About this Course

Hope Matters: Addressing Our Eco-Grief, Sharing Our Eco-Joy, and Tooling Up For Action A Program in 4 Sessions Oct 11, Nov 1, Nov 22, Dec.13 In person & on Zoom Fridays 9:30-11:30 am A collaboration between Century House and Beacon Unitarians - we welcome people of all faith traditions and philosophies to join us for these sessions. Are you overwhelmed in the face of the climate crisis? Are you seeking a safer place to think about this existential threat and support in deciding how you feel about it? We offer a series of 4 sessions where we will collectively grapple with how to engage with these challenges, build resilience and explore how hope is nurtured and incorporated into our daily lives. We will be drawing from Elin Kelsey’s book Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis. These 4 sessions will include: • Understanding and feeling our ecological grief • Processing our responses so we can gain access to our ecological joy • Learning strategies to shift perspectives and cultivate hope • Providing resources and support Each session incorporates sharing, learning and experiencing through creativity and simple ritual. Sessions will give an opportunity to apply what we are learning and bring back insights to share at the next session. Facilitated by Teresa Morton and Rev. Meg Roberts If more info is required, please contact: Teresa at president@beaconunitarian.org Recommended resource to read ahead of time: Elin Kelsey’s book Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis Required Reading: https://cedar.wwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=salish_pubs