The
Forbes, Jones, and Lilly libraries are collaborating with UMass's
Feinberg Lecture Series, and we are asking the young people of Western
Massachusetts (ages 5-18) to help us envision a future where climate
change is mitigated and the world has adapted. The
project, Dreaming
the Future, asks young
people to consider their relationship with the natural world, how they
think it might change in the future, what they hope it might be like,
and how to help guide humanity toward a more climate-just
world. Participants are invited to respond to a variety of prompts and
share their work with us; we will then publish the collection as a zine
(a limited-edition publication). Participants will receive a physical
copy of the booklet and it will also be available
online. We are asking for submissions now through January 1, 2021. To
view the prompts and find information on how to submit, please visit: https://blogs.umass.