Through storytelling and discussion, we will explore the ways we can engage in climate action in the midst of busy lives (and a natural desire to avoid the topic altogether) and give our kids, and ourselves, hope. (90 minutes) More info & RSVP here: livableclimate.org/events

Winona Bateman leads Families for a Livable Climate. FLC’s mission is to create community for climate action in Montana, empowering families to advocate for a livable future. Winona is currently a Climate Parent Fellow with Parents for Future Global and Our Kids Climate, along with eleven other mothers from around the globe. With a background in communications, Winona sees climate storytelling and art as regenerative practices: a way to make connections with each other, create meaning in our lives, and envision an equitable and livable future.

In this workshop led by Ann Malabre, we will use real or imagined scenarios to explore the ecology of  disagreements, difficult conversations, and bridging philosophical divides. Participants will leave having experienced tools and techniques that improve creative solutions, new growth, and positive change for advocacy work, or simply bringing more sustainability into one’s own inner environment.

(Donations to Family Promise accepted and appreciated. Taking care of families, women and children is taking care of our environment.)

Ann Malabre is a writer and educator of nonviolent social activism. Trained in Nonviolent Communication, Kingian Nonviolence, and the neuroscience of trauma, she is an advocate for healing change and accountability in the response to gender violence. She facilitates intergenerational healing and ancestral understanding through family constellations, and is a trauma support coach. She consults to bring restorative work and circle dialogues to educational communities. She is a committed explorer of the wilderness within and without.

The world's climate scientists tell us we have less than a decade to radically transform our lifestyles if our children are to have a 'livable future' - and yet collectively, we do not respond. In honor of Earth Day, we will provide a safe, facilitated space for people to come together and express their deepest feelings about human's treatment of this living planet. With courage and compassion, we invite you to step into a healing circle of life. 

Friday & Saturday, 4 p.m. 

Ann Malabre, Dallas Gudgell and Zhiwa Woodbury will facilitate an afternoon of sharing

Ann Malabre is a writer and educator of nonviolent social activism. Trained in Nonviolent Communication, Kingian Nonviolence, and the neuroscience of trauma, she is an advocate for healing change and accountability in the response to gender violence. She facilitates intergenerational healing and ancestral understanding through family constellations, and is a trauma support coach. She consults to bring restorative work and circle dialogues to educational communities. She is a committed explorer of the wilderness within and without.

Dallas Gudgell is a member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Montana, and his four decades of professional and volunteer experience includes environmental science, teaching, consulting, anti-oppression training, human rights advocacy, and social justice. Dallas considers himself a decorated father with grown children, young twins, grandchildren and foster children. He keeps his family active through skiing, hiking, backpacking, running, and mountain biking.

Zhiwa Woodbury, J.D., M.A. is a climate psychologist, researcher, writer and spiritual counselor. He has backpacked around the world and throughout the American West, trained and served at Zen Hospice in San Francisco, and is a dedicated dharma practitioner. Zhiwa authored a book on climate grief in 2015, and his new book - Climate Trauma, Reconciliation & Recovery - is freely available online at Global-Witness.com.

Using sterilized straw, Larry Evans will share about growing oyster mushrooms and mushroom remediation. Participants will receive a bag of inoculated straw with oyster mushroom spores.  

Larry Evans is a world traveling mycologist, researcher, mushroom educator and founder of the Western Montana Mycological Association. He has produced 2 CDs of mushroom-themed music, Fungal Boogie and Fungal Boogieman and was featured in Ron Mann's documentary film “Know Your Mushrooms”.

Mike Mease, Co-founder of Buffalo Field Campaign will present stories and video of 25 years of his experience working on the frontlines of Yellowstone’s Buffalo issues highlighting how Buffalo Field Campaign is working towards positive change to the current management direction.

Discussing his personal experiences, James will detail how traditional ecological knowledge guides his leadership in conservation efforts for our shared landscapes. James will tell stories of his leadership in such areas as endangered fish recovery, protecting roadless and wilderness areas, management of the Nez Perce Tribe's water resources, representing marginalized communities, and his current advocacy for keystone wildlife species.