December Climate Café

​An informal poll in mid-November indicated there was interest in a December café. Late notice as it is, we hope you can make it! This month's café is again at Last Mile Cafe on Hall St SE - with some differences. This month's cafe will take place during the middle of the day for those who can join us on lunch break. And it will be in Last Mile's back room during regular hours. There will be batch brew coffee provided, and you can purchase espresso drinks if you'd like.

​If you have never been to a climate café, what is it? It is "a simple, hospitable, empathetic space where [feelings] and uncertainties about our climate & ecological crisis can be safely expressed."

​A climate café is a nonjudgmental space open to every person ready to explore eco-emotions in a group setting and within a justice orientation. It is an advice-, debate-, and fixing-free zone, but rather a lightly peer-facilitated space to focus on feelings about current climate realities, and to create community around those feelings. There is no charge to participate. (Offerings to offset the cost of space rental are welcome but never expected.)

​Climate Café starts with a short orientation to the space, followed by introductions and a lightly facilitated roundtable conversation. 

​At Climate Café GR, we value everyone’s participation who sincerely wishes love and liberation for each of their co-participants. We expect all participants to engage in respectful peer sharing and support. We understand participants may hold different viewpoints, but since the focus is on relating our experiences, we ask all would-be participants to refrain from argument during the session.

​Climate Café Grand Rapids meets monthly. Contact: climatecafegr@gmail.com or @climatecafegr on Instagram. (Do not worry if you do not see many signups on Luma. We promote events on several platforms, and we do not require RSVPs. There will be others there!)