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World Soil Day

Today we’re showing appreciation for a part of our ecosystems that often gets overlooked (teehee – see what we did there!?).

Matt Sowerby

Programmes and Community Officer

Join a Global People, Planet, Picnic

The Resilience Project believes that conversations around the climate and nature crisis don’t have to be void of lightness and joy. That’s where The People, Planet, Picnic comes in. “PPPicnic” is a variation on the ‘Climate Cafe’ model, but with a focus on community building, decompression and really good food.

Matt Sowerby

Programmes and Community Officer

The 2024 Resilience Circles

Our international 2024 Resilience Circles are waiting for you; join now and find your peace, power and people. Are you aged 18-26 and overwhelmed by the climate crisis? What if you could navigate these feelings, build resilience, and take action alongside a supportive community? Our youth-led Resilience Circles offer a powerful 10-week programme designed specifically for young people like you. These free online circles create a safe space for real talk, shared experiences, and joy.

Matt Sowerby

Programmes and Community Intern

[Closed] Applications are now open for the 2024 Resilience Residential

Have you missed out this year? You can now register interest to join our online Resilience Circles instead! The Resilience Residential is back for its 3rd instalment, offering 20 places for pairs of European changemakers (age 18-26) to train, empower and transform their activism. You’ll be trained in-person to host a 10-week Resilience Circle, online, for other young people in Europe.

Ronke Ayoola

Youth Programmes Lead (UK)

Updates, jobs and volunteer opportunities

Our International Board of Youth

Let’s be real. We’re in a mess. We exist in both a mental health and climate crisis, so we created The Resilience Project to resource other young people concerned about the climate crisis in finding their peace, their power and their people. We believe that if we start by strengthening our emotional and psychological resilience, we can do anything. We believe that if we develop transformational leadership skills in strong communities, we can turn the tide.

Matt Sowerby

Programmes and Community Officer

World Oceans Day

Today many organisations are posting about #BigGreenWeek, but before we join in highlighting some great work being done this week, we wanted to post about another celebration that took place over the weekend: #worldoceansday. After all, as American marine biologist Sylvia Earle put it, “No water, no life. No blue, no green.”

Matt Sowerby

Programmes and Community Intern

From Burnout to Breakthrough

"Climate anxiety is relational, which means it is reduced when policy makers take meaningful action on the climate crisis." That's what Grace said at the European Parliament last week when she spoke at the 90th Quality of Childhood Talk: Environments for children and youth and mental health. Read the story of how she went from burnout to speaking at the European Parliament on the impact of the climate crisis on the mental health of young people in just 1 year.

Grace

UK Programmes Lead

Why the Youth Climate Movement is Like Dumbledore’s Army

Who isn’t impressed by Harry Potter and his friends bravely stepping up to fight a global threat to life and justice? Well we’re doing that too. While world leaders are letting us down, we are stepping up time and time again to fight for a just future for all. We won’t be deterred by their threats or their greenwashing. Just like Harry Potter, we are strong, we are brave, we are powerful! Read the full blog for more reasons why we are just like Dumbledore’s Army.

Grace

UK Programmes Lead

Community stories

Leading Sustainability Communicator Shares Secrets of Living Intentionally in a Climate Crisis

I’ve been an independent professional for over 20 years, with 14 of those focused on sustainability and climate. This work can be energising and rewarding, but it also demands a thick skin. You face naysayers, online trolls, and even well-meaning friends and family who might avoid you if your passion feels overwhelming. Then there are companies and organisations that speak loudly about sustainability while acting in direct opposition to their claims...

Suzanne Whitby

Mentor

Doing the unthinkable at New York Climate Week: Pausing.

To combat feelings of burnout and imposter syndrome in the climate movement, it was our intention to make a space where young people could turn up exactly as they are: energised or broken. Not another space where they have to prove themselves as an ‘mini-adult’ or ‘mini-politician’. Not another space with $1,000 suits and impressive titles. Not another space where they would be weighed and valued by their work. We settled on a model we’ve called Dinner and Decompression.

Katie Hodgetts

Founder/Chief Executive Officer

Intergenerational Conversations: Roger Higman, Director at Network of Wellbeing

This week we have Roger Higman. Roger has almost 40 years' experience of working in the environmental movement, mainly at Friends of the Earth. He is passionate about creating a truly sustainable civilization that helps everyone to thrive. For the last nine years, he has been the Director of the Network of Wellbeing, which gives him a key role in a growing movement that uses wellbeing science to drive social change for the benefit of people and the planet.

Roger Higman

Mentor

Embodying Faith: Ramadan to Eid

From shared iftars with family to the tranquillity of late-night prayers, Ramadan granted me the opportunity to cleanse my vision and reignite hope through faith. Despite grappling with eco-anxiety and the despair for our planet and humanity’s future, engaging in prayer, fasting, and other spiritual practices allowed me to strengthen my mind and deepen my understanding of my purpose and existence.

Ishraq Abdalla | 2024

Co-Founder | Activist

The Importance of Pointless Joy

At The Resilience Project, we are big proponents of a practice we call ‘Pointless Joy,’ and this practice is baked into our workshops and youth programmes.

India Miles

Marketing and Communications Officer

Digital Detoxing with Genesis

Resilience Project Board of Youth member, Genesis, reflects on their experience of digital detoxing. Genesis practises digital detoxes monthly in order to expand their capacity for fostering relationships within their community.

Genesis Whitlock | 2023

Activist | Community Builder

Water Levels, a short film by Ananya Pathak

As part of our ‘Climate Anxiety in a Global Context’ series, the Resilience Project’s international board of youth have been empowered to co-design events, create content and share their insights for igniting resilience. Part 3: Read about Ananya’s incredible short film, Water Levels

Ananya Pathak | 2023

Founder | Artist

Shamim’s Climate Cafe

As part of our ‘Climate Anxiety in a Global Context’ series, the Resilience Project’s international board of youth have been empowered to co-design events, create content and share their insights for igniting resilience. Part 2: Read about the climate cafe Shamim facilitated in Tanzania.

Grace

UK Programmes Lead

Rising Above Eco-Anxiety - The Resilience Perspective

As part of our ‘Climate Anxiety in a Global Context’ series, the Resilience Project’s international board of youth have been empowered to co-design events, create content and share their insights for igniting resilience. Part 1: Read Steve’s article on being resilient in the face of eco-anxiety.

Steve Misati | 2023

Conservationist | Founder

Don’t call me shy

As a queer young black person, previous Resilience Project participant Esther explores what it means to be labeled ‘shy’. They reveal intersecting overt and hidden discrimination in activist spaces and give their advice to other young marginalised folk on stepping into their power.

Esther

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