Climate Feminism in Canada Plugged In

Inspired by what Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson’s are calling a renaissance in climate leadership that is “more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity and collaboration…open to people of any gender”, this episode explores the significance of feminine and feminist leadership in climate work in Canada – from the community to the global stage.
You will hear the voices of Britt Wray, Jordyn Burnouf, Kim Nicholas, Shawna Henderson, Desiree Norweigan and Miranda Baksh speak about how they are experiencing in their climate work, including the importance of feeling our climate emotions, how empathy and emotional intelligence are critical when negotiating climate policy, how the feminine can help hold space for diverse voices and bodies in organizations and businesses results in unique and the valuable collaborations and solutions, and finally what feminist approaches can teach us about emotional resilience during these challenging times.

The episode closes with Dr. Katharine Wilkinson explaining how the poem "Natural Resources" by the feminist poet Adrienne Rick helped unlock the title of the book All We Cna Save. She shares beautifully that “Our hearts have to be broken by all we cannot save, all that's already lost, all that will be lost. And, our hearts have to be moved by all that we still can save together”.