The climate crisis is an everything crisis. It is an environmental crisis, an infrastructure crisis, a political, social, and economic crisis. It’s a health crisis, and it has become an emotional and spiritual crisis.
There are different ways of describing what people might be experiencing, including eco-anxiety, eco-guilt, eco-dread, eco-despair, eco-depression, eco-grief, solastalgia, and biospheric concern. Climate Anxiety will soon be named as a mental health disorder in the DSM. Among the impacts of this distress is a feeling of paralysis or stuckness. We can become immobilized and unmotivated to act for climate justice.
There is no quick fix, and yet research shows that gathering in community to companion one another is a primary strategy for addressing this distress. Churches are perfectly situated to do this. When we metabolize our feelings together, we prevent becoming paralyzed. Also, reimagining the future we want can soothe this anxiety while also helping us recommit to meaningful action.
UUCB’s Climate Action Ministry invites you to gather in community for a workshop led by Rev. Kelly Dignan, Co-Director of UU Ministry for Earth.
February 11, 1:00 – 3:15 p.m. following the Sunday service and a light lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Earth Room (depending on number of registrants) max: 50
Please register by February 4th here.
