{"id":5093,"date":"2026-09-09T15:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/?page_id=5093"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:12:30","slug":"conversation-as-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/conversation-as-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation as Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Climate action begins long before policies are drafted or technologies are deployed. It begins with people talking, listening, questioning, imagining, and building understanding together. At Climate Commons, we believe conversation is not a passive activity, it is a form of climate action in its own right.<\/p>\n<p>Conversation creates space for complexity. It allows us to confront uncertainty, challenge assumptions, and acknowledge the emotional, cultural, and social dimensions of climate change. It invites people who may feel excluded from traditional climate discourse to participate, contribute, and lead. Through dialogue, we build shared language, shared purpose, and shared responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Our work is grounded in the belief that moving forward in our climate changed world require trust, empathy, and the ability to imagine futures together. Conversation helps us cultivate these conditions. It helps us move from awareness to engagement, and from engagement to action.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Events Connected to This Work:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\"><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/2026\/war-and-climate-reading-group-october-13\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, September 9, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">War and Climate Reading Group: October 13<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">Click here to visit the War and Climate Reading Group Page In order to learn more about the complex and urgent relationship between militarism and climate crisis, the Climate Commons is convening a reading group on the topic of War and Climate. Please join us for the next meeting of the CCC War and... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pagination u-clearfix\"><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate action begins long before policies are drafted or technologies are deployed. It begins with people talking, listening, questioning, imagining, and building understanding together. At Climate Commons, we believe conversation is not a passive activity, it is a form of climate action in its own right. Conversation creates space for complexity. 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