Events

Climate Fresk Workshops – April 2024

Climate Change workshop in April 2024

“Accelerate the understanding of climate change at a global level, in order to, as rapidly as possible, contribute to triggering the tipping points needed to preserve life on Earth”

You can’t fix what you don’t understand.

As humanity is faced with unprecedented challenges, “Climate Fresk” is a citizens’ workshop that aims to raise awareness and understanding about climate change, and therefore to encourage positive actions at the personal and collective level.  

Conceived in France and based on the science of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report, it explains the cause and consequences of climate change. It gives the opportunity to learn a lot in a short period of time and is meant for both novices and experts. More than 1.5 million people worldwide have participated in the workshop, and 70,000 have gone on to become facilitators. 

In just 3-hours, the workshop calls on participants’ collective and creative intelligence to identify the cause-effect relationships between different components of climate change. As a team, you will be handed five sets of cards. When each new set is handed out you are asked to (re)arrange the cards on the table according to cause and consequence. The Fresk is revealed once all 42 cards are on the table. Team cooperation is very important and will get you from one set of cards to the next. A facilitator will guide and support you through the workshop.

THE STEPS of the WORKSHOP

  • the introduction to learn a bit about “Climate Fresk” history and to do some icebreaker exercises
  • the construction of the Fresk, guided by your facilitator
  • the creative phase, to relax and get to grips with your Fresk, then a debrief on what you’ve learned, and
  • finally to share your feelings and express your thoughts and ideas for individual and collective actions

COMMENTS FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS:

  • the Fresk gave us a higher, more comprehensive view of the complex interconnections between the causes and consequences of climate change
  • “I haven’t stopped thinking about the time we spent at the workshop. The power of those cards! It DID NOT feel like 3 hours!! The time flew!
  • “Even two weeks after the workshop, we were still talking about the Fresk!”

Stay tuned for registration details for two upcoming workshops at Dovercourt, facilitated by Don Sproule.

  • Thu. April 11, 5:30-8:30pm
  • Tue. April 23, 5:30-8:30pm

Ages 17+; maximum 14 people

Visit the Climate Fresk website: https://climatefresk.org/

Inclusion Dances

Dovercourt is hosting regular Inclusion dances for our special needs community. These dances were formerly organized by Able2.

A friends & family inclusive dance

Our next dance is April 20.

Entry: $5

Pizza: $3; Drinks $1

Cash at the door.

Informal Parent Group: 7:30-9pm

Masks & vaccinations are recommended.

If you would like to be informed about the schedule for upcoming dances, please subscribe to this special mailing list.

Dances for 2024:

  • April 20, May 1
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We are please to announce that Families Matter Co-op is returning to host their informal Parent/Caregiver discussion group during the dance! Please come by while your loved one is dancing for a chance to meet and network with members of your support community from 7:00-9:00.

Monthly workshops and events

See our Flyers page for monthly recreation programs and workshops including arts, crafts, sports and date nights!