The Center for Community Safety and Resilience would like to invite you to join the conversation: what does it mean to thrive?
The Center for Community Safety and Resilience at the CU Denver School of Public Affairs is launching the Thrive Series, a series of conversations with academic and lived experience experts and members of the community. Conversations will focus on issues related to criminal and social justice, public safety, individual and societal violence, and community resilience. This series will utilize a variety of formats, including panel discussions, debates, and guest speakers, and will conclude with public discourse, welcoming learners of all levels to engage and cultivate a healthier and more prosperous community.
Thrive: “Community Resilience in the Face of Growing Challenges”
The risks humans face and the myriad factors that cause events like pandemics, natural disasters, mass violence, and other crises will increase in the 21st Century. From climate change and human development, to overpopulation, resource exploitation, and nation-state conflicts, the foundations for future crises are laid everyday around the globe.
So, what are humans to do about these risks? Are we helpless in the face of growing risk and increasing likelihood of crises and disasters? This Thrive conversation is rooted in the hopefulness of change. We think communities can change, adapt, and learn from past mistakes to do better in the future.
Daily, we are surrounded by images of human failings and social strife. And yet, globally and here in Colorado, government leaders are working to make our communities more resilient, more prepared for the risks we face, and more aware of those that might come in the future.
Moderator:
Deserai Anderson Crow, PhD
Associate Professor
CU Denver School of Public Affairs
Panelists:
Elisabeth Cohen
Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Manager, Office of Climate Action, City and County of Denver
Marguerite Harden
Local Resiliency Manager, Colorado Resiliency Office
Ashley Stolzmann
Chairman of the Boulder County Commissioners
