Slides and Resources from Session 3 (DEVELOP)

Overview

• Explore communicating about reversing global warming
• Sharing about Solutions using the Four Levels of Action
• Select one Solution to research identifying local engagement opportunities for next week

Slides

• Session 3 Slides – DEVELOP. These are the slides with notes that we went through during our third session. Videos are not embedded in order to work better on Zoom and to reduce the size of the presentation.

AV During Presentation

• Guy Dancing on a Hill. (2:57) What can a crazy guy dancing on a hill teach us about leadership? Why is the second person in a movement the most important part of the movement? Watch and find out! They important part is to be dancing on the hill. 🙂
• Will Grant on the Most Important People to Talk to In the Climate Movement. (5:54) (Transcript) Will introduces us to the concepts of who the most important people we should spend time with when talking about climate change and why it’s so difficult to discuss it. NOTE:  Much of this talk is based on Per Espen Stoknes‘ work which you can find in his book (What We Think about When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming) and in his TED Talk (How to transform apocalypse fatigue into action on global warming).

Handout(s)

• What Works in Communicating About Global Warming. This is a one page document focused on who to talk to and what we are up against when we talk about global warming. In short: Aim for the Early Majority and the Late Majority. The first 16% are already there; the final 16% are deniers. The deniers are not going to change their minds; they’ve made it part of their identity.
• Solutions Research for Session 3 (Develop). There are two parts to this week’s Research: (1) Research opportunities to engage with a Solution in your community and (2) Develop an elevator talk about a Solution or about reversing global warming more generally.

For Fun and Going Deeper and Wider

• 2040 Movie Resources. 2040 is a movie in fact-based dreaming with a focus on solutions to reversing the global climate crisis (official site here).
• Where is Matt? (4:52) What is a great uniting feature of humanity? Dancing! What Matt travel the world and share the gift of dance.
• Game Changing Movements: Climate Change. From the eight week Game Changer Intensive offered by The Pachamama Alliance, here is the latest list of resources they offer to have participants learn more about one of the most pressing issues facing humanity.