On May 30, we gathered with partners, storytellers, and community members to share and hear stories of hope, grief, loss, strength, solutions, and courage at our Missoula Climate Stories live event. Read more about the experience and watch the recording here.
Read MoreFamilies for a Livable Climate is working with statewide partners to expand our Montana Climate Stories project with an open call for submissions now through February 27. Beginning this spring, we will bring live climate storytelling events to five Montana communities to provide the space and tools for Montanans to connect in community, break climate silence, and take action on climate.
Read MoreJessica Abell writes in the Ravalli Republic on February 5, 2023: “In a world where both our temperatures and our politics are continually growing more heated, how do we cut through the culture wars to talk about our changing environment in a meaningful way?
A group of concerned Montanans is working to address just that through a series of live storytelling events across the state focused on people’s personal experiences related to our changing climate and how it has affected them, their businesses, agriculture or people and places they love.”
Read MoreFamilies for a Livable Climate and Stories for Action are looking for Montana storytellers and artists to contribute to our Montana Climate Stories project. Selected storytellers will receive $100 for their submission, and their story will be featured on our website, social media, and may be included in a traveling exhibit of stories in 2023. Priority submissions deadline: January 7, 2023. Final Deadline: January 30, 2023.
Read MoreClimate change is a BIG issue; each of us have a role to play in the transition to a livable future. Montanans are rising to the challenge and implementing climate solutions in their workplaces, homes, schools, and communities. From installing school gardens to working on international supply chains, here we highlight inspirational stories from parents and caregivers in the climate space.
Read MoreWe can no longer plan our backpacking and camping trips for August without wondering whether we will be smoked out, or whether the forests will be closed due to extreme fire danger. The abrupt switch from clear summers to smoke in 2000 was shocking, although in our mobile society I’ve found that many people who live in Missoula now don’t realize summers were not always this way.
Read MoreI am eleven years old, hopefully I have much longer to be left on this planet. I don't like to see my planet dying, so we need to save it from climate change. I first became involved in activism when I watched the film “Chasing Ice,” which made me very upset. I dictated a letter to my parents and they mailed it to our state senator, Jon Tester. This all happened at the age of three.
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