Events

  • Sun
    14
    Jan
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, including links.

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    CLIMATE VIDEO & DISCUSSION: WE THE PEOPLE 2.0
    Stories about people successfully protecting their communities from fossil fuel companies!

    This excellent film is a visual essay about the loss of democracy in the United States,
    and how people are taking it back.

    American citizens have been marginalized, forgotten and left to fend for
    themselves against large corporations who for decades have engaged in toxic
    dumping, mining, drilling, and now fracking in their communities.

    Join us for an uplifting and inspiring 1 hour, 20 minute film,
    followed by discussion. ~ Free! Open to all! ~

    Sunday, January 14, 2018, 6:30-8:30pm

    Oasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    Link to the video (trailer): https://celdf.org/we-the-people-2/

    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Vic Rhodes, Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    28
    Jan
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    4th Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE

    In these sessions we focus on Creating Resilience,
    individually and in our communities.
    The first 30 minutes includes practices such as meditation, deep breathing, and guided imagery to calm and center ourselves,
    so we can function at our best.
    Following that we discuss actions to prepare for the coming changes
    to create greater resilience in our communities as well as in our individual lives.

    No experience necessary. Free! Open to all!
    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Vic Rhodes, Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

     

  • Sun
    11
    Feb
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    2nd Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:30pm
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT

    We are not just experiencing a climate emergency marked by increasingly extreme and expensive weather events;
    we are in the beginnings of a necessary civilization re-boot.

    Our perspective is that the core ecological problem is not climate change,
    but rather it is overshoot, of which our climate destabilization is a symptom.
    We have overshot the ability, i.e.,“carrying capacity”, of the earth to
    support the population by using up resources faster than they can be replenished.
    In the process we’ve put an amount of CO2 into the atmosphere
    that has destabilized our climate.

    “There can be no greater crime against humanity
    than the destruction of conditions that make human life possible…”
    Lawrence Torcello

    We are in an unprecedented time of risk, uncertainty, and opportunity …  and with some urgency we are called to greater participation to serve our Emerging Future.

    Join us for this important discussion of how we move forward to create
    an Earth Community of justice, sustainability and peace!
    Bring your comments, questions and ideas.

    Free! Open to all!

    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    25
    Feb
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    4th Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, including links.

    In these sessions we focus on creating resilience,
    individually and in our communities.
    For the first 30 minutes we’ll do deep breathing, meditation,
    and/or guided imagery, practicing tools to calm and center ourselves
    so we can function at our best.

    In the February 25 session, after centering, we focus on what we can do
    to lower our ecological impact.
    We’ll determine the number of earths needed to support our individual lifestyle
    using the Ecological Footprint Calculator, a quick 5-6 minute quiz.
    The calculator can be accessed from your cell phone
    or if you prefer you can take the quiz in advance. See the link below.

    Join us for an informative session followed by discussion.
    No experience necessary. Free! Open to all!

    Sunday, February 25, 2018, 6:30-8:00pm
    Oasis Café in Carr Mill Mall
    200 N. Greensboro St, first floor
    Carrboro, NC

    If you are unable to join us, you can use the Ecological Footprint Calculator to discover your impact:
    Link to the quiz: http://www.footprintcalculator.org/

    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    11
    Mar
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    2nd Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:30pm
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT: FINAL WARNING Limits to Growth

    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS

    Limits to Growth is a report, commissioned by the Club of Rome, published in 1972.
    Using cutting edge computer analysis, a team of MIT researchers tracked
    industrialization, population, food, use of resources, and pollution
    They developed a range of scenarios for our future, depending on what choices humanity made to address these issues.

    Final Warning Limits to Growth sheds light on the story behind the original report
    and how these concerns have been addressed over the past four decades.

    Join us for two intriguing documentaries (52 minutes total) followed by discussion.

    ~ Free! Open to all! ~

    Sunday, March 11, 2018, 6:30-8:30pm

    Oasis Café in Carr Mill Mall
    200 N. Greensboro St, first floor
    Carrboro, NC

    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Fri
    16
    Mar
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmRecyclique, 2811 Hillsborough Rd. Durham, NC

    THE ZEN OF CLIMATE ACTIVISM
    with Betsey Downing, Ph.D.
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER

    Join us for an experiential workshop led by Betsey Downing, who leads a double life as a yoga instructor and climate educator.

