LGBTQ Resiliency & Emergency Preparedness Course (Pittsfield, MA)

LGBTQ Resiliency & Emergency Preparedness Introductory Course
Co-sponsored by Berkshire Regional Planning Commission & Q-MoB

6 Week Course: Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm beginning 9/12
Pittsfield Public Library
1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield, MA 01201

DRAFT COURSE SCHEDULE

Session 1: 9/12 Overview of Resiliency Risk Assessment & Checklists

Session 2: 9/19 Body/Health (Food, Exercise, Sleep, Stress)

Session 3: 9/26 Home 1/Basic Preparedness (Power Failure, Flooding, Ice/Snow, Fire, Intruders

Session 4: 10/3 Home 2/Deeper Resiliency: Heat Pumps/Generator Backup &/or Solar/Battery Backup, Growing & Storing Food

Session 5: 10/10 Workplace & Transportation

• Workplace: Power Failure, Snow/Ice, Flooding,
• Transportation: Flat Tire, Accident, Snow/Ice
• Shifting to Hybrid/Electric Vehicle, Biking
• More Sustainable Right Livelihood

Session 6: 10/17 Your Resiliency Team/Neighbors/Community

OBJECTIVE: Because LGBTQ people in the Berkhires are experiencing big changes in climate (flooding, extreme weather power failures, road closures due to increasing extreme weather), local economics (rapidly escalating housing prices & rents and plunging availability of affordable housing), and demographics (the LGBTQ community is rapidly expanding in the number of people over 60, while rapidly dropping in all other age demographics), it is vital the LGBTQ community begin to study how we can individually and as a community become more resilient in the face of these rapidly evolving risks.

As individuals and a community we need to prioritize the amount of time and money we focus on becoming more resilient, especially in response to the most dangerous and imminent threats. One important way we can do this is to to study what the most imminent threats and opportunities are arising locally and the practical ways we might respond to them as individuals, as a team, and in our communities.

CARPOOLING/RIDE-SHARE: If you need a ride or are open to carpooling, please indicate that when you are registering, & our ride coordinator will try to match you with people nearby who are interested in carpooling or offering rides. We encourage carpooling because it is a great way to make new friends, save money on gas, reduce your carbon footprint, and have a designated driver should you want to drink and not drive.

OR : Please donate $5-$20 to help assure Q-MoB can continue to offer more than 25 activities & multiple resources & services to rural queer men all over the region. If you attend 2 or more Q-MoB events/month, please consider becoming a monthly sustaining donor member. By donating $25, $50, $75, or $100/month you can help to sustain the incredible variety of activities, services, and resources Q-MoB provides and assure all of these activities are accessible to men regardless of their age, income, or ability, and best of all you can avoid having to donate at each and every event you attend. Monthly Sustaining Members pay only once a month and then can attend all our activities with no further donation.

REACHING US THE DAY OF THE EVENT: If the day of the event you cannot join us, have trouble finding the group, or will be late, please text one of the Co-Hosts: Davi at 929-302-8233 or Bart at 503-734-6508.

Host or Publisher Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires)