Midwest Climate Collaborative

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We are excited to announce Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Midwest Climate Summit! Founder and President of Forward Together Wisconsin, Barnes will share valuable insight and stories of how partners across sectors have leveraged federal funding to advance equitable climate work in Wisconsin. His work aims to energize voters and advocate for working-class champions, underscoring his belief in organizing as a continuous, year-round effort to amplify community voices and effect change. Please join us in welcoming Mandela Barnes to the 2025 Midwest Climate Summit! Read more about Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes here: https://lnkd.in/g4cxDzXu

The MCC is excited to welcome Charis Egland-Smith as our new Climate Resource Specialist! Charis brings over 15 years of experience in sustainability, impact networks and stakeholder engagement. She will be leading our work to connect Midwest communities to federal funding, amplifying success stories, and building capacity to accelerate climate action. Welcome, Charis!!

The deadline to submit a workshop proposal for the 2025 #MidwestClimateSummit has been extended! Get your proposals submitted by November 4th at 5 pm CT for the opportunity to present at the conference in Madison, Wisconsin. We are excited to see the proposals as they roll in and look forward to collaborating with people across a variety of sectors! View the proposal form: https://lnkd.in/gVxF_RyR Submit a proposal: https://lnkd.in/g-MVFzKu More information on the 2025 #MidwestClimateSummit: https://lnkd.in/gQH4DcbQ

We're 10 days out from the deadline to submit a workshop proposal for the 2025 #MidwestClimateSummit. The summit is the perfect place to share what you're working on, whether that be related to renewable energy, agriculture, climate action, mitigation, and more. We look forward to collaborating and learning with you! Submit your proposal by October 25th!

On Indigenous Peoples' Day and everyday, we look to and hold up examples of Indigenous stewardship of air, land, water, and all our relatives. The recent Shifting Seasons Summit, hosted by the College of Menominee Nation, and the Buffalo Treaty, highlighted at recent events at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Missouri Botanical Garden, are just a few of the opportunities to learn how to better move forward in a changing climate and how to support Tribes in reclaiming their cultures, practices, and food systems after centuries of oppression, displacement, and discrimination. For more educational resources on how to incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge into education, check out "Gikinoo'wizhiwe Onji Waaban ("Guiding for Tomorrow in the Ojibwe language or "G-WOW") https://lnkd.in/geYZ7JTx

If you're in Minnesota and looking to tap into funding for clean energy projects, check out this great opportunity from RMI to leverage Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds (GGRF). Given the dollars in GGRF and the partners on this event, if you're in Minnesota you need to attend this event! See below for details.

Congratulations to this year's recipients of the #MidwestFrontlineFund! Thank you to the Midwest Environmental Justice Network for supporting these local efforts to support EJ leaders around the region!

Leveraging IRA funds requires collaboration and #ForwardTogetherWI is showing the way by convening partners from all sectors - we've got representatives from labor, solar developers, government, community organizations, Tribal organizations, technical schools, and more all gathered for a stronger, cleaner, healthier, and more equitable Wisconsin. Thank you to Forward Together Wisconsin Lawyers For Good Government S2 Strategies Environmental Protection Network Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee Water Commons Focus on Energy City of Milwaukee Green Homeowners United MILWAUKEE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Walnut Way Conservation Corp Sun Bear Industries, Wisconsin Public Education Network and so many more!

Here's your weekly reminder to submit a workshop proposal to the 2025 #MidwestClimateSummit. Whether you're working on a climate action plan, studying the effects of extreme heat on public health, developing renewable energy projects, restoring wetlands, or anything else in the mitigation/adaptation/resilience space we want to hear your successes and help troubleshoot your challenges. The Summit is just the place to share best practices and collaborate on solutions. Applications are due Oct. 25 - don't delay! https://lnkd.in/gQH4DcbQ