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The Thanksgiving story I grew up with was about more than food and family, it was about something I’ve come to appreciate more as I’ve become older, despite what it lacked in inclusivity and historical accuracy. To me, its essence is welcoming the stranger and inviting them in.
The pilgrims were in a foreign land, ignorant of the local customs and environment, there was a good chance they would not survive the winter. The Wampanoag helped them, taught them and saved them. The lesson was, in uncertain times we don’t just guard what we have. Instead, we open our homes, our hearts and our minds. We share the bounty and we are all better off when we share what we have even, and especially, when times are tough.
It is the same today. We must find ways to work together to turn scarcity into abundance so we can have affordable and sustainable food, housing, energy and communities. That’s what the Climate Migration panel that E2Tech is hosting with passivhausMaine on Dec. 2 is all about. There will be experts from the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition, the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition, the Office of the State Economist and more.
We welcome you to attend because we need everyone at the table to join in the conversation and write the next chapter of our story that will be filled with abundance, peace and prosperity.
Orion Breen
Pownal
