Climate Communication After Climate Denialism: A Three-Part Event Series

Event Overview:  
Join the Institute for Environment, Conservation, and Sustainability (UTSC) in partnership with Canada's National Observer, Harbinger Media, and Another Story Books, at Innis Town Hall in Toronto for three lectures. The discussions will focus on the challenges of communicating the realities of climate change in today's complex media landscape. 

"Climate Communication After Climate Denialism" lecture series will explore how misinformation, greenwashing, and the broader polycrisis of war, migration, inequality, and other social issues, impact the public's understanding of climate change.  

Event Details:

• Location: Innis Town Hall, Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto  
• Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM  
• Admission: Free   

Schedule:

• September 26, 2024: Communicating Fire  
    A lecture by award-winning author John Vaillant, (author of "Fire Weather", finalist for the Pulitzer Prize)  
    Moderated by Adrienne Tanner, Editor-in-Chief, Canada's National Observer
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• October 16, 2024: Corporations on Climate: Greenwashing or Progress?  
    A panel discussion featuring Melissa Aronczyk (Rutgers University), Toby Heaps (Corporate Knights), and John Woodside (Canada's National Observer)  
    Moderated by Alison Mountz
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• November 13, 2024: Petro Populism vs. Working-Class Environmentalism 
    A panel discussion with Geoff Dembicki (author of The Petroleum Papers) and others  
    Moderator TBA
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This thought-provoking series tackles the essential question: How can we effectively communicate the climate crisis and inspire action in a time of rising misinformation and global uncertainty?