Summer Reading Circle

“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge” – Audre Lord (p. 248) The week of September 9th, Cathexis team members met to discuss the chapter “Feel” from All We Can Save (Johnson & Wilkinson, 2020) for our Summer Reading Circle. The section contained essays and stories about the emotional toll the climate crisis presents.… More

“We must link arms across movements, across race, across class, across organizations.” – Jacqui Patterson (p. 202)  In the face of the climate crisis, it’s easy to feel disheartened. We are fighting something so much bigger than ourselves, and slow progress can make it feel like what we are doing isn’t enough. Yet we see… More

After a bit of a break, we return with a new chapter from our summer reading circle! This week, we covered the chapter “Reshape” from All We Can Save (Johnson & Wilkinson, 2020). It focused on the need to change our built environment and economic systems to become more climate resilient.  We particularly enjoyed the… More

In our latest session of our summer reading circle, we covered Chapter 4: Reframe from All We Can Save (Johnson & Wilkinson, 2020). In this session, our focus was on reshaping the narrative around climate change: how can we tell a story that inspires hope and compels action? A critical aspect of reframing the climate… More

Inequality and climate change are the twin challenges of our time, and more democracy is the answer to both.” (Heather McGee, p. 91) In our team’s third meeting this summer to discuss Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson’s essay collection All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, we focused… More

Some people feel like they have to know the science inside out before they can talk about it or do something about it. But here’s what I have learned: You don’t have to know the details of the science to be part of the solution. And if you wait until you know everything, it will… More