November Cafe

​This is the second of two Novembers cafés. (The first one will be in a virtual format on 11/10.)

​This will be a midday café held at local coffeeshop and community space Scorpion Hearts Club.

​We will start with introductions at 12.30pm, so please leave time to get a drink if you'd like and settle in before we begin (but of course please join us whenever you can make it).

​In case you're wondering, what is a climate café?, it is "a simple, hospitable, empathetic space where [feelings] and uncertainties about our climate & ecological crisis [and related political crises] can be safely expressed."

​Climate Café GR is a nonjudgmental space open to anyone in Grand Rapids down to explore eco-emotions in a justice-oriented group setting.

​It is an advice-, debate-, and fixing-free zone, but rather a lightly peer-facilitated space to focus on feelings about current climate and other political realities, and to create community around those feelings. There is no charge to participate. Masking is welcome but not required.

​Climate Café starts with a short orientation to the format, followed by introductions and a lightly facilitated roundtable conversation.

​At Climate Café GR, we value everyone’s participation who sincerely wishes love and liberation for each of their co-participants. We expect all participants to engage in respectful peer sharing and support. We understand participants may hold different viewpoints, but since the focus is on relating our experiences, we ask all would-be participants to refrain from argument during the session.

​Climate Café Grand Rapids meets monthly. Contact: climatecafegr@gmail.com or @climatecafegr on Instagram. (Do not worry if you do not see many signups on Luma; we do not require RSVPs. There will be others there!)