“I try to do everything I can - recycling, avoiding plastic, putting up solar panels, and composting in my garden”
“I try to do everything I can - recycling, avoiding plastic, putting up solar panels, and composting in my garden”
“The fact that it’s a college town and that many people have chosen to retire here speaks volumes”
“The fact that it’s a college town and that many people have chosen to retire here speaks volumes”
“At Oberlin, there’s a real sense of community and a wide range of people coming together and getting to know each other”
“At Oberlin, there’s a real sense of community and a wide range of people coming together and getting to know each other”
“How many other communities no matter what size, have a climate action plan. We are at the forefront of that”
“How many other communities no matter what size, have a climate action plan. We are at the forefront of that”
“The feeling of shared experiences really helped me to stay resilient and positive throughout Covid experience”
“The feeling of shared experiences really helped me to stay resilient and positive throughout Covid experience”
“This place is a good place to learn”
“This place is a good place to learn”
“I’m more in the mindset that if I can’t find what I need in Oberlin… I probably don’t really need it that much”
“I’m more in the mindset that if I can’t find what I need in Oberlin… I probably don’t really need it that much”
“Oberlin’s so small that you don’t need to drive your car to IGA. You don’t need to drive your car to the library”
“Oberlin’s so small that you don’t need to drive your car to IGA. You don’t need to drive your car to the library”
“I wanted to become a civic councilperson so I could right some wrongs and to promote what’s good about Oberlin”
“I wanted to become a civic councilperson so I could right some wrongs and to promote what’s good about Oberlin”
“Resilience is not immunity or perfection. When I don’t feel very resilient at all, other people are able to step in and together we have some sort of patch-work, makeshift resilience”
“Resilience is not immunity or perfection. When I don’t feel very resilient at all, other people are able to step in and together we have some sort of patch-work, makeshift resilience”
“Oberlin is a community, and as a community, that is how you build without barriers”
“Oberlin is a community, and as a community, that is how you build without barriers”
“Showing people what they can do and how it matters is super important!”
“Showing people what they can do and how it matters is super important!”
“We don’t think enough about how difficult it is to change people’s behavior and the importance of how a message is delivered”
“We don’t think enough about how difficult it is to change people’s behavior and the importance of how a message is delivered”
“Oberlin citizens and students were early activists in the environmental movement”
“Oberlin citizens and students were early activists in the environmental movement”
“We have to take care of the environment because this is the only Earth we have to live on!”
“We have to take care of the environment because this is the only Earth we have to live on!”
“Ben Franklin is a place that the town relies on, and that I came to love right away”
“Ben Franklin is a place that the town relies on, and that I came to love right away”
“Climate change is the most pressing issue facing all of us. It needs to be recognized and it needs to be known”
“Climate change is the most pressing issue facing all of us. It needs to be recognized and it needs to be known”
“Oberlinians eat super local: almost 50% of residents grow some of their own food!”
“Oberlinians eat super local: almost 50% of residents grow some of their own food!”
“Achieving our carbon neutrality goal will require community-wide commitments, participation, and creativity”
“Achieving our carbon neutrality goal will require community-wide commitments, participation, and creativity”
“That is the idea of sustainability. If everyone thinks about what they are throwing away, if they consciously make every move count, then they will be sustainable”
“That is the idea of sustainability. If everyone thinks about what they are throwing away, if they consciously make every move count, then they will be sustainable”