Impactful Storytelling for Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience
Online
November 21, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific Time
12:00 PM – 13:30 PM Mexico City
13:00 PM – 14:30 PM Washington, D.C.-Montreal
Public
Join the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) for a webinar on the importance and impact of storytelling, offered as part of the activities of the CEC’s Communities for Environmental Justice Network (CEJN) project.
This webinar is open to the public and designed for people, communities and organizations interested in better understanding the power of storytelling and integrating this into their practices. The speakers will share tips on how to tell impactful stories and support others in their storytelling journey, particularly to advance environmental justice and climate resilience.
Storytelling can help promote environmental justice and climate action by elevating the voices of marginalized and affected communities, bringing visibility to environmental challenges and burdens, and showcasing community-led expertise and lessons learned. Sharing stories has the power to drive positive change by diversifying and shifting the narrative and fostering meaningful community engagement in decision-making. Connecting with people emotionally and intellectually, and sharing struggles as well as inspirational examples, is a powerful force to help motivate others with similar stories and concerns to speak out, as well as raise awareness among decision-makers and drive them to take action.
This webinar will provide concrete examples of storytelling initiatives in Canada, Mexico and the United States that were developed to amplify people’s voices and community engagement, particularly in advancing environmental justice in the context of climate change. Those examples present local stories that put forward the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples, youth, and women.
This interactive webinar will include presentations and a Question & Answer period.
This webinar will be available in English, French, and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation provided in all three languages.
A recording will be shared with all registrants in the weeks following the webinar.
Agenda
Jeff Baker
Education and Knowledge Mobilization Lead, The Resilience Institute
Jeff Baker
Education and Knowledge Mobilization Lead, The Resilience Institute
Dr. Baker (Jeff) is a Métis educator and scholar who employs participatory and Indigenous methodologies to explore the transformative possibilities that exist at the intersection of Indigenous and Western scientific ways of knowing. Jeff held the position of Chair in Indigenous Education at the University of Saskatchewan and worked for Mistawasis Nêhiyawak as a Senior Policy Analyst and Indigenous Food Sovereignty Specialist.
Jeff’s work balances issues of equity with those of sustainability and is largely informed by his diverse ancestry and experience living and working in cross-cultural contexts within Canada and abroad.
Tina Elliott
Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, The Resilience Institute
Tina Elliott
Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, The Resilience Institute
Tina Elliott was lead for the project Stories of Resilience – Voices from across British Columbia’s Interior. Through her Master of Environment and Sustainability research, she worked with Northern Saskatchewan communities to co-develop a post-disaster learning framework and guidebook focused on the social aspects of disasters. Her background in Women’s and Gender Studies supports her work in climate adaptation to promote equity, agency, and empowerment.
Her work in academia and as a practitioner has ignited her passion for helping others tell stories and learn from each other to foster equitable, evidence-based, practical climate adaptations.
Fabiola Vásquez
Communications coordinator, Flor y Canto (Flower and Song) Indigenous Rights Center
Fabiola Vásquez
Communications coordinator, Flor y Canto (Flower and Song) Indigenous Rights Center
Fabiola Vásquez is a communications expert and advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and communities. In her work, she amplifies women’s voices to ensure that their efforts and contributions to community life are recognized and valued. She oversaw the Voces de Vida – Defensoras del agua (Voices for Life – Water Stewards) initiative in the Central Valleys region of Oaxaca.
Fabiola believes in the power of communication to transform realities and raise awareness.
Cameron E Oglesby
Environmental Justice Advocate and Storyteller
Cameron E Oglesby
Environmental Justice Advocate and Storyteller
Cameron is an environmental justice organizer, oral historian, award-winning journalist, and a developing author who is dedicated to re-centering the voices, narratives, and knowledge of historically disinvested communities in conservation, environmental policy, storytelling, and corporate decision-making.
Cameron’s work is inspired by her own connection to ancestral farmland in Maryland that has been in her family for almost 100 years.
Contact
Violaine Pronovost
Lead, Community Grant Programs
(514) 350-4326