Hi folks,
Happy Solstice / Midsummer / Alban Hefin / Litha! đ
This week weâve been thinking about what happens beyond the election. Weâre looking forward to our next community session in July, which will hold space to explore some of the narrative implications of whatever happens on the 4th, after the dust has settled.
In the meantime, best of luck to anyone at London Climate Week next week, and to all those involved in efforts to help make elections work for people and planet.
Shared in solidarity
Session
Collective Sensemaking
July 11th | 12:00-13:00 BST | Online
For our next community session, weâll be holding space to reflect on the narrative implications of the election result for the rest of the year and beyond. Weâll be exploring what kind of narrative work will be required to encourage a trajectory towards caring, just and regenerative worlds.
đď¸ Register here
đłď¸ Election đłď¸
Strategic guide: Speaking to Persuadables during the general election
Ellie Malpas; ACT Climate Labs
69% of the general population are âpersuadableâ. To reach and engage them, when climate is not top of the agenda, we need to âunderstand as much as we can from their perspectiveâ. This piece explores Persuadablesâ relationship with the general election, and outlines âhow we can better engage with them on climate change at such a crucial time.â It focuses on:Â âWhatâs going on? (What factors during this intense campaign period influence their support of climate action?)â; âWhoâs involved? Four segments to look out for this election periodâ;Â and âTips for engaging with the Persuadables this year. Depending on their attitude towards politics.â Also see.
#insight #narrativestrategy
đ See here
Reform Voters and Net Zero
Climate Barometer
With Reform now overtaking the Conservatives, it is increasingly important to understand what is driving them and their supporters. âEven without representation at Westminster, Reform could shape the conversation on net zero if the mainstream parties pivot in response to Reformâs rhetoric, deepening the risk of climate change being used as a âwedge issueâ⌠In contrast to supporters of all other parties, Reform voters express clear opposition to net zero policies. 70% say they oppose the target of net zero emissions by 2050, with 52% strongly opposing it. And 72% believe that people who campaign on climate change are âout of touch with most of the countryâ.â
#insight
đ Read here
Shares
Key: đ Report | đ Article
Impact Storytelling: the Ecosystem, the Evidence and Possible Futures
AKO Storytelling Institute
An extensive new report, âdesigned to help answer some big questions, like: what is the âimpact storytellingâ ecosystem? Who are the key players? What evidence is there that impact storytelling works? What are the gaps, and where should we be focusing our attention next?â It finds that âthere is an abundance of energy, work, research, expertise and experimentation happening across the UK in this early-stage ecosystem. And itâs only just beginning. This ecosystem of storytellers is, as strategist Liz Manne puts it, ready to âgo to the next levelâ â to collaborate more, learn from each other, and accelerate our growth and impact to meet the scale of the challenges we face.â
#narrativestrategy
đ Read here
Talking about our Homes, our Health and the Climate Crisis
NEON, Medact
Five messaging principles to âsupport health workers communicating about the relationship between our homes and health in order to advocate for a better housing and energy system to tackle the climate crisis.â (This is a live document that we will continue to update over time). Also see a related guide making the case for social homes, focusing on âhow our insecure, unsafe and unaffordable housing system puts so many peopleâs physical and mental health at risk.â
#narrativestrategy #messaging
Collective Caregiving: A Frame for Talking About What Kids and Families Need to Thrive
FrameWorks Institute (US)
âIf we want to build demand for communities, environments, and systems that allow each and every child to thrive, we will need a bigger and better narrative about what it means to care for kids. In this brief you will find an overview of a new framing strategy for building support for kidsâfocused on collective caregivingâalong with three recommendations for putting the strategy into practice. Each recommendation includes specific tips and examples of what it looks like.â
#narrativestrategy #messaging
đ See here
Unnatural Disasters â Communications Guide
Potential Energy (US)
ââAttributionâ is a complicated science, and it can be tricky to articulate the precise impact of climate change⌠while people are increasingly noticing that the weather is changing, they donât always connect the dots to climate change (in fact, half believe the changes to be ânaturalâ)⌠In our message testing, a platform grounded in the notion of âunnatural disastersâ boosted support for action on climate change by 10 p.p. overall (12 p.p. with Republicans and 8 p.p. with Democrats).â
#narrativestrategy #framing
đ Read here
Reimagining Advertising
Purpose Disruptors, RSA, Kingâs College
What happens when you ask leaders of the advertising industry to âredirect its super powers towards the greater good of the people and planetâ? A cohort of 12 changemakers from diverse parts of the advertising ecosystem⌠gathered to participate in a 6-month process⌠embodying systems thinking, futures thinking and imagination practices, to help align visions of the future with actions in the present⌠What became clear is that nobody needs a new framework. Instead what emerged as the primary need at this point in time was the requirement to invest in people and give them the space to connect, collaborate, create and challenge the status quo in a safe space.â
#issuenarrative #tactics
đ See here
The System Within
Jamie Bristow; Club Of Rome
An introduction to a paper co-authored with Rosie Bell, Christine Wamsler, Tomas BjĂśrkman, Phoebe Tickell, Julia Kim and Otto Scharmer as a complement to Earth 4 All, to address the âlack of attention to the psychological and cultural dimension of systems.â They argue that âinner factors are fundamental to global crises and the approaches we requireâŚâTransformative change must involve a dual approach: shifting the visible, external structures of society and the invisible, internal landscapes of the human mind and heart.â Also consider the gut. Full paper here.
