Connected Conversations: How to stay cool when talking about climate chaos and other hot topics

Start: Sunday, October 20, 201910:00 AM

End: Sunday, October 20, 2019 4:00 PM

This is a free training suitable for climate activists and other campaigners funded by Friends of the Earth Ireland. A course will also be run in Dublin on 27th October.

Our planet stands at a critical time with climate chaos unfolding, and disaster capitalism causing extreme environmental damage. Many climate campaigners are feeling stressed and anxious about the future.

Often passion and frustration about the issues that they are campaigning on means that activists find it difficult to get their message across to people who do not see the crisis the way that they do. When they try to talk about difficult issues they can often end up lecturing or getting stressed or angry, which means that the conversation doesn’t go anywhere and both can end up more entrenched in their own positions.

This also happens within organising, when some activists can get lost arguing amongst themselves about the best way of achieving change.

We must reach out to people beyond our echo chamber and build allies and friends across whole sections of our society. To break through the noise of social media it is time to take an important step towards creating the will to act in people and communities – by connecting with each other in kind, meaningful and persuasive conversations.

Join Aisling Cowan, Therapist and long term nature campaigner as she shares her skills and knowledge in communication.

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO...
1. Know techniques and understandings to stay cool and calm when people are not hearing your message
2. Understand the rules of connection & compassion and how better to connect with the person you are talking to
3. Develop understanding and self awareness in your approach
4. Increase your confidence when approaching people on streets and doorsteps and when talking to friends and family.

You must book your ticket and confirm your place in order to attend.
This workshop will have 15-20 people in attendance and will be very interactive.
Sunday 20th 10am until 4pm with break for lunch at 12.30pm