Community Voices ⎸ Support Project Optimist this Leap Day
"It's been more than three months now since I started, and I have to say I'm excited to get up and get to work every day," writes managing editor Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten.
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Community Voices ⎸ Finding joy in winter
Project Optimist readers and staff marvel at the beauty of winter.
Community Voices ⎸ Diving into housing: A recap of our Winona dialogue event
What's it like moderating a dialogue event? Project Optimist's managing editor shares her experience.
Community Voices ⎸ Bio·phil·ia: A new grant for our new program on nature, design, and connection to the living world
Thanks to a grant from Arts Midwest, Project Optimist will feature essays, visual art, and design about connecting with the natural world in 2024.
Community Voices ⎸ Another year on the books: Here's how Project Optimist grew in Year 2
Where we've been in 2023 and where we're growing in 2024.
COLUMN | Queer Climate Justice
"These two movements for equity and justice should coalesce and learn from one another."
COLUMN | 1 island nation moves to the metaverse as many weigh allies to stay above water
Relentless pushback from larger countries – like the United States and Australia – to meaningfully reduce their emissions has left 38 island nations looking to the future of what their nations may one day become.
Community Voices ⎸ I lost a veteran to suicide, so I went on a search for preventions that work
Our series on veteran suicide prevention starts with a deeply personal story.
Community Voices ⎸ What’s the glue that connects global youth activists? Social media and more
Youth movements in Minnesota can learn from the coalitions formed at the COP by maximizing their social media presence to convey their message.