Deep canvassing for climate action

Madeleine Para

Twelve people met to discuss the book How Minds Change, by David McRaney. It was a lovely mixture of curious Arboretum Cohousing members, CCL stalwarts, and a few CCLers from days back. The discussion ranged over the details of deep canvassing and some of its potential uses, connections made by the retired therapists among us, and what might be next.

For anyone wondering why all the buzz about deep canvassing, the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications held a webinar on it and its use in building support on climate action. This is perfect for people not wanting to dive into a whole book. Here's the page where the recording can be found. The video is below.



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