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Therese Richardson And Leigh Ann Ward: Sustainable Living
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In this Community Chest segment, Dominik speaks with Therese Richardson and Leigh Ann Ward about sustainable living. The conversation highlights the upcoming Sustainable Living Festival at the Forum, the Q East Beacon project at the UEA, and the Sustainable Living Partnership Fund designed for university-community engagement.
In this Community Chest segment, Dominik speaks with Therese Richardson and Leigh Ann Ward regarding sustainable living. They discuss the Sustainable Living Festival, scheduled for May 22nd to June 3rd of next year at the Forum, noting that 10,000 pounds is ring-fenced for community groups. The conversation covers the Q East Beacon project at the UEA and the Sustainable Living Partnership Fund, which offers 50k over four years for university-community engagement. Therese Richardson describes sustainability as thinking about the future and the impact of one's actions. The project also serves as a link to university research on recycling and wind farms, though it does not undertake campaigning. Dominik selects 'Dance to the Music' by Sly and the Family Stone to brighten the overcast weather.
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- Sustainable Living Festival and funding
- Definitions and scope of sustainability
- University and community engagement
- University community engagement and research links
- Funding applications and project support
- UEA campus and city presence
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A Conversation About Sustainable Living
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It's about thinking about the future. It's about thinking about the impact of what you do, and just taking a step backwards and saying, "Gosh, is this the right way to do things? Can we change it?" And it is. It is about taking on all these messages, and there are a lot of them about recycling.
Together, so that we're not all sitting in our own little spaces, you know, doing a sustainability project, but there is kind of more power in us working together. Now, do you have a sort of campaigning?
Up to date, and you know, you might hear a lot from the media. Then you might sort of get a bit confused as to what's going on. And I guess through the research that we do, we can certainly link people up to what's going on and what is underpinning the research, so that people can start to make their own their own minds up, if you like.