    “We’re not just facing a climate emergency – we’re facing a civilization reboot,” Betsey observes. How do we transcend the individualism of our age?

    In this session we’ll focus on perspectives and techniques to enhance our resilience to push for change while facing an uncertain future -- including meditation, deep breathing, gentle movement and guided imagery to calm and center ourselves emotionally and physically.

    Betsey has taught yoga for 40 years, and is active with 350.org and NC Clean Path 2025.

    Suggested donations of $5 (no one turned away). Light refreshments served.

  • Sun
    25
    Mar
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE
    4th Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm

    OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER

    In our March 25 session we focus on a major aspect of our resilience,
    both personally and collectively: a healthy, sustainable, and accessible food system.

    We have 2 short presentations on this topic:
    Ashley Heger will speak about the work of the Orange County Food Council whose goal is to grow a local food system that ensures health, sustainable agriculture, and access for all.

    Grace Baucom is a high school senior in Orange County who has worked with the Climate Leadership and Energy Awareness Program at UNC.  Her 10-minute documentary explores how extreme heat, one of the many byproducts of climate change,
    affects sustainable farmers in the NC Piedmont.

    Join us for an informative session followed by discussion ~ Free! Open to all! ~

    No experience necessary. Free! Open to all!
    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    08
    Apr
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT: PLASTIC ~ THE NEW SEA MONSTER!
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS

    Eight million tons of plastic wind up in the world's oceans every year!
    Unlike other trash, plastic can stay in the water forever because it does not biodegrade.
    Find out how it gets there and how it’s affecting the world's oceans and humans.
    We’ll look at efforts already underway to rid our oceans of plastic pollution.
    and what we can do to participate in the solutions.

    Join us for an hour video presentation, followed by discussion.

    ~ Free! Open to all! ~

    If you are unable to join us in person, consider inviting a few friends over and watching together!

    Links to videos:
    Story of 3 Plastic Bottles (4 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8
    Plastic: The New Sea Monster (52 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHeRxHxhvUY&feature=youtu.be
    The Ocean Cleanup with Boyan Slat (7 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxMATP5oRx4

    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder, and Jim Sander

  • Sun
    15
    Apr
    2018
    Wed
    18
    Apr
    2018

    9:00am-5pmKripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Stockbridge, MA

    THE DIVINE FEMININE ARISES: CULTIVATING COURAGE AND COMPASSION
    Join Suzie and Betsey for a mini-version of their longer Spirited Women's Retreat!

    For women over 45 with a minimum of six months of yoga experience.

    Yoga can be a doorway to access a whole new way of being
    as you move into a powerful time of life.
    Filled with vitality and significance, tap into your courage and compassion
    and step into your full spiritual presence.
    Come together with other spirited women to explore the issues of our time
    through a spiritual lens.

    Suzie and Betsey teach yoga with refined alignment cues, guiding you into poses
    safely and effectively. Embrace your transformation and have fun!

    See link for more information.

  • Sun
    22
    Apr
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH FULL DETAILS
    4th Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE

    Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970 bringing public awareness
    to the world’s environmental problems. Across the U.S. twenty million people showed up!
    Only months later Congress enacted legislation creating the
    Environmental Protection Agency
    and the environmental movement was launched!

    For Earth Day we’ll honor Mother Earth
    as well as do practices to build personal resilience
    and discuss what’s needed for greater earth resilience,
    including our discussion on how to reduce plastic consumption.

    Join us ~ Free! Open to all! ~ No experience necessary.

    For more information on Earth Day, see here.

    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    13
    May
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT
    FRACKING: WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE UP IN ARMS ABOUT IT?
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, including links for video.

    Join us for a 90-min revealing and riveting documentary on fracking, Gasland II.
    Followed by discussion.
    ~ Free! Open to all! ~

    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    27
    May
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY

    There will be no Climate Meeting on Sunday, May 27, due to the Memorial Day weekend.  Have an enjoyable weekend.
    Our next meeting will be Sunday, June 10, 6:30-8:30pm at Oasis.

