by Sue Blythe | Jun 20, 2025 | Children & Youth, Climate Collaboratory, Climate Stories
In our collaborative storytelling adventure, fictional characters and real people explore Alachua County, Florida, looking for the people living by the principles of a sustainable, just, and peaceful future. Their journey starts at the real-life September 2024...
by Sue Blythe | Jun 18, 2025 | Climate Collaboratory, Climate Stories, Environment
I remember feeling so grateful and hopeful in 2019, when the City Commission of Gainesville declared a Climate Emergency. That was a perfect way to support the UN theme of “Climate Action for Peace.” The next month, the Alachua County Commission created the Joint...
by Sue Blythe | Jun 17, 2025 | Children & Youth, Climate Collaboratory, Education, Environment, Resources
I remember the excitement of officially establishing the Climate Collaboratory as a project of We, the World and the University of Florida Extension. At that time, I co-hosted the Welcome to WE! Show with Rick Ulfik. We talked with four people: Jennison Kipp...
by Sue Blythe | Jun 15, 2025 | Children & Youth, Climate Collaboratory, Environment, Human Rights, Resources, Seed Idea
I remember UN Day back in 2019. I took five color copies of the “Welcome to WE! Printernet Gazette” to give to the right people. It was my vision for the big news on the International Day of Peace on September 21, 2020. Alachua County would be way ahead in the...
by Sue Blythe | Jun 14, 2025 | Environment, Peace, Words of Wisdom
In 2019, the theme for the International Day of Peace was “Climate Action for Peace.” When he announced the 100-Day Countdown on June 13, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, This is the battle of our lives, and a race against time. We can win — and we...