"REGENERATION" with PAUL HAWKEN at the AMERICAN MURAL PROJECT!

Gilbert School Artists with their Work in Progress" Regena, the Regeneration Whale."

 I am super excited that my students were able to be part of the "Regeneration Project" inspired by Paul Hawken's book Regeneration Project; Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation." This opportunity was hosted by the good folks at the American Mural Project located in Winsted, Connecticut.

The Gilbert High School Artists worked for approximately six months learning about issues and solutions to the Earth's current crisis.They collaborated on creating drawings, and a large sculpture, named "Regena" the Regeneration Whale which will be part of a collaborative, multi-school art piece that will be permanently installed at the American Mural Project Museum. American Mural Project's Principle Artist, Founder and director will be working with the student artist projects to bring the works into one cohesive piece representing all of the students works.

Paul Hawken

 This coming Saturday, May 31st my students will have the honor of meeting Paul Hawken in person! He will later be giving a talk and book signing of his new book "Carbon", which will be open to the public. Visit the American Mural Projects website for tickets and Event Info. Come early and check out Ellen Griesedieke's Amazing Mural.

Founded in 2001, AMP is a nonprofit organization focused on honoring work by giving dignity to the American worker and initiative to kids. At its center is the creation of the largest indoor collaborative artwork in the world—a three-dimensional mural 120 feet long and five stories high. Nothing like it exists in the world.

About the Author Paul Hawken

Paul Hawken starts ecological businesses, writes about nature and commerce, and consults with heads of state and CEOs on climatic, economic, and ecological regeneration. He has appeared on numerous media, including The Today Show, Talk of the Nation, Bill Maher, CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose, and others, and his work has been profiled or featured in hundreds of articles, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Washington Post, Forbes, and Business Week. He has written nine books, including six national and NYT bestsellers: Growing a Business, The Next Economy, The Ecology of Commerce, Blessed Unrest, Drawdown, and Regeneration. He is published in 30 languages, and his books are available in over 50 countries. His latest book, Carbon, The Book of Life, was published by Viking/Penguin on March 18, 2025. Paul has served on the board of many environmental organizations, including Point Foundation (publisher of the Whole Earth Catalogs), Center for Plant Conservation, Conservation International, Trust for Public Land, Friends of the Earth, and National Audubon Society. He has received six honorary doctorates. He is the founder of Project Drawdown and Project Regeneration (regeneration.org), which is the world’s largest, most complete listing and network of solutions to the climate crisis. He lives in Mill Valley, California, at the edge of wilderness in the Cascade Creek watershed with his wife Jasmine and coyotes, foxes, bobcats, ravens, red-tail hawks, pileated woodpeckers, and flocks of nuthatches.

 

Author Talk & Book Signing
Saturday, May 31 | 6pm
Free admission.                      

Wildly celebrated author, speaker, and consultant on climatic, economic, and ecological regeneration, Paul Hawken will be our guest at AMP. For the past seven months, Paul, as AMP Advisor, has been working on our Regeneration Project with students from ten schools in Connecticut. Join us for a conversation about his latest work, Carbon.

A journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet, by The New York Times bestselling author Paul Hawken.

   Photos and Info Courtesy of the American Mural Project

 

Paul Hawken's  Regeneration site  can be found here.