Love and Fear in a Warming World: A creative process for renewing hope and action around climate change
Online event
About this Event
Climate anxiety, sometimes called eco-anxiety, is an intense emotional response to the scope and impact of human-driven global warming. More than two-thirds of respondents to a global survey said that climate change negatively affects their daily life. Another survey revealed that climate anxiety is a growing barrier to meaningful climate action.
Love and Fear in a Warming World is an online workshop that offers missing link between how we feel about climate change and the action we take, using creative activities to take participants on a journey, as one participant put it, ‘from despair to hope.’ Participants in Love and Fear in a Warming World have described these outcomes:
– Reduced climate anxiety
– Renewed agency around climate action
– A greater sense of sharing the climate challenge
– Joy in working through creative activities
No preparation or experience is required to participate in Love and Fear in a Warming World, and we welcome participants from all backgrounds, all corners of the world, all interests. You will only need some paper and something to write with. This session is most appropriate for persons age 16 and older – anyone wishing to involve younger participants should contact greg@theclimateshift.com.
Climate Shift and Slam Out Loud
Climate Shift CIC uses creative activities to explore how a deeper connection to nature and our values can open more space for climate-positive action in our personal and professional lives. Work has happened in schools, communities, and NGOs in the UK, Europe, India, and Africa. Climate Shift was founded by Greg Klerkx, who will co-lead this session.
Slam Out Loud is an award-winning nonprofit in India that uses the transformative power of the arts – poetry, theatre, storytelling, and visual expression – to help children from under-resourced communities build essential socio-emotional skills like empathy, creativity, and problem-solving, often with a focus on environmental preservation and climate change. Slam Out Loud was co-founded by Jigyasa Labroo, who will co-lead this session.
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