Communities are made of up organizations and individuals who take on the many tasks of envisioning, building, and maintaining a place for many people to live, work, and flourish together. These workshops are open to community leaders of many types!

A ‘community’ as defined for this workshop series does not have to be one specific geographic location. However, if you choose one city, town, or county to focus on, that is often the easiest route to take.

A community can also be a portion of a city or county, such as “South Knoxville” or can be a segment of the population depending on the size of the community, such as “New York City taxi services.”

Consider a few things when choosing a community to host your workshop for:

• Consider what communities your Coalition is already working in
• Consider what communities your Coalition has not done much work in before
• Consider if you have any contacts in that community already or if you will be starting fresh
• Is the community disproportionately affected by air pollution or other has other environmental and energy justice needs?
• Is this a rural, suburban, or urban community?
  • Keep in mind the feelings towards EVs and electrification in general in that area. Is the community going to be upset by this workshop? Are you willing to deal with any backlash or negative feedback at this time?