“The Oberlin community is interested in climate action and supports people making a difference”
“My climate action plan is to waste less food by cooking meals in smaller portions”
“Kids are making connections and talking about the ways that processed foods can be unhealthy”
“Volunteer engagement in Oberlin is super important!”
“It’s great that we have a college in our community – the research and projects inform and support the City’s fight for climate change”
“Oberlin is a small town with a diverse population”
“Climate justice is a vehicle to save the planet that people are on”
“I love the learning garden because all the plants are fresh, and delicious too – especially the raspberries”
“Sustainability is consuming natural resources equitably so others can also use them”
“There is no reason to be bored in Oberlin, there are so many things to be involved in!”
“Your life counts on climate action. We’ve got to do everything we can”
“I remember in Prospect Elementary we would have all the lights off during Ecolympics - and we would always win the electricity competition!”
“I definitely make a point to buy locally. It makes our restaurants and businesses successful, pays for jobs, and creates tax revenue — it keeps this community alive!”
“I’ve learned that resilience is imperfect and collaborative. It’s about patching holes when your boat is sinking, and then helping friends and neighbors do the same”
“Everyone in the Oberlin community is linked together in one way or another”
“I think that's the biggest impact we can have; small efforts can make a big difference!”
“It is through conversations with community members that we can learn to understand, empathize and to collectively push forward”
“Oberlin is very environmentally aware. That's one of the great things about us”
“I do things that are good for the environment — ‘sustainability’ is taking actions to make the world better for the future and for everybody else”
“In the Oberlin-Wellington rescue Oberlin residents helped free the escaped slave John Price. We walked that same route to celebrate the 150th anniversary”
