Our show today comes in one part. Poet tessa micaela reads an extended excerpt from their book of poetry entitled where bells begin. tessa and I collaborated on this audio treatment of their poem. After conversing then recording tessa reading, I collected sounds, mostly in wild parts of South Africa and in the town of Waterval Boven in  Mpumalanga province.

I mixed these sounds with tessa’s reading. You will hear a variety of birds and other wild and domesticated animals. where bells begin immerses the reader and listener into a world that is both foreign and familiar. The main character, who simply goes by the single letter, O, walks through this world, interacts with it, is ignored by it, and endures in it. 

The only piece of music in this audio treatment is the bass track of Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen’s song Never Forget. The episode ends with the track Dreamaway by Dreem and is available on Epidemicmusic.com
 
For the best experience, I suggest you use headphones or ear buds as you listen to this audio treatment of tessa micaela’s where bells begin.

Tessa Micaela is the author of where bells begin (Rescue Press, November 2019), there are boxes and there is wanting (Trembling Pillow Press, 2016), and the chapbook Crude Matter (ypolita press, 2016). Tessa writes poems, essays and letters, some of which have appeared in jubilat, ELDERLY, Make/shift, and Dusie. Tessa was born and raised on the Lenni-Lenape land of Philadelphia, and resides on the unceded Abenaki land of central Vermont. Tessa is a midwife, a clinical and community herbalist, care-worker and educator. More information can be found at tessamicaela.com and moonrootmedicinals.com.

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Bells Begin

In this episode of Citizens Climate Radio we will consider stories that focus on the impacts of climate change. These include incidents of extreme weather, and stories of changes you have witnessed over time and the ways these changes affect you and everything and everyone you love. Plus you will hear one climate solution story from the future. 

To see full show notes & links, visit: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/podcast/episode-79-how-to-tell-a-climate-change-solution-story/

Most importantly, you will hear an example of “the climate story pivot.” The pivot happens when you jump off of your story into the climate solution you are proposing.

For full notes visit: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/category/podcast/

What you will learn in this episode

---We can tell effective climate stories. 
---The most common story is  the climate change impact story--A story that reveals the dangers of climate change induced extreme weather and other impacts on our lives and the world. 
---Make your story compelling with specific details and emotions.
---Once you tell your story, switch to the climate change pivot. This is when you connect your story to the climate work you are doing or a particular solution you are pursuing.
---Finally, give them something to do. Suggest a meaningful and achievable next step. 

An extreme weather story by Dr. Natasha DeJarnett
Dr. DeJarnett is an assistant professor in the Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute at the University of Louisville Division of Environmental Medicine. She researches the health impacts of extreme heat exposure and environmental health disparities. If you ever heard one of Dr. DeJarnett’s presentations, you know she is excellent at sharing data and highlighting the many ways we can protect our loved ones and communities. She is also a powerful storyteller. For this episode she tells us a dramatic story from when she was 12 years old.  

Poems about parenting and climate change by Lilace Mellin Guinard. 
As a parent, Lilace Mellin Guinard weaves in emotions that may be familiar to some listeners.  For The BTS Center in Portland, Maine, Lilace led a poetry workshop for climate change leaders. She recorded readings of her poetry, and Citizens Climate Radio host Peterson Toscano  added music and sound effects. You will hear Lilace read two poems, “After the Magi Depart'' and “Evergreen.” For people in North America who enjoy winter weather and feel a pang about the warming of warming winters, Lilace expresses both grief and determination. 

A story from the future by Allison Whitaker
Peterson collaborated with Allison Whitaker, one of the facilitators of the Intro to Climate Fiction Workshop offered by With Many Roots. She wrote a story immersed in a solution. Together they created a radio drama version of her story Forest at the End of the Lane. 

Next month we will do a deep dive into another type of climate change story--a story that reveals the impacts of climate change solutions. 
Do you want to learn more about climate storytelling and get some experience in a group? 

Resilience Corner
Tamara Staton is the Education and Resilience Coordinator for Citizens Climate Education, and in this installment of the Resilience Corner she has us accepting what we need. 

There are two aspects of acceptance that can help us deepen our resilience. 
1. involves making space and allowing for our thoughts, feelings and needs. Because, when it comes right down to it, what you need is what you need. 
2.  involves a willingness to see our surroundings and circumstances exactly as they are in the moment. Acceptance in this way, free from judgment, allows us to focus our energy and attention on what matters most

Next month Tamara will take a closer look at asking for help.  Get more tips and resources by visiting The Resiliency Hub.

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What is an Effective Climate Change Story?

Tennyson on Yours Truly! yourstru.ly/stories/tennyson

"Snowball Fights Are Such A Particular Thing" - A Short Film About Tennyson youtu.be/hrVnd3aG3Sk

Download the EP for free:
tennyson.bandcamp.com/album/like-what-ep

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Rachel provides some context for the recent Corporate Climate Justice Conference held on unceded Coast Salish territory in Vancouver. CJS caught up with conference organizers and participants Anjali Appadurai of West Coast Environmental Law, Eriel Deranger of Indigenous Climate Action, Brent Nimeck of Reclaiming Alberta's Future Today, and Bill Carroll from the Corporate Mapping Project.

From the Ground Up Ep. 65: Corporate Climate Justice | 2018.01.24

Follow the guys, they went crazy on this joint. 
And we dropped this song today because its @whyspthecreature 's birthday. Spam up the happy birthdays in the comments!!!


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- message from Ian 
“Aight y’all I’m mf an ADULT now and this is the perfect way to represent where i wanna go with my music, Hope y’all enjoy this as much as i enjoy these two people”

ORDNRY YNGSTR - 8teen w/ Whysp & Chromonicci.

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On The Plane To Reno

What do Quakers think and sex, sexuality and spirituality? How do we talk to young people about sex, consent and boundaries?

In this bumper episode we interview author Lucy-Anne Holmes about her sexual and spiritual experiences, and talk to David Brockway from the Good Lad Initiative and researcher and lecturer Elsie Whittington about relationships and sex education with young people.

- Don’t hold my head down by Lucy-Anne Holmes https://bookshop.quaker.org.uk/Dont-Hold-My-Head-Down_9781783526215
- The Good Lad Initiative https://www.goodladinitiative.com/
- Elsie Whittington https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/sociology/staff/profile/index.php?id=3799
- Quaker faith & practice (Chapters 22 and 16 in particular) https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/
- Woodbrooke https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/
- Quakers and same-sex marriage https://www.quaker.org.uk/marriage-equality
- Quaker theology and same-sex marriage (PDF) https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/we-are-but-witnesses-2009

https://www.quaker.org.uk/podcast

A Quaker Take

On sex

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