Eco-Anxiety Workshops

Resources for the Eco-Anxiety series of two workshop

Welcome

The workshop will be led by Dr. Kim Smith, Sociology instructor at Portland Community College and Co-Founder of GPSEN.

 

 

 

 

Kim Smith received her Ph.D. in sociology from Indiana University, specializing in environmental sociology and social movements, and has taught sociology at Portland Community College (PCC) since 1996.  She is a co-founder of the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN), a Regional Center of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) acknowledged by United Nations University. She supports program development and outreach efforts, in addition to mentoring RCEs around the United States. She has represented the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at multiple international conferences, including Rio+20 and the UNESCO World Summit on ESD.  She is committed to offering hope for a sustainable future through education, professional development, and civic engagement.

Workshop sponsors

Thanks to the workshop sponsors: Portland Community College, ASPCC and GPSEN.  Special thanks to Grace Grace, Director of Eco-Social Justice for ASPCC at PCC Rock Creek, for her leadership and advocacy. 

 

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Eco-Anxiety: Facing Climate Change Together

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This guide includes resources for the two workshop series:
Eco-Anxiety:  Facing Climate Change Together

Session One:  Unpacking Climate Change and Eco-Anxiety
     Thursday, March 4, 2021, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Session Two:  Climate Grief - Strategies for Hope and Resilience
     Thursday, April 8, 2021, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Session One: Unpacking Climate Change and Eco-Anxiety (preparatory materials)

Unpacking Climate Change and Eco-Anxiety (additional resources)

Session Two: Climate Grief - Strategies for Hope and Resilience (preparatory materials)

Climate Grief - Strategies for Hope and Resilience (additional resources)

Books

Portland Community College resources

Contact Us

This guide is maintained by Roberta Richards, rrichard@pcc.edu.