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The Food We Eat Can Have a Positive Impact on Climate Justice
Deepti Karkhanis, Bellevue Community College
Does the food on my plate impact my happiness and/or climate change, and if yes, how and what can I do about it?

Bioregion Discipline: Psychology
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Home/Backyard
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Food Systems & Agriculture, Lifestyles & Consumption, Human Health & Wellbeing, Human Impact & Footprint, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Ecosystem Health, Social & Environmental Justice

Contemplative Inquiry on Climate Change: Playing with Perspectives
Abigail Lynam, Fielding Graduate University
Hour long contemplative exercise to explore the psychological, emotional and spiritual dimensions of learning about climate change. Guided perspective-taking exercise in small groups of 3-4 students, with discussion and reflective writing.

Bioregion Discipline: Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies, Other, Psychology, Education, Political Science/Policy
Bioregion Scale: Regional, Campus, National/Continental, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Climate Change, Social & Environmental Justice, Sustainability Concepts & Practices

Group Dialogue – Promise and Peril of the Past and the Future
Abigail Lynam, Fielding Graduate University
This 1 to 1.5 hour group dialogue offers an exploration of the different ways we respond to learning about climate change. It guides reflection on students' thoughts and feelings (hope and despair), how they view the current moment, the past and the future with regard to human/nature relationships and how to create positive lasting change.

Bioregion Discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies, Communication, Political Science/Policy, Other, Philosophy, Psychology, Environmental Studies
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Pollution & Waste, Human Health & Wellbeing, Human Impact & Footprint, Civil Society & Governance, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Climate Change, Social & Environmental Justice, Ethics & Values

Engaging Contentious Political Issues
Parakh Hoon
Faculty and students of politics inevitably engage with contentious debates about global inequality and development, conflict, and environmental sustainability. Teaching and learning outcomes in politics tend to ...

Bioregion Discipline: Sociology, Communication, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Political Science/Policy, History, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies
Bioregion Scale: Campus, Global, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Civil Society & Governance, Social & Environmental Justice, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Ethics & Values

Engaging Campus Conversations about Climate Action
Nicky Phear, The University of Montana-Missoula
Campus Climate Conversations are designed to be both educational and "deliberative," meaning students, staff, and faculty interact with one another in small groups to share views and ideas about climate action strategies. This activity is structured to enhance education and engagement, and to generate collaborative climate action strategies.

Bioregion Discipline: Communication, Education, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies
Bioregion Scale: Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Change, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Sustainability Concepts & Practices

Motivation and Influence in Taking Climate Action
Melissa Grinley, Seattle Community College-North Campus
In this two-part activity, students learn the psychology of motivation and goal-setting, and apply it to an action plan for civic engagement that addresses food insecurity caused by climate change impacts. They carry out a civic action that addresses a climate justice issue, and reflect on how motivation supports their action and how social influence and persuasion connect to their experience of taking action.

Bioregion Discipline: Psychology
Bioregion Scale: Campus, Regional, Home/Backyard
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Justice, Climate Change