Citizens' Climate Lobby

What Mark Reynolds Learned From CCL's Early Days of Group Organizing

Mark Reynolds, CCL's Executive Director, shares personal reflections and three recommendations for group development he learned from the early days of CCL:

 

1. Approach recruitment through deciding ahead of time each person matters deeply to you rather than evaluating everyone's immediate potential

2. Celebrate your group's accomplishments (big and small) with a zeal for connecting how important each action is to our larger goals

3. Create a culture of relatedness by authentically investing in your group members and being there for them when they need a listening ear

 

CCR Ep 23 Your Mental Health and Climate Change

How does climate change affect us psychologically? How do extreme weather events impact our mental health? What can we do to protect ourselves and our family from the mental health risks that come with extreme weather? How can climate advocates avoid being overwhelmed by the work and address the anxiety, the anger, and the despair? You will hear answers to these questions and much more on our latest episode.

Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a leading expert in looking at the psychological effects of climate change, and Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, a policy analysis in environmental health at the American Public Health Association, join show host, Peterson Toscano, for a thought-provoking and insightful conversation.

Art House

Artist Fritz Horstman talks about his trip to the Arctic Circle to take underwater photographs. The visual landscape of the frozen and thawing North captivated him, but the sounds really inspired him. He asked his fellow artists on the voyage to recreate the creaks and groans of the glaciers for his video, Ice Voices. Watch the video over on Vimeo

Puzzler

 
On FB you you encourage people engage in climate action and join your group. A friend of yours, let's call her Samantha, comments, "That's very noble of you, but really the only solution is going to be a technical one. It's gone too far and they are going to have to geoengineer a solution. Don't stress about it. They are working on a fix somewhere."
So what do you say to Samantha who believes geoengineering will solve all of our climate woes and we should just live our lives until the patch is available?

Get back to Peterson by May, 15, 2018. Email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org
You can also leave a voicemail of 3 minutes or less at 570.483.8194. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.)

Dig Deeper

• American Pyschological Assocation: Climate Change's Toll on Mental Health
• National Institute of Mental Health: Mental Disorders Persists Among Hurricane Katrina Survivors
• American Public Health Association: Fact Sheet--Climate Change and mental health

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Citizens' Climate University: Engaging Higher Education in Climate Change

Young adults face disproportionate impacts from climate change and empowering them as future leaders will be key to CCL’s long-term strategy. Higher Education institutions play a critical role as leaders in our communities and key influencers for members of Congress.

Join Clara Fang, CCL Higher Education Outreach Coordinator, in a Citizens’ Climate University webinar to learn more about millennials’ concerns, how to get them involved and connect your CCL team’s outreach with local college students and higher education communities as we work to engage these upcoming leaders in CCL‘s larger coalition.

Citizens' Climate University: Engaging Higher Education in Climate Change (Audio)

Audio Only: Young adults face disproportionate impacts from climate change and empowering them as future leaders will be key to CCL’s long-term strategy. Higher Education institutions play a critical role as leaders in our communities and key influencers for members of Congress.

Join Clara Fang, CCL Higher Education Outreach Coordinator, in a Citizens' Climate University webinar to learn more about millennials' concerns, how to get them involved and connect your CCL team’s outreach with local college students and higher education communities as we work to engage these upcoming leaders in CCL's larger coalition.

Citizens' Climate University: Climate Solutions Caucus Q&A

Join Dr. Danny Richter, CCL’s Vice President of Legislation and Research, and Jay Butera, CCL's Senior Congressional Liaison, for a discussion on the history of the Climate Solutions Caucus, its mission, purpose, and accomplishments.

Danny and Jay invite CCL supporters in asking questions and finding out more about the Climate Solutions Caucus and CCL’s ongoing role in developing it.

 

 

Citizens' Climate University: Climate Solutions Caucus Q&A (Audio)

Audio Only: Join Dr. Danny Richter, CCL’s Vice President of Legislation and Research, and Jay Butera, CCL's Senior Congressional Liaison, for a discussion on the history of the Climate Solutions Caucus, its mission, purpose, and accomplishments.

Danny and Jay invite CCL supporters in asking questions and finding out more about the Climate Solutions Caucus and CCL’s ongoing role in developing it.

Amber Sullins | Citizens' Climate Lobby | April 2018 Monthly Speaker

With surveys showing a persistent gap between what scientists say about climate change and what the public thinks scientists believe, it’s clear that Americans need more exposure to the views of scientific experts. As Amber Sullins says, the only scientist most people hear from is the person who delivers the weather forecast every evening. That’s why the Phoenix meteorologist talks about climate change during her reports. Sullins, who holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Arizona in Tucson, joins our call to discuss how meteorologists are helping the public to connect the dots between climate change and our changing weather.

Citizens' Climate University: Creative & Engaging Tabling Ideas (Audio)

Audio Only: Excited to try out some fresh ideas to boost your group's tabling engagement?

Join Brett Cease, CCL's Volunteer Education & Engagement Coordinator to ​absorb ​the fun​, ​interactive ways CCL chapters around the country are creating to engage their community members at tabling events.

Tabling is one of the best ways to educate, empower, and encourage people to take action, as well as the chance to find community members interested in joining CCL.​ ​Use these tried and true approaches to help your group's efforts and encourage your newer volunteers to get engaged through a low-risk, non-threatening way to ​quickly ​develop your climate ​communication and ​listening skills.

CCL Training: Grassroots Outreach Basics

Join CCL Education & Resilience Coordinator Tamara Staton and Dave Cain, CCL Presenters & Schedulers Action Team Leader for a training on grassroots outreach geared at highlighting the bite-sized best practices in the art of preparing for both tabling and presentations and what to do once you get there.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):

• (0:00) Intro & Agenda
• (4:30) Tabling Basics and Preparations
• (11:55) Tabling Resources
• (18:16) Other Outreach Events
• (19:16) Sample Presentation
• (24:05) Delivering Compelling Presentations
• (31:55) Scheduling Presentations & Conclusion

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/cvt-grassroots  
CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/grassroots-outreach/basics  

Citizens' Climate University: Living Room Conversations

Are you interested in building relationships with community members from different perspectives?

Joan Blades, founder of Living Room Conversations, leads a CCU workshop focused on how to host Living Room Conversations, an approach that increases understanding, reveals common ground and allow us to discuss possible solutions.

No fancy event or skilled facilitator is needed, and Joan specifically walk us through how to host a climate- or energy-oriented conversation with your own community's small group.

When people of all walks of life begin to care about one another, they can begin working together to solve the problems of our time and Living Room Conversations is a new tool in moving forward towards mutual understanding and respect.