Earth Day Special: Living Well in a Climate Crisis

The UN target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C looks likely to be broken soon. Despite great advances in renewables, fossil fuel use continues to increase, and the impact of climate change is being increasingly witnessed worldwide.

In a world that seems committed to business as usual, how do we continue to live well and be optimistic for the future? How do we step outside any denial or numbness and better understand what meaningful action for us individually and as a society in the current period looks like?

With Earth Day coming up on 22 April, we are joined by Gale Burns, a Greenpeace speaker and advisor, and one of the founding members of the Climate Minds Coalition. He works with many organisations setting up listening structures so that new solutions can be found to challenging issues.

Using the latest updates and perspectives, we will do some work together and in small groups to tease out our best thoughts, plans and feelings, for a brighter, greener future.

We are also excited to hear poems from Caroline Davies, a founder member of Poets for the Planet whose most recent publication Elements of Water is a feminist retelling of Noah’s Ark.

There will also be four fantastic songs performed by our very own Sunday Assembly Band.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks, poetry, share your stories and make new friends. Please stay after for – or arrive early for – tea, biscuits, and engaging conversations with members of our community.

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