top of page

Connect with people in your community who care about our world

woods path.jpg

Join us in meaningful discussions focused on climate issues.

What is a Climate Café?

A climate café is a shared listening space.  Living as a human in a rapidly shifting and changing world is not always easy -- and sometimes we feel alone, or worry about saying the wrong thing.  When you attend a climate café, you recognize that you actually aren't alone.  And you don't need to say "the right thing" -- you just need to bring your openness to speak and listen.

Tattooed Hands Coffee

​Upcoming Events

How does it work?

A climate café is not therapy, although we do explore feelings and experiences.  It is not an organizing space, although we may share things we are thinking about or working on.

​

It is a space for connecting with others and engaging with the experience of being alive in this moment.

​

Working with our emotions and what it feels like to be alive right now isn't frivolous or pointless.  It actually helps us -- as acknowledging and being present with our feelings helps us connect more deeply with ourselves and others, which in turn allows us to show up differently in the world. ​
 

In order to create a space that can support everybody, there are some guidelines for our conversation:

​

  1. Take turns speaking

  2. When speaking, be aware of time

  3. Listen to others to understand them, not just to respond

  4. Respect everyone’s perspective; we don't have to agree

  5. Verbalize if you feel harmed by another's speech or behavior. “Ouch!” is a shorthand that can be used to name and repair inadvertent slights or harms

  6. Silence is okay

  7. The café is a place to share feelings about the climate crisis to whatever degree is comfortable, but is not a therapy space.  Please respect your limitations and your needs and seek further support if needed.

* Thanks to Climate Psychology Alliance-North America for sharing these climate café guidelines.

bottom of page