BUILD CLIMATE COMMUNITY.

Your climate community consists of people you enjoy hanging out with in person where you live, and who you enjoy talking about climate and doing Climate Things with, such as organizing or participating in peaceful demonstrations, working on local environmental projects, or supporting climate-friendly businesses.

Take some action to find and connect with your climate community!

– Who do you already know and like who cares about climate? Is there someone at work who’s suggested revising your office travel policy to eliminate unnecessary flights? Do you have a friend who posts about climate on social media? Reach out to that person and make a climate date. Send them this guide if you need a conversation starter.

– Host a climate book club (fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, …).

– Craft something about climate change, like these awesome knitters.

– Writer Sofia Benoit has a friend she thanks for “freaking out about climate change with me on Mondays and Wednesdays.” Maybe you need a designated climate freakout time and buddy?!

– Find a local group of human beings who are already doing climate work in an area you care about – your workplace, school, neighborhood, or place of worship, on an issue that moves you. There are climate groups in every part of the world, and for every approach, so you might have to audition a few to find the right fit. Join their next meeting and see if you like the vibe. If you do, start figuring out how you can make yourself useful to the group. I promise you have skills that they need.

– Find an online community. For example, Talk Climate To Me is doing great work for women in Toronto. Every social media platform has climate channels, accounts, hashtags, and communities.