Jennifer Atkinson and Students Featured in National Geographic, Generation Dread, and Climate Speakers Series
Jennifer Atkinson and several students from her climate seminars have been featured in publications on climate anxiety and hope including National Geographic鈥檚 and the book by science writer Britt Wray. The stories feature strategies Atkinson uses in her seminars to keep students engaged in climate education and activism without withdrawing in despair, and include interviews with UWB undergraduates who have managed their climate anxieties by getting engaged in community-based solutions 鈥� a centerpiece of Atkinson鈥檚 seminars.
Atkinson also spoke at a recent interfaith community event sponsored by University Unitarian Church鈥檚 Climate Action Team titled . As organizers explained: 鈥淚t is easy to get weighed down by the enormity of the climate crisis, and overcome by anxiety and grief. There is much to mourn as we see the loss of biodiversity and extreme weather events unfolding all around us. It鈥檚 necessary to recognize the grief, and its emotional toll in order to find the strength to take meaningful action and change. To quote Prof. Atkinson, 鈥淭o successfully navigate the long emergency ahead, we need to build inner resilience, not just seawalls and solar panels.鈥�
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