Date & time
Friday, March 21, 2025
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
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Harnessing emotions to inspire climate action
A workshop
Speaker(s)
Heather McLaughlin
Cost
This event is free and open to the public
Organization
Loy. Coll. Diversity & Sustainability & Sustainability Res. Cntr / Dept. Design & Computation Arts
Contact
Where
Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre
7141 Sherbrooke W.
Accessible location
Yes
In this workshop, participants will learn to identify and map the range of emotions related to the climate crisis. They will creatively explore how to listen to these emotions and transform them into aligned action.
*Please note this is an education and not a therapeutic workshop.
Professor Heather McLaughlin
About the workshop facilitator
Heather McLaughlin is Assistant Professor, Art Therapy Graduate Program Director, and Director of the Concordia Arts and Health Cenre in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies. Her research focuses on art therapy, arts in health, couple and family therapy, systemic therapy, clinical supervision, climate justice, climate action, systemic social change, university-community partnerships, trauma informed practice, and arts-based learning.
This event is brought to you by the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre, and the Department of Design and Computation Arts in collaboration with 4TH SPACE, with the support of the SOFA Sustainable Fine Arts and Studio Arts Office of the Vice-President, Research, Innovation and Impact, the Office of Sustainability; Career Advising and Professional Services; the School of Community and Public Affairs and First Peoples Studies; the Science College; the Faculty of Fine Arts; and the Departments of Communication Studies; Geography, Planning and Environment; and Political Science at Concordia University.
This event will contribute to the Sustainability in Research section of Concordia's Sustainability Action Plan by increasing the visibility of sustainability research at Concordia.
This event is part of:
In.site2 and Sustainability across disciplines