{"id":1024,"date":"2022-03-20T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T19:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2022-03-20T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T19:56:21","slug":"cari-april-2022-community-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/cari-april-2022-community-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"CARI April 2022 Community Meeting: How Can That Go Better Next Time? An in-person workshop to improve our climate conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cWhen I bring up climate change, the conversation always goes smoothly and we always agree.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026said no one ever!<\/p>\n<p>Like other politicized and upsetting topics in our society, climate change can be challenging to talk about. Join us\u00a0<em>in person<\/em>\u00a0in Providence on Wednesday, April 6 to learn how to improve these conversations. We&#8217;ll discuss questions like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What challenges arise most often for us when talking about climate?<\/li>\n<li>Do we really need to avoid apocalyptic statements? When does it make sense to mention the looming threat of deadly heat waves and catastrophic hurricanes and flooding?<\/li>\n<li>When could building a relationship be more important than convincing someone?<\/li>\n<li>Can being better listeners improve our conversations?<\/li>\n<li>Have we tried \u201cstar-manning\u201d instead of \u201cstraw manning\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>How can we talk about our climate work in a way that inspires others to get involved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-700x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-700x270.png 700w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-1536x593.png 1536w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM.png 2048w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-430x166.png 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-20x8.png 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/files\/2022\/03\/1647701943563-ScreenShot2022-03-19at10_58_05AM-1280x494.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-reading\/Listening:<\/strong>\u00a0Before the meeting, please listen to or read this Climate One podcast episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climateone.org\/audio\/finding-heart-talk-about-climate\">FINDING THE HEART TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE<\/a>. This web page includes a link to the audio conversation (50-minute listen), a short summary (3-minute read), and a full transcript of the conversation (40-minute read).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have time, check out these optional additional readings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforinquiry.org\/blog\/how-to-star-man-arguing-from-compassion\/\">How to Star-Man<\/a>: Can we have better conversations by trying to understand the other side?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/on-religion\/how-to-talk-about-climate-change-across-the-political-divide\">How to Talk About Climate Change Across the Political Divide<\/a>\u00a0(New Yorker article, or listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gimletmedia.com\/shows\/howtosaveaplanet\/94hnzkl\">this podcast episode<\/a>\u00a0that interviews the author)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sign up on this page to receive directions to the meeting room location and information on COVID precautions, such as certifying your vaccination or negative test. Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/better-next-time?source=direct_link&amp;fbclid=IwAR0JpyDkRP19ti9cBW3Km3a2OVOnl0s3O9H-awQfYL9CWfVUUML7xg9qklE\"><strong>Click HERE to register for the April Meeting<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p class=\"first_line\"><span class=\"graytext\">START:<\/span>\u00a0Wednesday, April 06, 2022\u00a0<span class=\"bullet\">\u2022<\/span> 7:00 PM -8:30 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"first_line\">CIC Providence<span class=\"bullet\">\u2022<\/span>\u00a0225 Dyer St., Providence, RI 02903 US<\/p>\n<p class=\"first_line\"><span class=\"graytext\">HOST CONTACT INFO:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:abby@climateactionri.org\">abby@climateactionri.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen I bring up climate change, the conversation always goes smoothly and we always agree.\u201d \u2026said no one ever! 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