#deepnarrative #tactics
đ Read here
Confronting Fascism in the Final Stage of the Life-Cycle of Industrial Civilisation
Nafeez M Ahmed; Age Of Transformation
âWhen we look at the rise of the global far-right through a systems lens, we can recognise it as a symptom of crisis and collapse - as well as the potential for renewal. Today, humanity stands at a political inflection point in which the only viable path forward involves total transformation⌠The rising state of popular disillusionment is growing not simply because of âdissatisfactionâ with the status quo, but more profoundly because of the escalating crisis of civilisation that is afflicting our civilisationâs material-technological infrastructure whose symptoms mainstream politics is unable to address⌠because the heart of this crisis is our relationship with the natural world, as mediated via our consumption of energy.â Also see.
#insight #tactics
đ Read here
Events & Jobs
Key: đď¸ Event | đź Job
How to Talk about a Wellbeing Economy
Wellbeing Economy Alliance | June 20th, 16:00 BST | Online
âJoin us for a deep dive on how to talk about the Wellbeing Economy. In today's world, where our extractive economic system is pushing our planet and our wellbeing to the brink, knowing how to advocate for a wellbeing economy is critical in shifting us towards an economic system that is in service of life. This event will equip you with the narratives and frameworks necessary to articulate why we need an economy designed to serve people and planet.â
đď¸ Register here
Facing Denials & Unlearning our Colonial Habits of Being
Azul Duque; Becoming Crew | June 25th | 18:00-20:00 (paid)
âWhat if the systems that create our sense of prosperity and that give us hope, enjoyment and a sense of safety are both inherently violent and unsustainable? Facing the magnitude of the task of enabling a world without violent and unsustainable relations requires more than a change of values, narratives, convictions or protocols: it requires an interruption of conscious and unconscious harmful desires hidden behind promises of entitlements and securities that people hold on to, particularly when they are afraid of pain, loss, scarcity and belittlement. In this session we will set the bases for the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures pedagogy: we will explore diffractive tools to hold multiplicity, social cartographies as navigation tools to find ways of moving in spaces of volatility, ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty, as well as visibilize the denials that uphold the violent system(s) both within and around us.â Use the code INTER10 for 10% off.
đď¸ Register here
The Hollywood Climate Summit
June 25-28 (US) | Online
âThe Hollywood Climate Summit organizes year-round, high energy convenings and creative labs for multi-sector media professionals to level up their climate knowledge, spark collaborations, deepen intersectional values, showcase innovation, and lead a cultural movement of sustained impact and climate action.â
đď¸ Register here
Imagination Infrastructures: The Role of Imagination in Times of Collapse
JRF Emerging Futures | July 2nd, 12.00-20.00 BST | Online
âThis year's theme, the Role of Imagination in Times of Collapse, brings to the center the spirit of creativity through the wisdom of thought leaders, cutting-edge perspectives, and new visions in service of life for emerging worlds. We welcome you to join us at the 3rd Imagination Infrastructure, curated by Alixa GarcĂa and hosted by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.â
đď¸ Register here
Senior Director, Global Climate Strategy
Purpose
âPurpose is seeking an innovative and entrepreneurial Senior Director to join our team and build our Global Climate Strategy. The person in this role will be leading the charge on revenue generation to directly support our Climate Action strategy. As a Senior Director, they will play the role of Principal on projects with Purposeâs largest philanthropic and corporate partners, be a thought leader in the future of our offerings across our client portfolio, and identify, nurture and deliver new funding and partnerships aligned with our climate strategy.â
đź Apply here
Quotes
(This selection of quotes is intended as a resource, in the hope that they may be useful for your own communications.)
âIt matters what matters we use to think other matters with. It matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with. It matters what knots knot knots, what thoughts think thoughts, what descriptions describe descriptions, what ties tie ties. It matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories.â â Donna Haraway
"The emergency of our situation does not call for the manic techno-narcissistic death dance of trying to âfixâ the world. It calls for slowing down. For sitting next to the pool. And looking into the water." â Sophie Strand
âThe work of decoloniality is not about knowing the answers; it is about staying with the tensions of not-knowing long enough to be changed by them.â â Bayo Akomolefe
âThe land is our Mother, so when we lose value for the landâŚpeople lose value for the women.â â Vanessa Gray (Aamjiwnaang First Nation)
âWe educate the gut, so that the heart can be filled with the message, motivation, direction and vision that the Earth provides through the umbilical cord for the head to follow.â â Dean Inu Huni Kui
Thanks for joining us, see you here again in two weeks.
A reminder that if you have something that youâd love to see in these newsletters, or work youâd like to share in the community sessions, or if you have any feedback, please reach out at inter-narratives@greenfunders.org
Very best,
Paddy & Ella