I am guilty of seeing climate action through the lens of a white settler – searching for solutions that fit into my worldview. This was not how I expected to feel at the completion of the CALS501 Intensive in the MACAL program, however, it underscores the need to honestly reflect upon the question: What is climate action leadership and why does… Read More »Leadership Through Learning…And Unlearning
Nelson Mandela once said, “you can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.”
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Here is my post reflecting on what is climate action leadership and why does it matter? Please leave your thoughts on this question or the blog post in the comments.
A slight shift in perspective can mean a whole new world to discover. This is certainly true for me as I embark on my academic journey into the Climate Action Leadership program at Royal Roads University. In my case, the slight shift is a rather long journey from Europe to Vancouver Island, Canada. With it …
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If you asked me a week ago you would have gotten a straightforward answer, climate action leadership is to lead
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If you were to type on Google ‘what is climate action leadership?’, the search results often include broad terms that only provide abstract depictions of what climate action leadership might be. Based on these results, it would appear as if this question does not have a clear answer. The fact is that climate action leadership… Read More »Stepping into Darkness
By Joanna Burris, for CALS501: Leading Climate Action in Society, Assignment 1 “No matter how far we have been carried away from our connection to Mother Earth, something that is so innate, so true to our nature, cannot fully be destroyed.” Peter Senge These words from Peter Senge, as transcribed by Melanie Goodchild in her …
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CALS 501 – Unit 1, Activity 7 – First Blog Post Has there been a subconscious omission on my part in failing to recognize the link between colonialism and climate change? I am conscious of my privilege. The luck of being born with a skin tone that arbitrarily positioned me at a great advantage. It… Read More »Colonialism Paved the Path to Climate Change
A Brief Introduction to Complex Systems Looking back over the first week of the learning intensive for The Master of Arts in Climate Action Leadership (MACAL) the topic of complex systems were certainly a stand out. My initial reaction was… Continue Reading →
A slight shift in perspective can mean a whole new world to discover. This is certainly true for me as I embark on my academic journey into climate action leadership. In my case, the slight shift is a rather long journey from Europe to Vancouver Island, Canada. With it comes an abundance of new perspectives …
Continue reading “Where do I stand? Or: Can I feel my way into climate action?”
