RCE Greater Atlanta

This Wiki is designed to be used as a collaborative, shared resources page for RCE Greater Atlanta. Resources added to this page should be SDG, ESD, and other RCE-related topics that are specific to RCE Greater Atlanta. General resources relevant to all the Americas RCEs should be added to the RCE Americas Wiki:Main Page.

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Education for Sustainable Development

• Youth and the SDGs Virtual Showcase
  • UNITAR and Kennesaw State University in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Serve Learn and Sustain Center, and the Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) Greater Atlanta are pleased to offer this e-Learning course to educate young individuals in identifying social, economic, and ecological sustainability needs of RCE member communities, as well as to teach them skills for collaborating with diverse stakeholders to create and implement sustainable development action projects.

Youth Engagement in the SDGs

• RCE Greater Atlanta Mentorship Program (Adair Garrett)
  • Presents an overview of the RCE Greater Atlanta mentorship program which works to connect students and young professionals from across Atlanta with mentors from the private, public, and non-profit sectors. See the RCE Mentorship Program page for the most up-to-date information.

Videos By/About RCE Greater Atlanta

UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

• Liam's Legacy Symposium at Georgia Tech: Creating, Implementing, & Measuring the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
  • The 7th annual Liam's Legacy Symposium features Jessica Espey, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). In 2015, after a 4-year negotiation process, 193 United Nations member countries agreed upon a new global framework for development that included 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The “SDGs” span nearly every developmental issue facing the world, from climate change to poverty to sustainable production and consumption. They are as relevant in the United States as they are in places like Somalia. The ambition of this universal agenda is to shepherd the whole world towards a more sustainable, equitable and prosperous future, where no one is left behind. Jessica Espey, who was a lead negotiator in the SDG process, reflects on the negotiation process and shares insights into SDG implementation in diverse locations around the world.

• "Tackling SDG 10: Reducing Inequalities in Atlanta"
  • Presenters share perspectives on the values that the RCE network brings to their work, especially around environmental justice.

Education for Sustainable Development

• Atlanta Global Studies Symposium at Georgia Tech - RCE Greater Atlanta Track, Session 1: Advancing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through RCEs
  • In this opening talk for Session 1, Kim Smith, co-founder of RCE Greater Portland, presents foundations in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), illustrates priorities to achieve UNESCO’s Global Action Programme on ESD, and highlights ways that RCEs around the world are advancing ESD in their regions.

Youth Engagement in the SDGs

• Atlanta Celebrates International Youth Day - Watch the full version or short version.
  • In partnership with the Atlanta Global Studies Center, RCE Greater Atlanta, and the United Nations Association of Atlanta, the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International Affairs celebrated International Youth Day, Youth 2030, UN75, and all initiatives that provide an outlet for young leaders to mobilize and inspire action to improve their communities and realize their goals. Members of the RCE Greater Atlanta Youth Network share their vision to achieving a sustainable and just world.

• RCE Greater Atlanta Virtual Showcase: Youth & the SDGs
  • This showcase included remarks from the project partners at CIFAL Atlanta (Kennesaw State University) and the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain (Georgia Tech). Presentations from Venssa Godinez, student manager of the project, and several student SDG Fellows showcased the Modules and all the work that went into developing their content. This showcase also featured remarks from case study partners at Center for Sustainable Communities, GLOBE, and Comunidad Connect as well as the Consul General of Canada in Atlanta, Nadia Theodore.
  • On this page you will also find a link to register for the UNITAR online, free access course, "Youth and the Sustainable Development Goals" (which you can take any time at your own pace)

History of RCE Greater Atlanta

• "RCE: The Early History"
  • RCE member Rick Stone facilitates an informal video conversation with six members who have been involved in the network since early on (41 min.)

Multi-stakeholder Partnership in Sustainable Development

• "The Power of Multi-stakeholder Collaborations in Centering Equity and Working for a Just Transition"
  • Video conversation featuring speakers from RCEs in Atlanta, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont, recorded for the 2020 AASHE conference