Hi folks <div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561558739959"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561558740136">Now this is a really neat idea to foster debate and public awareness during the election. Forming an official Climate Party. I've responded to help provide data re: economics and environment. If folks are interested here is the email: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wilsonsophie77@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:wilsonsophie77@gmail.com" id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561558711975" style="font-family: sans-serif;">wilsonsophie77@gmail.com</a><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561558728557"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561558728737">Lulu 😃<br><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561558715846"><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div> <div><b>From:</b> "Caterina Lindman" <caterina.lindman@gmail.com></div> <div><b>To:</b> </div> <div style="display:none"><b>Cc:</b> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 6:13 AM</div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Climate Parties</div> </div> <div id="yiv4949187047"><div dir="ltr">
<div><div><div>What happens when neighbours and
friends get together and share conversation about any civic concern - in
this case, the climate crisis? Do people learn more about themselves and their neighbours? Do 'climate parties' help people feel empowered to act together? To help people experience these conversations, Divest Waterloo and the Grand River Unitarian Church are teaming up on a "Climate Party" initiative. What follows is Sophie Wilson's description of the initiative, and information on how you can get involved. I plan to participate, as I think that having meaningful conversations about the climate crisis is one of the most important things we can do. <br> </div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><i>At
a climate party, a group of people who are loosely connected get
together in someone’s home or backyard. They talk deeply about how they
want to live in the world. There is food, and conversation. The plan:
We explore what we appreciate about the earth as it is. We share what
we fear, with a focus on the current climate crisis and our future. We
imagine what the world could look like if things worked out for the
best. We work backwards from there, to what we are called to do now.
There is good conversation, deep sharing, and of course food. </i></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><i><br></i></span></p></div><div>We
have noticed that these conversations work best when they take place
among people who are connected in some fashion. Neighbours, church
members, or socially connected groups tend to speak more comfortably
with each other. As the conversation builds, we have seen people move
along the engagement pathway, from contemplation, to planning, to
action. And we seen movement from small actions to larger, more
committed actions. Research shows this is one of the best ways to
create behavioural change. </div><div><br></div><div>We
would like these conversations to happen before the federal election on
October 21, but we do not see these as having any particular partisan
angle. We would hope they would play some small part in making sure
that climate change is part of the election conversation.</div><div><br></div><div>This
is a Kitchener-Waterloo initiative, but it turns out that another group
in Toronto is creating a very similar set of events. They are ahead of
us in planning. To get a sense of what our events would look like, you
can check out their website at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.climatefast.ca">www.climatefast.ca</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please
email me back (at
<span class="yiv4949187047gmail-gI"><span class="yiv4949187047gmail-qu"><span class="yiv4949187047gmail-go"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wilsonsophie77@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:wilsonsophie77@gmail.com" id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1561558677294">wilsonsophie77@gmail.com</a></span></span></span>
) and let me know if you'd be interested in supporting us
in any way. There are several ways of supporting us:</div><div>•If you are interested in hosting or attending a climate party, please reply so we can arrange that. </div><div>•As
well, if you're interested in training to be a facilitator or in
helping us find more hosts, we would be delighted! We hope to have
training during the week of July 8-14. If you are interested in
facilitating, click on this doodle poll link to let us know when you
could make it<div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://doodle.com/poll/42ti6fcyyvq7nse2">https://doodle.com/poll/42ti6fcyyvq7nse2</a></div><div>•Feel welcome to share this email with anyone who may be interested.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for reading this far, and for all you do,</div><div>Sophie Wilson </div><div>Grand River Unitarian Climate Action Group</div><div>226-979-3977</div></div></div>
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