Online - Let's Talk Climate Workshop #1
Event description
*** We have two offerings of this workshop online Saturday 6 April 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm. Please select one option only. ***
Do you:
- feel concerned about climate change?
- want to talk about it but don't know how?
- worried about the conflict over local changes, plans and projects?
Then Let's Talk Climate is for you. It's about ditching the lectures, learning new tools to sit down for a good old kōrero with friends and whānau about what climate change means for us and what we can do about it.
Join us at our FREE workshop to learn different ways to connect with friends and whānau about climate change - all ages 18+ welcome.
We know starting these conversations can feel awkward and messy, especially if we are feeling overwhelmed, think we won't agree or worry about conflict. Let's Talk Climate aims to equip you with the skills and tools to have good conversations about climate change. When we have good conversations, we experience or deepen a sense of connection, feel like we have been understood and also understand another perspective a bit better.
In our workshops, you will learn about TALKWELL principles and put them to practice.
Tell your story
Action makes it easier to talk about it
Learn from the conversation
Keep talking, and keep connected
What do you think? Ask questions.
Enjoy yourself
Listen and show you have heard
Look for common ground
So book today and join us to #LetsTalkClimate!
"Climate change can seem overwhelming, but each of us has this superpower - of talking with and engaging the people we love, who talk to other people, who talk to other people, who talk to other people, until everyone is talking about it, which changes public and political will for climate action.
And it all starts with a simple conversation!"
Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the Yale University Program on Climate Change Communication
Please advise when registering if you have accessibility needs for the workshop.
Please note: This is the first workshop in a series of three workshops:
If you would like to attend workshops #2 and #3 then please check out our other events.
Workshop 2: Let’s Talk Climate and how we got here
In our second workshop we discuss changes to our landscape over time, the local risks and what it means to you and your community. With a focus on how climate change can impact our social connections, health and wellbeing and how this underpins our collective ability to respond.
Workshop 3: Let's Talk Climate and what we can do about it
In our third workshop we discuss what’s next? Hear from people working on local projects that are win-win in terms of meeting social and environmental needs and reducing emissions. Explore what your own climate action plan could look like, including at home, your neighborhood, wider community and beyond.
Run by Parents for Climate Aotearoa. Supported by Wellington City Council, Give A Little and The Funding Network