We have many people to thank. First, we are grateful for everyone who participated in the project. Of course, this includes all of the authors of chapters in this volume. We appreciate their adherence to our vision for the project, their contributions to a truly collaborative process of chapter development, and their willingness to be pushed to write for academics and practitioners. But it also includes others who participated in conference calls and project development and helped with data collection: Pete Bsumek, Leah Ceccarelli, Susan Seneca, Steve Schwarze, Chris Wells, and Lea Werbel participated in early development of the project but did not end up working on chapters, in one case because their local SIU event was cancelled. We are also grateful for those who attended events with us to help with data collection, from video recording to audio recording to taking photos to collecting interviews and field notes: Vanessa Au, Bopa Cheng, Sheryl Cunningham, M. Wayne Davis, Tabitha Hart, Vanessa Hull, Jay Hmielowski, Celia Hunko, Michelle Poff, Justin Reedy, Craig Rich, Michael Salvador, Katherine Vickery, and Rulan Wood. We also want to thank Samantha Senda-Cook for all her help on the manuscript. This book would not have happened without everyone who contributed to the project.
Second, we want to thank all of the activists, organizations, and people who were part of the national and local SIU events. The national SIU organizing team supported our project, made time for conference calls, and listened to our constructive criticisms. In particular, we thank Bill McKibben, Will Bates, and Phil Aroneanu. In addition to the national organizing team, we also want to thank the local organizers, not only for their efforts in creating SIU actions but also for allowing us to conduct research at their events. In particular, Paul Birkeland and Randy Jewart, the Austin Green Art director, were especially helpful. We had the opportunity to present our findings and receive valuable feedback from several local SIU organizers, including Catherine Ashton, Adele Bealer, Vicki Bennett, Paul Birkeland, Kerri Cechovic, Meagan Dixson, Jessica Eagle, Carol Firmage, Paul Grindrod, Nicholas Webster, and Bryan Wallis.
Third, we consider ourselves lucky to be part of a community of scholars and friends interested in environmental communication. We