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How to be hopeful : empowering practices to overcome despair and act for climate justice / elin kelsey (and all the species that make her life possible).
"A seminal contribution to the field of environmental justice, 'How to Be Hopeful' empowers readers to confront their own emotional landscapes, engage in collective action, envision a sustainable future, and ultimately, cultivate a hopeful and resilient response to the pressing issues of our time."-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781778402623 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 274 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : David Suzuki Institute, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 363.705 Kel | 31681010441954 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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This practical evidence-based guide empowers readers to embrace hope as an active response to climate anxiety through personal reflection, scientific insights and community collaboration, offering tools to accept fear, find solutions and nurture collective resilience. Appendix. - Perseus Publishing
âHow to Be Hopeful is a beautifully executed explanation of why hope is so needed in the environmental space.ââLeah Thomas, author of The Intersectional Environmentalist
"Kelsey's nourishing work reminds us that being human and managing complex emotions is a part of the process in healing the Earth and sprouting hope around the world."âIsaias Hernandez, @QueerBrownVegan
âAre you hopeful?â That is the question elin kelsey is most often asked when she speaks to young people about the emotions and anxiety wrought by the climate crisis. How to Be Hopeful is kelseyâs answer, an inspiring exploration of hope as an active, evidence-based response to climate change and environmental degradation. Hope is not merely a passive feeling but an active choice, a stance that must be nurtured despite the ever-present sense of despair and hopelessness that often accompanies the state of the world.
Through personal reflections, scientific insights, and practical exercises, How to Be Hopeful emphasizes emotional awareness, community collaboration, and the agency of both humans and non-human species. Some of the practices described in the book include:- Accepting your fears without fatalism
- Sourcing solutions-focused news and tracking positive trends
- Acting from your unique gifts
- Practicing interspecies etiquette
- Gathering strength from your circles of support
A seminal contribution to the field of environmental justice, How to Be Hopeful empowers readers to confront their own emotional landscapes, engage in collective action, envision a sustainable future, and ultimately, cultivate a hopeful and resilient response to the pressing issues of our time.
Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute - Perseus Publishing
For readers of All We Can Save and The Story of More comes a grounded and empowering how-to guide to being hopeful in an era of climate anxiety.
