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Stories of Resistance

Host: North American Climate Justice Team

A station where people can gather, come and go, to talk to Andrew Fellows, a climate activist from England, who will share stories of his experience at climate protests and marches in England. He can answer questions and provide some tips for anyone interested in becoming involved in climate protests.

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Letters to Legislators

Host: Emily Rose

Use your voice to advocate policies that protect the earth! Stop by this station to look up your elected officials, learn how to call and share your story, and make a recycled postcard to send their office. We will even help you research climate bills moving through your state legislature. Join us to learn tangible skills to add to your activism!

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Mending Mindfully

Host: Emily Hartford

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Creating Change Through Creativity

Hosts: Carrie Welch and Shannon McAdam

Discover how people around the world use crafts as a form of activism, storytelling, and community action. At this interactive station, you can explore inspiring examples of craftivism and learn how simple creative projects can raise awareness, spark conversations, and make a meaningful difference. Using repurposed materials from the Creative Reuse Center, participants will have the opportunity to create a small make-and-take project while reflecting on how creativity can be a powerful tool for environmental stewardship, peacebuilding, and social change.

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Climate Action Now

Host: Friends Committee on National Legislation

Put your passion into action by sharing your views with your legislators. Staff of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, DC will provide some tips and tricks for effectively communicating with your legislators.

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Advocating with Dance

Host: Kahealani Faatuarai

Discover how traditional hula can become a powerful form of advocacy and action for climate justice. Rooted in deep relationships with ʻāina (land) and community, hula carries stories, values, and calls to care for the world around us. At this Ready to Respond station, participants will explore how movement, music, and cultural storytelling can raise awareness, honor Indigenous wisdom, and inspire communities to respond to the climate crisis. Come experience how hula can be more than an art form…it can be a voice for justice, resilience, and the protection of our shared home.

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Deep Gladness Meets Climate Action

Host: North American Climate Justice Team

A mini-session of about 45 minutes that uses the Venn Diagram as a tool to help people identify where their own personal skills and interests intersect with the need for climate action. This will be led by Susan Oxley and Laurie Gordon.

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Cultivating Seeds of Peace through Community Development

Host: Outreach International

When our environment thrives, communities thrive. In this engaging follow-up session led by Outreach International, we will examine the vital link between environmental shifts and chronic poverty. Participants will choose a breakout circle, dive into a real-world community journey, and discover how local agency transforms vulnerable communities into resilient drivers of peace and progress. Learn how activating a community can plant the seeds for change, and how you can get involved in building a world beyond poverty.

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Climate Writing and Storytelling

Host: Graceland University Sustainability Studies

This session explores climate anxiety and resilience through creative writing and personal storytelling. Often, the scale and the stakes of the present crisis feel overwhelming. Stories, however, can be a core tool for climate action, helping us make abstract climate science human, local, and real and sparking action. Stories can also foster connection and community in times of uncertainty. Through writing exercises, reflection, and small group discussion, participants in this session will begin transforming heavy climate emotions into their own powerful narratives for advocacy, education, and activism.

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Look Again: Seeing Creation, Telling Stories, Taking Action

Host: Chad Godfrey

What happens when we slow down and really look at the world around us? In this interactive session, we’ll explore how photographs and videos can help us notice the sacredness of creation, tell meaningful stories about our relationship with the earth, and inspire action for climate justice. No photography or filmmaking experience is necessary, just a willingness to look again, see what might otherwise be overlooked, and discover how the camera in your pocket can become a tool for worship, storytelling, and advocacy. Participants will leave with simple, practical ways to use visual storytelling in their own communities and congregations.

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My Journey to Net Zero

Host: Aaron Twombly