Olympia Mayor Stephen Buxbaum Speech

On Saturday, April 18, Grays Harbor Community College will welcome the City of Olympia’s Mayor Stephen Buxbaum to speak on the topic of civic engagement in a time of rapid change.

Buxbaum will speak to The Evergreen State College’s Grays Harbor program class, “Health From the Inside Out,” but the event is free and open to the public.

Using examples from 30 years of work in community and economic development, including over two decades in Grays Harbor County, Buxbaum’s will discuss best practices used by individuals and communities to address climate change. “Social, economic and environmental challenges are coming at us simultaneously and very rapidly,” said Buxbaum, who believes issues such as food and energy policy need to be addressed at a community and individual level if they are to be successfully resolved.