Every meeting needs a team leader who helps keep the meeting on track and ensures everyone, especially the constituents, contribute to the discussion. Join hosts Ricky Bradley and Brett Cease as they share best practices and review the roles of a meeting leader.

In our advanced lobby training lesson, we’ll take a light-hearted look at some bad and better ways to respond to difficult situations and how to manage hot-button issues that could derail your meeting.

Co-hosts: IT Director Ricky Bradley, Southeast Regional Director Don Addu, and California Coordinator Tasha Reddy.

Our individual values shape us. They help us make decisions and influence our relationships. They keep us on the right path. Organzitions and movements are also be guided by values. As climate advocates, we come to this work with our own set of values. Citizens' Climate Radio host, Peterson Toscano speaks with marketing researcher and volunteer climate advocate, Lesley Beatty about the Citizens' Climate Lobby's Core Values. CCL founder Marshall Saunders joins in the conversation with a burst of optimism.

Art House

Marshall Saunders sticks around to help with our Art House segment. He has a book recommendation to share, a novel written in 1899 by Leo Tolstoy. Marshall tells us why he thinks climate advocates should read Tolstoy's Resurrection. South African author, Glen Retief reads excerpts from the novel.

Puzzler

In answer to last month's puzzler question listeners wrote and left voice memos to share the climate change resources for people just getting involved in climate advocacy. Find links in Dig Deeper section below.

New Puzzler Question

You are at a family event. Everyone is catching up and having a good time. You have cornered your uncle and are updating him about your climate work. Your Uncle, let's call him Jim, says, "Ok, maybe this is a stupid question, but what is the big deal with melting glaciers? It seems everything I read about climate change, they are freaking out about these glaciers. Why the obsession?"

So, how do you respond to Uncle Jim? In addition to the science behind glacial melting, what will you say to deepn the conversation?  Send Peterson your answers. Leave your name, contact info, and where you are from.

Get back to him by June, 15, 2017. If you see Peterson at the Citizens' Climate International Conference June 11 and 12th, say hi and he can record your answer. You can also email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org that’s radio @ citizensclimate.org Text Peterson or leave a voicemail of 3 minutes or less at 570.483.8194. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) That number again is 570.483.8194

Dig Deeper

Climate Change Resources from Puzzler Question. 

The Elephant Podcast

No Place Like Home Podcast

Our Warm Regards Podcast

Terrestrial Podcast

Climate Change: Evidence, Impacts, and Resources 

Going Green but Going Nowwhere

Creation-Crisies Preaching by Rev. Dr. Leah Schade 

Climate Changed--A Personal Journey Through the Science

A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld

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Ever wonder what it sounds like to be in a CCL meeting with a member of Congress or their staff? In this lesson, CCL's Director of Field Development, Elli Sparks and Regional Coordinator, Brett Cease demonstrate what a typical meeting sounds like.

The burning of fossil fuels takes a tremendous toll on public health, not only from the impact of climate change, but also from the pollution that leads to heart and respiratory problems. To learn more about this, we’re joined this month by Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, policy analyst in the American Public Health Association’s Center for Public Health Policy. Her specialty areas within the Policy Center include climate change and environmental exposures.

Steps to take and CCL tools available to successfully prepare for a lobby visit with your elected official or their staff. Additional discussion on the meeting roles and the power of practice.

Steps to take and CCL tools available to successfully prepare for a lobby visit with your elected official or their staff. Additional discussion on the meeting roles and the power of practice.

What does it mean to be a citizen advocate? What’s our role? How do we build relationships with our members of Congress? And what’s our most valuable tool?

CCL veterans Bill Barron, Andy Beahrs and Amy Bennett share their thoughts on what it means to be a citizen advocate.

It is easy to get confused with all the terms, concepts and processes used in the United States Congress. Knowing the terminology and how Congress operates will not only help you become a better climate advocate but also strengthen the relationship you have with your congressional office.

How do some people land on a path that leads them to climate action?  Host, Peterson Toscano explores this question by featuring two passionate climate advocactes. Dr. Hugh Sealy, is an environmental engineer in the Caribbean. He has influenced environmental policy in Barbados, Grenda, St. Lucia, and Dominica. In addition to his work in helping low-lying island nations in a time of climate change, Dr. Sealy also served as a member of the Clean Development Mechanism or CDM for the UN Framework on Climate Change. He shares some of his story, discusses the CDM carbon pricing.  Adia Samba-Quee, is just begining her career as a climate advocate. A 14 year old student in Springfield, MA, Adia makes connection between local pollution, asthma, and climate action. She hopes to use comedy to engage people in deeper conversations about climate. 

Art House

We travel back to the future to hear from climate historian, Dr. Timothy Meadows. He broadcasts from the year 2176 to look back to our time. In this segment he highlights the incredible acheivements of three engineers known as The Three Beans. Starting around 2028 they made their mark as creative and skilled designers of major adaptation projects. They also operated with style and playfulness. The Three Beans stirred up hope in a difficult time. They became three of the biggest celebrities of the mid-21st Century. Hear from an eye-witness from the future and also discover what they are advertizing 150 years from now. 

Puzzler

Last month Peterson asked listeners, In addition to the welcome of animal species and future generations, why are you passionate about climate change/ We hear from listener, Dr. Stephen Hanson who talks about climate change and health. Dave Barbier, the Sustainability coordinator for University of Wisconsin in Stevens Point, connects climate action with national security. 

New Puzzler Question

You are talking to someone named Barbara. You helped her see that climate change is a serious issue that needs her attention. Barbara then asks you, What should I do next? This is the question climate communicators long to hear. So what do you say when someone wants to know more about climate change? What are resources you recommend that help people better undertstand the issues and how we can respond? Tell me about books, websites, video series, podcasts, and more.

Send Peterson your answers. Leave your name, contact info, and where you are from.

Get back to him by May, 15, 2017. You can email your answers to [email protected] or  leave a voicemail of 3 minutes or less at 570.483.8194. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) 

Dig Deeper

Learn more about the UNFCC's Clean Development Mechanism by visiting their site.

Bloomburg News article Emisson Credits Seen Heading for Revival after 4 Year Slump

Children’s Environmental Health Disparities:Black and African American Children and Asthma

Climate and Health Conference at Carter Center in Atlanta, GA  (Full Recording)

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