  • Sun
    10
    Jun
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    RACHEL CARSON: Author of best-selling book, SILENT SPRING

    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS

    We are not just experiencing a climate emergency marked by increasingly extreme and expensive weather events;
    we are in the beginnings of a necessary civilization re-boot.

    Our perspective is that the core ecological problem is not climate change,
    but rather it is overshoot, of which our climate destabilization is a symptom.
    We have overshot the ability, i.e.,“carrying capacity”, of the earth to
    support the population by using up resources faster than they can be replenished.
    In the process we’ve put an amount of CO2 into the atmosphere
    that has destabilized our climate.

    “There can be no greater crime against humanity
    than the destruction of conditions that make human life possible…” 
    Lawrence Torcello

    We are in an unprecedented time of risk, uncertainty, and opportunity …  and with some urgency we are called
    to greater participation to serve our Emerging Future.

    Join us for this important discussion of how we move forward to create
    an Earth Community of justice, sustainability and peace!
    Bring your comments, questions and ideas.

    Free! Open to all!

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    24
    Jun
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    4th Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE

    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS

    In these sessions we focus on Creating Resilience,
    individually and in our communities.
    The sessions include practices such as meditation, deep breathing, gentle
    movement and/or guided imagery to calm and center ourselves,
    so we can function at our best.
    We also discuss actions to prepare for the coming changes
    to create greater resilience in our communities as well as in our individual lives.

    No experience necessary. Free! Open to all!
    Presented by a group of concerned and dedicated citizens:
    Betsey Downing, Marty Adams, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    08
    Jul
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, including links.
    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT:
    CRISIS OF CIVILIZATION: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT GLOBAL CRISES

    The various crises we face today, from climate change to the economy, are not separate, distinct crises, but rather facets of a wider crisis of industrial civilization in its current form, linked to our dependence on fossil fuels. Whether we regard that reality
    optimistically or pessimistically, this century signals the end of the age of fossil fuels.

    However, the film points out that we are not all doomed!

    In fact, far from it.  While the film shows that business-as-usual is not sustainable,
    it points out that we are already in the midst of a global process
    of transition that offers unprecedented opportunities to re-envision new forms of prosperity
    that can function in harmony with our environment, rather than in conflict with it.

    Join us for a powerful and enlightening documentary.  Followed by discussion.

    We are in an unprecedented time of risk, uncertainty, and opportunity …  and with some urgency we are called
    to greater participation to serve our Emerging Future.

    Join us for this important discussion of how we move forward to create
    an Earth Community of justice, sustainability and peace!
    Bring your comments, questions ideas, and friends!

    Free! Open to all!

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    22
    Jul
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH FULL DETAILS
    4th Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE:
    GREAT TRANSITION STORIES

    “This is a unique moment in human evolution:
    After tens of thousands of years of stories that we are separate,
    we are finally beginning to develop stories of “all of us.”
    With the old stories breaking down, and new stories not yet in place, the world is uniquely
    open to discovering “Great Transition Stories” that can guide humanity
    through our time of profound transition to a sustainable and thriving future.”
    Great Transition Stories website ~ http://greattransitionstories.org

    Our program includes a 15-minute film of Duane Elgin on Great Transition Stories.
    Followed by discussion and practices & info for personal and community resilience.

    No experience necessary. Free! Open to all!
    Presented by Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    05
    Aug
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG SLOW EMERGENCY
    CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS, including link
    LIVING THE CHANGE: Inspiring Stories for a Sustainable Future

    As the Living the Change website states, sometimes it can feel like the environmental,
    economic and social issues the world is currently facing are too big,
    too overwhelming, to be dealt with by individuals.
    Climate change, resource limits, economic downturn, social disconnection.
    Surely these issues can only be properly managed by our governments?
    LIVING THE CHANGE explores solutions to the global crises we face today
    - solutions any one of us can be part of -
    through inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives
    and in their communities in order to live in a sustainable and regenerative way.

