Sharing learnings from 2018 Climigration Innovation Grant Awardees
Meghan Sullivan shares reflections and learnings from the webinar "Practices for Effective Engagement and Ethical Use of Information in Assessing Climate Adaptation Barriers and Needs Experienced by Northwest Coastal Tribes," a thought-provoking session that provided deep insights into the care, responsibility, and commitment required when partnering with frontline communities, particularly with Tribal Nations.
David Southgate explores findings from a recent exploratory research project of the stressors and trauma coping mechanisms of frontline EJ and Climate Change Community leaders. The research is being done in partnership with Camille Hadley of Little Growers, the Climigration Network and our Grassroots Leader Community of Practice, and Buy-In Community Planning, with financial support from the US Department of Health and Human Services. Reposted from the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.
Please enjoy the following debrief of the Climigration Network’s May 8 screening and discussion of Loren Waters’ film, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek), a story of interconnectedness and Cherokee values through the lifelong fight of Rebecca Jim, a Cherokee Nation citizen and Waterkeeper Warrior (and Climigration Network Council Member), as she leads the effort to restore Tar Creek located in Miami, Oklahoma.
