Climate Solutions
Events
Writing Into Hope & Action: A Workshop with Renee Sarojini Saklikar
How can writing help us imagine a more hopeful, just, and livable world? Join award-winning author Renee Sarojini Saklikar for an inspiring writing workshop exploring how storytelling can become a source of possibility and action. Drawing from epic fantasy, eco-fables, climate fiction, novels in verse, and journaling, participants will experiment with different forms and approaches ...read more
Monday, Oct 19 Upstart & Crow Studio
Sharpen Your Climate Story: A Workshop with Chloë Fraser
Sharpen your climate story in this cozy, hands-on workshop for women working in the environmental space and adjacent fields. Part journaling, part talking circle, part strategic brainstorm, this 90-minute session helps you find the language and framework to share why you care about climate change. We'll use guided prompts to draw out your personal climate ...read more
Wednesday, Sep 30 Upstart & Crow Studio
Women Talking Climate: End of Summer Connect
We hold this truth to be self-evident: not only do women play an essential role in ensuring the long-term wellbeing of their communities, especially in times of crisis, but we cannot weather the climate impacts we face without their leadership and solutions-building. That’s why we’re hosting a reoccurring event series for women and non-binary folks ...read more
Wednesday, Sep 2 Upstart & Crow Studio
Upstart Climate Book Club: Human Nature
Welcome to Upstart & Crow's climate book club! Upstart & Crow’s Climate Book Club meets every second month to read and discuss works that illuminate the complexity of our shared ecological present. While some are urgent works of non-fiction, and others are novels or hybrid texts, each book is chosen with care for its ability to ...read more
Wednesday, Jul 22 Upstart & Crow Studio
Women Talking Climate: Living Labs Workshop
“Living Labs are user-centered, open-innovation ecosystems based on a systematic user co-creation approach, integrating research and innovation processes in real-life communities and settings.” We hold this truth to be self-evident: not only do women play an essential role in ensuring the long-term wellbeing of their communities, especially in times of crisis, but we cannot weather ...read more
Thursday, Jun 4 Upstart & Crow Studio
Pitch Me Maybe: A Speed-Pitch Social for Science Stories
Scientists! Have you ever wanted your research to travel beyond the page or the lab? Join us on Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 p.m. for a fast-paced, experimental evening designed to explore exactly that. Inspired by speed-dating, this event pairs scientists or researchers with our crew of journalists for a series of rapid, one-on-one exchanges. ...read more
Wednesday, Jun 3 Upstart & Crow Studio
Upstart Climate Book Club: Vigil
Upstart & Crow’s Climate Book Club meets every second month to read and discuss works that illuminate the complexity of our shared ecological present. While some are urgent works of non-fiction, and others are novels or hybrid texts, each book is chosen with care for its ability to open new vantage points, challenge easy answers, and — ...read more
Wednesday, May 27 Upstart & Crow Studio
‘Becoming Ecological’: A Book Launch with Derek Gladwin & Kedrick James
Join us to launch Becoming Ecological, a thoughtful and timely new book by Derek Gladwin and Kedrick James that explores how language — our words, stories, conversations, and beliefs — shape our ability to respond to the environmental challenges of our time. Becoming Ecological offers a fresh perspective on the natural world by insisting that ...read more
Thursday, Apr 2 Upstart & Crow Studio
Suzuki at 90: In Conversation with Gloria Macarenko
At 90 years old, David Suzuki continues to provoke new thinking and promote more urgent action by all of us concerned about the impact of climate change — and what it portends for human survival on our one planet. Join us on Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. to launch Lessons From a Lifetime, and join ...read more
Wednesday, Apr 1 The Modern Green Auditorium at the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
We hold this truth to be self-evident: not only do women play an essential role in ensuring the long-term wellbeing of their communities, especially in times of crisis, but we cannot weather the climate impacts we face without their leadership and solutions-building. That’s why we’re hosting a free, informal event for women who work in ...read more
Thursday, Mar 5 Upstart & Crow Studio
Joy, Grief, Magic: Why We Need YA Climate Stories & How to Tell Them
At a moment when climate anxiety is rising and youth are inundated with narratives of doom, the stories we tell matter more than ever. Join author, organizer, and researcher Grace Nosek for an urgent and energizing workshop on why young people need climate stories that make room for complexity, and how to tell them well. ...read more
Thursday, Feb 19 Upstart & Crow Studio
What if your research did more than convey facts, but could move people? Join journalist Anne Shibata Casselman for a one-of-a-kind writing workshop that invites researchers to explore how storytelling can bring science to life on the page. To help uncover the essential message you want to convey, we’ll begin by distilling your research into a ...read more
Wednesday, Jan 28 Upstart & Crow Studio