Youth Climate Anxiety and Climate Action
Youth Climate Anxiety and Climate Action
Join us for five powerful events focusing on the impact of climate change on youth. These events will dive into the growing concern of climate anxiety among young people and explore ways to take meaningful climate action.
With the support of a mental health therapist and a climate professional, the program is designed to help youth harness climate anxiety and work with it to take practical environmental action.
This five part program will provide action opportunities like tree planting and ‘seed bombing’, coupled with the opportunity to make societal change on a municipal and provincial level.
Registration is free but space is limited.
For ages 14-24
Location for all events is 10C Shared Space except for the tree planting at Norm Jary Park
Register for each of the events separately. Note that you have the option of registering as a guest, by creating an Eventbrite account or using your own Eventbrite account if you already have one.
– Part 1 – Workshop – Understanding and Working with Climate Anxiety
Friday September 20, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – 10C Shared Space
This workshop, kickstarting the project, will involve small and large group discussions surrounding how to cope with distress around the climate crisis. Participants will also make seed bombs, and learn tools for discussing climate anxiety and action with others in their lives.
– Part 2 – Tree Planting
Saturday Sept 28, 9:30am – 12:30pm – Location Norm Jary Park
For this event, participants will plant trees with the guidance of an experienced volunteer from external organisation Trees for Guelph. This will be an active, collaborative form of follow-up climate action.
– Part 3 – Workshop
Monday October 21, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – 10C Shared Space
This workshop, along with Part 4 and 5 workshops, will be follow-up meetings for those interested in the advocacy side of climate action. With the support of the mental health therapist and climate professional from the Part 1 workshop, the youth will plan practical activities for the coming months.
– Part 4 – Workshop
Monday November 4, 7:00pm – 9:00pm –10C Shared Space
Continuation of workshop activities.
– Part 5 Workshop
Monday November 18, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – 10C Shared Space
Continuation of workshop activities.
For more information click here
This program is supported by the Youth Climate Action Fund and eMERGE Guelph Sustainability