Thurs Feb 12, 6pm: Place Based Resilience in Our Local Communities with Chuck Collins
Thursday Feb 12th, at 6pm at The Permaculture Place in downtown Shelburne Falls: Join us for a cozy evening to hear all about weaving a strong fabric in our local communities ~ through actions such as coffee klatches, worknets, and more with Chuck Collins!
Place-Based Resilience in a Small Vermont Town
How do our communities prepare for a disrupted future? How do we strengthen our civic and mutual aid muscles to enable our communities to survive and thrive in the face of climate disruption?
Over the last two decades, community leaders have looked at ways to strengthen community resilience in the face of future climate change and social disruption. In the small southern Vermont town of Guilford, there are several experiments in building community connections, mutual aid, and community preparedness. None of these are unique to Guilford, but worthy of review for their ease in replicability. Each of the place-based activities has different levels of intentionality and commitment.
At this program, Chuck Collins will report on experiments in “place-based resilience” with the aim of offering ideas, inspiration, and practical tips for those interested in replicating and adapting such efforts in their localities.
Chuck Collins is the author of nine books on inequality and social change including Born on Third Base, as well as his first fictional book. Altar to an Erupting Sun is described: "Collins weaves a riveting near-future story about the power of organized people to build resilient communities and thrive in harmony with the earth." Events at Montague Farm in the 1970s and the Seabrook Occupation are part of telling the tale of a community's response to climate disruption.
Chuck is the senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is also co-founder of Wealth for Common Good. His most recent book is titled 'Burned by Billionaires' just recently in print as of October 2025.