    Join us for an informative and inspiring documentary. Followed by discussion.
    ~ Free! Open to all! ~

    If you are unable to join us in person,
    consider inviting a few friends over and watching together!
    Link for the trailer: https://livingthechangefilm.com

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder, and Jim Sander

  • Sun
    19
    Aug
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE
    LESSONS FROM A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, including link for video

    Anita Moorjani was in the final stages of terminal cancer when she had
    an extraordinary “near death experience” that changed her life.
    She left her body and floated up above her family,
    seeing them grieving at her bedside, and her doctors discussing her condition.

    She experienced an expanded sense of self: seeing that she was part
    of the Consciousness that underlies reality.

    We’ll explore the relevance of this understanding in helping us shift to identify
    our One Humanity as we confront our escalating challenges.

    Followed by discussion and practices for personal resilience, including breathing
    exercises, meditation, and a discussion on how we can develop
    our inner guidance and intuition.

    Free! Open to all!  No experience necessary.

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder, and Jim Sander

  • Tue
    21
    Aug
    2018
    Sun
    26
    Aug
    2018

    9:00am-5:00pmTrinity Center on Emerald Isle, Pine Knoll Shores, NC

    THE DIVINE FEMININE ARISES: We Were Made For These Times
    Click here for full brochure.

    We live in unprecedented and tumultuous times!
    We are in the midst of an historic shift in consciousness, from the love of power
    to the power of love. From the hierarchical model of competition and control
    to the collaborative model of connection and community.
    The old is dying and the new is being birthed.

    We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to embrace a planetary transformation!
    In this retreat we will explore yogic teachings to bring forth
    the best within ourselves and help create a New Earth Community
    that honors diversity, justice, and sustainability.

    The World is crying out for spiritually and emotionally mature women (and men)
    to stand up and speak up from their full Presence as the embodied
    Divine Feminine and fight for the heart of what matters.

    Join Suzie & Betsey for an inspiring and empowering 5-day retreat
    incorporating yoga poses, meditation and pranayama (breathing exercises)
    to align yourself with your Highest Good
    to serve our Emerging Future.

  • Sun
    09
    Sep
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT ~ 2nd Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:30pm
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, including link for video

    PAUL GILDING: “The Earth Is Full”
    Environmental activist Paul Gilding is a writer, sustainability advisor, entrepreneur,
    and former CEO of Greenpeace

    Despite 50 years of warnings about global warming, humankind has yet to grasp
    the urgency for change. Meanwhile, Earth’s population is continuine
    to live beyond its means. Environmental activist Paul Gilding
    paints a picture of the not-so-distant future that will befall each nation
    unless society can mobilize a rapid response. 

    Gilding’s focus is to motivate and inspire people to act on the urgent challenges
    of climate and sustainability.

    Join us for this inspiring Ted Talk. Followed by discussion on how we can act at the community level to meet the coming challenges.

    Join with others willing to honestly face our situation and have the most important
    discussion of our lives:
    how we pull out of our ecological nosedive and transition
    to a life-affirming global culture, an earth community of sustainability, justice, and peace.

    Bring your comments, questions, ideas, and friends!
    Free! Open to all!

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder, and Jim Sander

     

  • Sun
    23
    Sep
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS, including link

    “Global warming is unequivocal and ongoing.
    Impacts are not subtle and they are felt around the world.
    Stopping global warming well below 2 degrees C is a race against time.
    It is still feasible.”

    Obviously what we are doing, known as business as usual, is unsustainable.
    Instead of getting overwhelmed, we can join the thousands of groups
    around the world working to create a life-affirming culture.

    This session focuses on obstacles, including our often-unacknowledged grief
    about our earth, to bring out the best within ourselves.
    Meditation and other personal resilience practices will be discussed and practiced.

    No experience necessary. Free! Open to all!
    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    14
    Oct
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT ~ 2nd Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:30pm

    We are at a crossroads in our history.
    We are on the precipice of destroying our habitat, the very earth
    that gives us sustenance and supports life. Our multiple challenges of climate change,
    deforestation, overgrazing, fisheries collapse, food insecurity,
    and the rapid extinction of species are all part of a single, over-arching problem:
    Humanity has overshot the carrying capacity of the Earth.

