Let's Talk Climate Allies on May 12th!

📅 May 12, 2025
⏰ 9 - 10 am PT | 12 - 1 pm ET

Too often, people working on climate solutions are feeling isolated in their efforts. Our work can get stuck in silos, facing competing priorities and resistance from those who don’t see it as their issue. But real progress happens when we build strong allies and work together.

Join us for a free panel discussion with Katie Harper, Pong Leung, and Matt McCulloch, moderated by ASI’s CEO, Tamara Connell. We’ll explore:

✅ How to cultivate climate allyship despite holding different perspectives

✅ Addressing gaps and barriers to uniting on climate action

✅ Strategies for creating supportive collaborations that advance real impact

How can leaders make empathy a core part of organizational culture?

In this article, Forbes interviews Maria Ross, author of The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries. She challenges common myths about empathy, such as the idea that it’s just about being nice or always agreeing with others. 

Instead, she frames it as a mindset of curiosity—being open to different contexts and perspectives to find common ground and move forward together.

What do you think? How do you see empathy shaping leadership in your work?

Info Session: Upcoming Climate Leadership Courses with Royal Roads University

📅 April 10, 2025
⏰ 10:30 - 11 am PT | 1:30 - 2 pm ET

Curious about our climate leadership courses with Royal Roads University? Join us for a free 30-minute info session on April 10, 2025! We’ll walk you through the details, share what to expect, and answer any questions you have.

What we’ll cover:

✅ Collaborative Leadership for Climate Action (April 21 – May 18, 2025) – Focused on collaboration and working together to steward climate action.

✅ Climate Action & Transition Leadership (June 2 – 29, 2025) – Focused on alternative leadership frameworks that can help spark climate action in your workplace, community, or personal life.

The Climate Unemployment Party is Happening Tonight - Vancouver

The Climate Unemployment Party is an anti-networking night of real talk and good vibes with fellow climate folks who care deeply about the planet but can’t seem to get paid to do that.

📅 April 3, 2025 @ 6:30 pm PT
📍 Chill Studio, 2270 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC
💸 Free entry – Drinks available for purchase

Other announcements, events, and interesting reads!

• ClimateWest Forum: Happening June 17 - 18 in Saskatoon and free to attend.
  
  
• ICLEI Climate Communications Toolkit: Designed for local practitioners and community leaders looking to use communications to support the implementation of climate action and build better, more resilient communities.
  
  
• Climate Resilience for SMEs: ASI's capacity-building initiative to help SMEs across Canada prepare for the challenges of climate change. Two spots remain for Chambers of Commerce, BIAs, and Boards of Trade to partner with us to provide training to SMEs in their networks.
  
  
• The Loneliness of Leading: A Q&A with Kyle Empringham from the Starfish Canada on why young environmental changemakers’ wellbeing is at risk.

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