Need to provide tools as well, such as training, in how to contribute toward their sustainable community. Unleash the power and creativity that is in the community. Everyone has to be at the table. No community is an island. Need to include a global perspective in local decisions.
Community can mean a single neighborhood, town, state, region, nation and world.
Conflict will emerge in healthy communities, it is a natural outcome since sustainability discussions challenge the status quo. Education should focus on building trust. Integrates education on social, economic and ecological systems into all programs. The educators and their organization walk the talk. Need to look at Cooperative Extension in terms of sustainability.