Climafide connects and strengthens communities, inspiring collective action.
This began as a volunteer project to address climate literacy and emotions, with the goal of nurturing hopeful and just action in so-called “Canada.” Inspired to keep creating for educators, activists, and changemakers alike, we currently focus on...
Climafide Cards
A tool for engagement
Climafide Circles
Contextual workshops and activities
Founder
Vanja Lugonjic
Forever a student and activist who believes in the power of design and dialogue. Currently completing an MA at McGill University focused on climate education at the Leadership and Learning for Sustainability Lab.
With support from Ocean Wise, the McGill Graduate Student Engagement Fund, or on a volunteer basis, Vanja has hosted 30+ free, publicly accessible events with activists and artists. A few highlights:
- The Climate Connect: Speakers and Conversations · with Ocean Wise
- Graduate Student Workshops · McGill University
- Artful Futures · with Sophie Weider, Zine for Hope
- Summer Climate Circles · with Alicia Aikens, Solacene
- Ecorise · by Dreamstill and Ritmos Climaticos
Climafide wouldn’t be possible without Ocean Wise’s support through the early iterations, and collaborators Laurence Letarte-Préfontaine and Elena Frie.
Always growing... resources
There are many amazing organizations out there. Here are a few to get started!
Climate Atlas
Stories and resources from Indigenous Knowledge Keepers and scientists
Shake Up the Establishment
Get involved politically in your region; tools for organizers
Climate Justice Hub UBC
Handbooks on wellbeing, including managing eco-emotions
Critically Engaged Climate Education
Perspectives, principles and resources for the climate crisis
Too many to count! Share your favourite organizations here. Support local groups by following and attending their events; the CAN-RAC membership list is a good place to find an aligned nonprofit.
Intentions and methods
Facilitation is more than following steps. It’s aligning goals with a supportive environment so every participant can engage. This list keeps evolving, but it’s a good start on models for discussing complex issues like climate justice.
Why talking
Climate injustice is produced by colonialism and extractivism, and enabled by structural racism. Systems change takes complex understanding, patience, kindness, accountability and a willingness to go outside the norm. Climafide hopes to make space to engage with these topics, and we acknowledge the essential role of Indigenous sovereignty, land-back movements and direct action in a just world.