Power To: How Climate Change Impacts Our Health with Don Shelby - MN

About DON SHELBY:

Don Shelby is considered the most decorated local broadcast journalist in the country. He has won three National Emmys and two George Foster Peabodys (the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitizer Prize), among hundreds of other honors, including being awarded the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian of the Year Award. He retired from daily journalism after 50 years of reporting, but continues his work with PBS. He serves on the board of George Mason University's Climate Matters organization, Climate Generation -a Will Steger Legacy, Geoversiv. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union. He was a coauthor of the Nobel Peace Prize Congress's communique on Solutions to Climate Change held last year in Oslo. He attended the United Nations Summit on Climate Change and is a frequent lecturer and speaker on the climate crisis, the science, the politics and the solutions.

About ULLU:

Our goal is to spark a million conversations right here in Minnesota—and wherever else people want to strike up a conversation. We’ll be sharing Minnesota stories and actions, but like the climate challenge—great ideas know no boundaries. Take them. Make them your own. Plant them in the fertile soil of your own community and help them flourish.

No matter who you are or where you call home, we welcome you. Join us at the table. Share your stories. Dig into our digital hotdish.

Join our conversation with Don Shelby, investigative reporter for WCCO-TV for 32 years, considered the most decorated local broadcast journalist in the country. Together we'll spotlight how warming weather impacts our health.

It's hard not to be thankful for warm winter days when you live in Minnesota, but unfortunately our warming climate brings new health risks with it.

Please join us on Tuesday, April 7th for a conversation between Don Shelby and local physicians from Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate about how Minnesota's changing climate is leading to increased rates of asthma, allergies and vector-borne diseases like West Nile and Lyme — as well as what we can do about it.

Each one of us has the power to influence how others in our community behave. Asking your neighbors and loved ones to join us is the first step in building a social movement to bring on the systemic change we'll need to ensure our planet is a healthy place for future generations. So please, bring a friend or two — or more!

About POWER TO:

POWER TO is our regular program that dives into key cultural moments each month. These events aim to bring information, storytelling and takeaways across topics directly impacting working women and allies.