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Sun, 2013-08-04 22:03 — Albert Gomez

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OVERVIEW

 

OBJECTIVE: To create an informed and engaged public, better poised to make personal changes and support climate resilience locally, regionally, nationally and globally.

Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) - The Scientific consensus is that global warming is happening and largely caused by humans. Click here for a AGW fact sheet with statements from various organizations on the role of humans in Climate Change. (For an older version with additional statements, click here)

Imagine hundreds of thousands of us responding in writing, in person or by video to the CLEO Project question, "What is climate change all about, and what's my role?". The Project is designed to celebrate participants, individually and in groups, who find and share their voices in this global conversation.

The CLEO Project on Climate allows for meaningful social learning around the topic of climate change, providing rich web resources and coordinating voluntary science cafes, movie nights, forums, workshops, communication contests, eco-art showcases, etc., culminating with an intergenerational, interdisciplinary CLEO Project TEDx event that will honor the achievements of all participants.

Initiated in South Florida and online.  To date, The CLEO Project on Climate Phase I participants include individuals and groups from areas throughout Florida, and from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Canada and Germany. Over time, and as strategic partners are identified, we expect CLEO Projects will be replicated in cities around the nation and globally.

The CLEO Project on Climate is inclusive and celebratory, facilitating open-ended learning on the issue of climate change. The Project casts a wide net, turns the question over to the individual, provides resources and opportunities to learn more, and celebrates participation at every level.

PROJECT APPROACH

 

PHASE I – FIND YOUR VOICE: ANSWER THE QUESTION

In this phase, participants sign up as individuals or as part of a team and prepare a personal response to the project question: "What is climate change all about, and what's my role?" Responses should be creative, impactful and succinct - preferably no more than three pages written or three minutes videotaped. CLEO evaluates, celebrates and showcases responses.

PHASE II – JOIN CLIMATE LEADERSHIP TRAININGS
Here, participants ready to become climate scholars and communicators, attend scheduled CLEO Climate Leadership training workshops, led by scientists, educators, and communicators. The basic and advanced trainings also assist participants in preparing for and hosting or co-hosting their own forums, small or large, formal or informal.
Trainees become part of the CLEO Speakers Network, sharing opportunities and resources. They may also become facilitators of Introductory or Basic Training sessions. Trainings educate and empower individuals and use research-based approaches to explain climate science, solutions, and communication strategies. Designed for both general and specific audiences, they include:

  • INTRODUCTORY TRAININGS: These 1-2 hour sessions deliver a solid overview
  • ESSENTIAL 1-DAY TRAININGS: These sessions are richly designed to educate and empower
  • ADVANCED 2-DAY TRAININGS: These sessions offer comprehensive analysis

INFORMAL LEARNING
These engagement opportunities buttress Phases I and II and help broaden the conversation. They include:

  1. College-wide interdepartmental climate forums
  2. Film screenings and panel discussions
  3. Town halls and workshops
  4. Science cafes, showcases, and debates
  5. Contests for creative bumper stickers, tweets, posters, and PSAs
GOALS AND OUTCOMES

BY DECEMBER 2014, WE WILL:
  1. Develop, implement and evaluate templates for at least FIVE strategies, initiatives and/or events that encourage the general public to craft responses to the Project question;
  2. Engage a minimum of 10,000 Phase I participants in answering the Project question. CLEO will collate and judge responses, with the best made available on the CLEO website, in print or on disc;
  3. Develop a syllabus and provide training for at least 200 Phase II communicators enabling them to share climate change information and resources with diverse community groups;
  4. Support and facilitate 200 Phase II communicators in hosting or co-hosting climate change engagement forums, targeting each Phase II communicator’s cumulative outreach to an average of 100 individuals;
  5. Showcase creative and impactful work, ideas and messages of at least 25 CLEO Project participants at a culminating Symposium and *TEDx event. The audience will include CLEO Project participants, as well as community and business leaders. The symposium will be videotaped for use in promoting future training and dialog.
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