OSHER 232 - Climate Change in Person, Community, and Planet

Our climate crisis is real, is largely human-caused, and requires a "climate change" in human consciousness (person), in human communities, and in our relationship with the ecosystems that sustain all life (planet). The instructor recently published a textbook for helping professionals entitled "Climate Change in Person, Community, Planet: A Guide to Helping Professionals" (Cognella, 2024). In this class, participants will learn about the nature of, causes of, and best solutions to our climate crisis. The instructor will encourage self-reflection and in-class dialogue as we study human consciousness and our relationships with other human beings, other living things, and planetary ecosystems.