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Book Review: The Activist’s Media Handbook – Lessons from Fifty Years as a Progressive Agitator

2023-02-22T18:37:57+00:00February 22nd, 2023|Book Review, Climate Communications, Climate politics, Stories|

David Fenton’s new book is a must read for any climate justice activist or climate communications professional under the age of 40. For anyone over that age, it is also a delightfully raucous walk through the history of liberal movements when activism was fun. For all, it illustrates the [...]

Values – A Better Way to Think About Climate Messaging

2021-08-10T18:37:18+00:00July 22nd, 2021|Climate Communications, Environmental Messaging, Stories|

Part II One day a friend of mine was helping me refine my climate talks approach. He asked me why I was interested in working in the climate movement. It’s easy I said, “I want to help others.” Then he did something very valuable for me. He asked me [...]

The Climate Activist Issues Trap and How To Avoid Getting Caught

2021-03-01T17:53:39+00:00February 28th, 2021|Climate Communications, Environmental Messaging, Stories|

I’ve seen dozens of climate and environmental campaigns over the last 10 years. Almost every one falls into the issues trap. It’s the tactic of fighting a climate or environmental problem with facts and reason, rather than calling out the underlying violation of our values and telling a story. [...]