As part of the Action for Climate Empowerment initiative of the United Nations Climate Change secretariat, One Resilient Earth delivered a day-long workshop to 35 young climate activists and change-makers from Germany and numerous other countries in the Global South.
We offered group activities to help participants shift from a state of eco-anxiety to climate resilience, connection and creativity. The workshop was co-designed and co-facilitated with two collaborators: Alois Reinhardt, theatre and performance artist from the Theatre Bonn (Germany), and Futures Literacy expert, Ramila Khafaji Zadeh, associated with the UNESCO Futures Literacy Chair from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands).
The workshop gave the participants space to express the emotions they feel in relation to climate change, either through words or through movement. They also had an opportunity to reflect on multiple visions of the future and to broaden their imagination, thanks to multiple creative and theatre-based exercises, and an exhibition of artworks from international artists exploring different visions of the future.