    Join with others willing to honestly face our situation and have the most important
    discussion of our lives:
    how we pull out of our ecological nosedive and transition
    to a life-affirming global culture, an earth community of sustainability, justice, and peace.

    We show a different video each session
    and discuss a range of important issues and options to address them.

    For detailed information on each session,
    see https://www.betseydowning.com/upcoming-events/.
    Information will be posted 5-6 days prior to the event.

    Bring your comments, questions, ideas, and friends!
    Free! Open to all!

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder, and Jim Sander

     

  • Sun
    28
    Oct
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    4th Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm
    PRACTICES & ACTIONS TO CREATE RESILIENCE

    In these sessions we focus on creating resilience, both individually and in community.
    It includes personal practices such as deep breathing and meditation
    to calm and center ourselves,
    as well as techniques of personal growth work.
    In addition we focus on actions we can take in our communities
    to adapt to the coming changes brought on by climate destabilization.

    No experience necessary. Free! Open to all!
    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder & Jim Sander

  • Sun
    11
    Nov
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT ~ 2nd Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:30pm

    We are at a crossroads in our history.
    We are on the precipice of destroying our habitat, the very earth
    that gives us sustenance and supports life. Our multiple challenges of climate change,
    deforestation, overgrazing, fisheries collapse, food insecurity,
    and the rapid extinction of species are all part of a single, over-arching problem:
    Humanity has overshot the carrying capacity of the Earth.

    Join with others willing to honestly face our situation and have the most important
    discussion of our lives:
    how we pull out of our ecological nosedive and transition
    to a life-affirming global culture, an earth community of sustainability, justice, and peace.

    We show a different video each session
    and discuss a range of important issues and options to address them.

    For detailed information on each session,
    see https://www.betseydowning.com/upcoming-events/.
    Information will be posted 5-6 days prior to the event.

    Bring your comments, questions, ideas, and friends!
    Free! Open to all!

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder, and Jim Sander

  • Sun
    25
    Nov
    2018

    6:30pm-8:00pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    WHAT IS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE NEW IPCC REPORT AND OUR BEST RESPONSE?
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS

    We are at a crossroads in our history.
    We are on the precipice of destroying our habitat, the very earth
    that gives us sustenance and supports life. Our multiple challenges of climate change,
    deforestation, overgrazing, fisheries collapse, food insecurity,
    and the rapid extinction of species are all part of a single, over-arching problem:
    Humanity has overshot the carrying capacity of the Earth.

    Join with others willing to honestly face our situation and have the most important
    discussion of our lives:
    how we pull out of our ecological nosedive and transition
    to a life-affirming global culture, an earth community of sustainability, justice, and peace.

    We show a different video each session
    and discuss a range of important issues and options to address them.

  • Sun
    09
    Dec
    2018

    6:30pm-8:30pmOasis Café in Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro St, first floor Carrboro, NC

    CLIMATE DESTABILIZATION: OUR LONG EMERGENCY
    VIDEO & DISCUSSION NIGHT ~ 2nd Sunday of each month, 6:30-8:30pm
    THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR OUR AREA
    CLICK HERE FOR FLIER WITH COMPLETE DETAILS

    We are at a crossroads in our history.
    We are on the precipice of destroying our habitat, the very earth
    that gives us sustenance and supports life. Our multiple challenges of climate change,
    deforestation, overgrazing, fisheries collapse, food insecurity,
    and the rapid extinction of species are all part of a single, over-arching problem:
    Humanity has overshot the carrying capacity of the Earth.

    Join with others willing to honestly face our situation and have the most important
    discussion of our lives:
    how we pull out of our ecological nosedive and transition
    to a life-affirming global culture, an earth community of sustainability, justice, and peace.

    We show a different video each session
    and discuss a range of important issues and options to address them.

    For detailed information on each session,
    see https://www.betseydowning.com/upcoming-events/.
    Information will be posted 5-6 days prior to the event.

    Bring your comments, questions, ideas, and friends!
    Free! Open to all!

    Presented by the Citizens Climate Collaborative:
    Betsey Downing, Tana Hartman Thorn,
    Dirk Kelder, and Jim Sander