s Minsky Culture Lab at the Collins Center for the Arts at UMaine. A reception to be held 4–6 p.m. Oct. 27 is free and open to the public. \n“Maine has an exceptional culture of reuse\,” says Isenhour. “There is another old adage I’ve heard more times since moving here than I’d previously heard in my whole life: ‘Use it up\, wear it out\, make it do or do without.’” \nAs an economic and environmental anthropologist concerned with the development of more sustainable societies\, these old adages raise interesting questions for Isenhour. She’s interested in the cultural construction of thrift cultures as well as economic structures that can support both resource conservation and waste reduction. \nWith photographs and accompanying facts and stories\, Isenhour communicates the value of and potential for reuse throughout the exhibit. \nFor instance\, in Limerick\, Maine\, community members leave items they no longer need at a transfer station shop for other residents to take free of charge. In addition to neighbors helping neighbors\, Isenhour says since opening the shop and improving recycling programs\, the town has reduced its annual landfill waste from 291 to 39 tons. \nThe exhibit also features sharing economies that put not-being-used items in storage units\, garages\, attics and basements to use. In a Portland community tool library\, donated and jointly purchased tools are available for all residents to utilize. \nIn Maine\, used goods change hands in a myriad of ways. People flock to flea markets\, yard sales and antique shops and they scour classified ads in the popular Uncle Henry’s print and online publication. \nPeople participate for a variety of reasons\, Isenhour says. They may enjoy treasure hunts\, want to protect the environment\, and/or need lower-cost alternatives. \n“As we learn more about resource depletion\, climate change and the potential for economic insecurity\, we’re seeing a strong resurgence of interest in repair and reuse\,” she says. \nWith such a strong existing culture of reuse\, Isenhour thinks Maine may have a few lessons to share. \nHudson Museum is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It also is open 90 minutes prior to performances at the CCA and during intermissions.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/hudson-museum-exhibit-resourceful-me-exploring-the-value-of-maines-reuse-economies/
LOCATION:Hudson Museum\, Collins Center for the Arts\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
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SUMMARY:SEMINAR - Bridging Political and Social Divides: Stories from a Civic Engagement Project
DESCRIPTION:SPEAKERS: Michele Holt-Shannon and Bruce Mallory\nNH Listens\, Carsey School of Public Policy\, University of New Hampshire \nThis seminar will share lessons learned from six years of community-based\, statewide civic engagement using the tools of deliberative democracy to address “wicked problems”. New Hampshire Listens has worked with local communities and the entire state to engage in public deliberations regarding many social and economic challenges. These deliberations inform policy makers (including elected and appointed government officials)\, community leaders\, and everyday citizens about public preferences for actions needed to address “wicked problems.” The public engagement tools used by NH Listens complement formal decision-making\, legislative\, and rule-making processes. We strive to build and strengthen adaptable civic infrastructure that creates opportunities for everyone to “come to the table” in search of common ground and actionable solutions. Our ultimate aim is to create engagement processes that are effective\, increase legitimacy of public decision-making\, and assure equity both in participation and in outcomes. \nMichele Holt-Shannon\nCo-Director\, NH Listens\, Carsey School of Public Policy\, University of New Hampshire\nMichele Holt-Shannon’s work is focused on civic engagement\, community problem-solving\, and building coalitions for community change efforts. She joined Carsey in 2011 to focus on process design to ensure fair\, inclusive\, and informed outcomes for local and statewide projects. She works to bring people together across perspectives and backgrounds to solve problems and create equitable solutions for their communities. Recent projects include statewide conversations on the American dream and NH’s kids\, mental health and substance use\, government innovation and efficiency\, and water sustainability. Michele received an MA in higher education and human development from Bowling Green State University\, and an MTS in world religions and theological studies from Boston College. \nBruce L. Mallory\nCo-Director\, NH Listens\, Carsey School of Public Policy\, University of New Hampshire\nProfessor of education Bruce L. Mallory\, has been a practitioner and national leader in the deliberative democracy movement for the past fifteen years. As co-director of New Hampshire Listens\, Bruce leads the development of capacity building in local communities and at the state level for public dialogue on a range of issues. His primary objective is to integrate effective forms of citizen deliberation into policy analysis and dissemination around research topics related to social and economic justice. Bruce served as the interim director of Carsey Institute from 2011 to 2014. In addition\, he has served as graduate school dean (1997-2003)\, and provost and executive vice president (2003-2009) at UNH. He earned his doctorate from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Special Education and Community Psychology in 1979.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/seminar-bridging-political-and-social-divides-stories-from-a-civic-engagement-project/
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