What if we could empower cities and their citizens to become carbon neutral? 

What if UCSB student organizing power and student and faculty brain power could galvanize Isla Vista

to become carbon neutral by 2025?

What if bottom up change driven by students was the way and Isla Vista was the place that changed

the world again?

"The Cool Block is an exemplary how-to-guide for communities to make significant impact on cl imate changein an effective and achievable way. Very cool indeed." -Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

The world is searching for a high impact cl imate solution in the short term while we sti l l have the time to

act. Cities represent 70% of the planet’s carbon emissions and citizens’ daily l ifestyle choices represent

70% of these emissions.  

Learn how Cool Block, which has already been successfully implemented by UCSB students in Isla Vista,

can create a pathway to a carbon neutral community by 2025. In this talk world renowned social change

leader and architect of Cool Block, David Gershon, will provide a whole system strategy for creating

carbon neutral cities that can be applied to Isla Vista and scaled throughout California and the world.

David Gershon , co-founder and CEO of Empowerment Institute has been called “the

number one expert on social change.” He applies his visionary leadership and social

change expertise to designing second order change solutions for cities, countries and the

planet that enable the seemingly impossible to become possible. He is author of 12 books

including the award-winning Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World and

the best-sell ing Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life As You Want It . He has

dedicated his l ife to empowering humanity to believe we can create the world of our

dreams and designing the strategies and tools to help us make this a reality.

Carbon Neutral Isla Vistaby 2025

UCSB BREN HALL - ROOM 1414ISLA VISTA

David GershonCreator of The Cool Block

5- 6:30 PMW E D N E S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 1 9 T H

How do we get there?P r e s e n t a t i o n b y D a v i d G e r s h o n

F R E E T A L K . S P A C E I S L I M I T E D . C L I C K H E R E t o R S V P

Cool Block Leaders in Isla Vista

S P O N S O R S

U C S B B R E N S C H O O L O F E N V I R O N M E N T A L S C I E N C E A N D  

M A N A G E M E N T S B C A GCOUNTY OF SANTA BARBARASUSTAINABILITY DIVISION T R A F F I C S O L U T I O N S

ECO VISTA

UCSB SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY CENTER

O r e m a i l R o b i n E l a n d e r , C o o l B l o c k P r o g r a m M a n a g e r a t c o m m u n i t y @ c o o l b l o c k . o r g

UCSB ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

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