Cascadia Climate Cafe: Climate Chaos & the Polycrisis
peer support circle, share or just observe.
Hosted by Drew Alcoser
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A personal resilience practice.
Understanding.
Why should we uncover our feelings? How does it affect us when we just dismiss or otherwise diminish the serious threat of climate and the poly-crisis? Let's practice understanding our personal perceptions.
Acknowledging.
This is an opportunity to dig in, ask questions of yourself and feel a "community" connection with other concerned folx from the Pacific Northwest. Saying the quiet part out loud is empowering.
Including.
Personal resilience is to be practiced over time. We hope you will consider joining others from the Pacific Northwest, we are all beautiful humans with beating hearts. We love one another and respect their journeys as we are grateful that we identify with the perplexities of living in a colonized and unjust system that seeks to undermine the community spirit.
This is not group therapy. It's an informed and/or curious circle of people in our bioregion, seeking to understand, to make connections with others also in love with this place we call home.
Climate Circles are a system of CLIMA-unity.
Coming together in a Circle like this, gives each participant a chance to simply listen to perspectives of others. How does the changing climate, and everything before it, during, and the aftermath of its wrath— how do each of us take this into our continuum of understanding the natural and built world?
--- In the Circle, we invite you to give yourself grace, to practice "self" personal boundaries, and prioritize self-care in community with others.
For immediate help with eco-anxiety
Text or call the 988 Lifeline. Literally, use 9-8-8 on your phone to reach someone that will provide "judgement-free care".
Directory of "Climate-Aware" therapists in North America from Climate Psychology Alliance, NA.
CANCELLATION POLICY. In-person Circles will shift to an online format if less than 2 people are registered, up to 2-hours before its start time. The site location will be cancelled and the Circle will take place online only. Please plan accordingly. Thank you for understanding. Both, our facilitators' time and yours is valuable.
For any Circle, please let your facilitator know if you are no longer able to attend by replying to a reminder email. Volunteer facilitators put a lot of time and care into planning a thoughtful and engaging meeting for participants. Thank you for your consideration.