This in-person event is free and open to all U-M faculty, students, and staff. Register for this free event by April 5, 2024.

Join us for a transformative discussion about turning our climate anxiety into action. During this two-day event, participants will learn how to leverage their climate emotions to motivate, empower, and engage in lifelong individual and collective actions toward creating a sustainable and just future.

Along with a keynote address from Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray, co-author of “The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators: How to Teach in a Burning World” (2024) and author of “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet” (2020), there will be opportunities for small-group discussions and breakout sessions.

Breakout Session Topics:

- Keeping your Cool on a Warming Planet”: Workshop for Recommendations for Managing Climate Anxiety
- “How to Teach in a Burning World”: Recommendations for Educators
- Climbing out of the Doom Spiral: Balancing Climate Anxiety & Hope
- Zombies & the Climate Crisis: Using storytelling to change the game
- The U-M Climate Collective: Toward a culture of climate resilience

Agenda:

Wednesday, April 10 >> 5:30–9:00 p.m.

5:30-6:30 p.m. >> Registration and Networking
6:30-7:00 p.m. >> Welcome, Icebreaker Activity, and Creative Competition Winners
7:00-8:00 p.m. >> Keynote Speaker and Q&A Session
8:00-8:50 p.m. >> Small-group Discussions
8:50-9:00 p.m. >> Closing Remarks

Thursday, April 11 from 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

8:30-9:00 a.m. >> Registration and Coffee
9:00-10:00 a.m. >> Provost Welcome and Student Panel
10:00-10:10 a.m. >> Break
10:10-11:25 a.m. >> Concurrent Session 1
11:25-11:35 a.m. >> Break
11:35 a.m.-12:50 p.m. >> Concurrent Session 2
12:50-1:30 p.m. >> Lunch and Concluding Remarks
2:00 p.m. >> Conclusion