How Shall We Talk Together About the Climate Crisis? An Intergenerational Conversation

Youth Experiences and Intergenerational Exploration of our Responses to the Climate Crisis ~ 

Youth around the world are calling for immediate, emergency climate action, and growing a vibrant movement in northern Europe and across the world. Greta Thunberg and the “Green Students” in Sweden and Denmark have helped to spark a fire of youth leadership to save the climate. Last spring over 1.3 million young people in over 100 countries rallied in the streets of their cities to call on governments to take strong action. This fall, even more!  Momentum continues to build.

In response to youth action, Denmark’s newly elected centrist government has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70% below 1990 levels by 2030. This is the most ambitious goal set by any government, and it is a direct result of student leadership and the support of older generations.

Each panelist will introduce their perspective; more youths than elders. Together we will explore how to build a united, shared, positive understanding. The evening will include interactive conversation with all attending.

Where do we go now ourselves?  How can we learn to speak together with truth, integrity, and compassion across diverse ages, cultures, and experiences? How can we discover together the wisdom to survive?

Join us! Join in!

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Event by donation, $10 suggested.  Help continue the work!

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Guest moderator Tina Clarke has been working on climate issues and “bottom-up” action in Denmark and southern Sweden for years. She will briefly share stories of this inspiring growing movement and the conversation between the generations that it has inspired.

Tina Clarke has been a program director, trainer and facilitator since 1985. She has directed several national and regional citizen initiatives, facilitated multi-stakeholder coalitions, led educational and training programs on environmental issues, and led several grassroots nonprofit organizations. Since 2008, Tina has been a Transition Towns Trainer (www.TransitionNetwork.org) and served over 240 communities worldwide, delivering 65 Transition Training courses and providing hundreds of presentations. She is currently in a four-year consulting contract in Denmark and Sweden, supporting several NGOs, universities, and a collaboration of six networks across Europe. Tina can be reached at: TinaClarkeOz@gmail.com.