Navigating Eco-Anxiety: Fostering Balance in a Changing World
EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, September 17th, 5-6 pm virtually on zoom. This event is open to participants of ALL AGES.
MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKERS!
Rachel Malen-Chan
Creator of Eco-Anxious Stories
Rachel (she/her) is the Creator of Eco-Anxious Stories, bringing together her passion for storytelling and her commitment to social justice. She is a professional Story Strategist with a background in Population Health with a decade of experience using narrative to help others engage and communicate meaningfully. In addition to running Eco-Anxious Stories, Rachel works with the Canadian Centre for Climate Services as an Outreach Specialist. She resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in Treaty 6 and the Homelands of the Métis.
Jothsna Harris
Founder of Change Narrative LLC
Jothsna Harris (she/her) is the founder of Change Narrative LLC. With a decade of experience building capacity for the climate justice movement, most recently as the Director of Special Projects and Partnerships at the Minneapolis-based non-profit Climate Generation, where she focused on storytelling initiatives and public engagement for seven years. Jothsna has designed and implemented award-winning climate change programs rooted in community, centering personal stories and other values-based ways that resonate, coaching thousands of people to find compelling narratives to share at live events, on radio, and in print media. Jothsna led the creative process and co-edited the 2020 book, Eyewitness: Minnesota Voices on Climate Change; she is the Producer of the 2022 MN Fringe Festival ‘Venue Pick’ show Changing the Narrative: Climate Stories for Justice, and the recipient of the 2023 Creative Climate Communications Award from the Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership. Jothsna was recently selected as an 2023 Obama USA Leaders Fellow, as part of a cohort of 100 changemakers across the USA working to strengthen democracy. Jothsna currently serves on The Great Northern Festival Board of Directors.
Jothsna Harris
Founder of Change Narrative LLC
Jothsna Harris (she/her) is the founder of Change Narrative LLC. With a decade of experience building capacity for the climate justice movement, most recently as the Director of Special Projects and Partnerships at the Minneapolis-based non-profit Climate Generation, where she focused on storytelling initiatives and public engagement for seven years. Jothsna has designed and implemented award-winning climate change programs rooted in community, centering personal stories and other values-based ways that resonate, coaching thousands of people to find compelling narratives to share at live events, on radio, and in print media. Jothsna led the creative process and co-edited the 2020 book, Eyewitness: Minnesota Voices on Climate Change; she is the Producer of the 2022 MN Fringe Festival ‘Venue Pick’ show Changing the Narrative: Climate Stories for Justice, and the recipient of the 2023 Creative Climate Communications Award from the Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership. Jothsna was recently selected as an 2023 Obama USA Leaders Fellow, as part of a cohort of 100 changemakers across the USA working to strengthen democracy. Jothsna currently serves on The Great Northern Festival Board of Directors.