Dr. Dana Fisher | Saving Ourselves in Times of Crisis. | Sep 03, 2025 at 13:30 EDT | CACOR Live
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Topic: Saving Ourselves in Times of Crisis.
Speaker: Dr. Dana Fisher
Time: Sep 3, 2025 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Summary:
How do we understand the evolution of climate activism and protest and what role will it play in getting society through the climate crisis? This talk integrates data collected over 25 years studying climate policymaking and civil society's role in addressing the climate crisis. It presents the most realistic path forward for climate action—which is driven by a mass mobilization that responds to the growing severity and frequency of climate shocks. Spurred by a lack of progress, climate activism has become increasingly confrontational, and a radical flank has emerged. The presentation will discuss when and how activism is most successful, identifying the importance of creating community, capitalizing on shocking moments, and cultivating resilience. It will present the findings from Fisher's book, Saving Ourselves: from Climate Shocks to Climate Action, along with data that were collected more recently.
Biography:
Dr. Dana R. Fisher is a dynamic speaker and author who writes about democracy, civic engagement, activism, and climate policy. She is the Director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE) and a Professor in the School of International Service at American University. She is also a Non-resident Senior Fellow with the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution and the chair of the Political Sociology section of the American Sociological Association. Her most recent book is Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action (Columbia University Press 2024). In 2024, she delivered a TED talk about being an apocalyptic optimist that is based on the book. Fisher has published seven books and more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. She served as a Contributing Author for Working Group 3 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Review (IPCC AR6) writing about citizen engagement and civic activism. She holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an BSc from Princeton University.
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All future CACOR Live speakers presently scheduled:
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03-Sep-25 |
Dr. Dana Fisher |
Saving Ourselves in Times of Crisis. |
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10-Sep-25 |
Joseph Merz |
An update on the behavioural crisis driving ecological overshoot |
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17-Sep-25 |
Dr. Brian Bedard |
Musings of an Itinerant Veterinarian |
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24-Sep-25 |
tbd |
Group discussion: Nation-building projects that would make ecological sense |
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01-Oct-25 |
Nadia Ahmad |
From Carbon to Cooperation: Building International Pathways for Just Transitions |
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08-Oct-25 |
Dick Bakker |
OREC: Encouraging deployment of renewable energy |
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15-Oct-25 |
Dr. Ugo Bardi |
The End of Population Growth |
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2025-10-22 19:00 Wednesday in Ottawa is Thursday 09:00 in Australia |
Philip Lawn |
(TBD) (Using the Theme of Modern money and taxation) |
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29-Oct-25 |
Dr. Jack Alpert |
Civilization's Predicament and its unwinding behavior - part 2 of 2 |
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05-Nov-25 |
Dr. David Harries |
World Academy of Arts and Science 2025 AGM |
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12-Nov-25 |
Michael Wiggin |
Use of waste heat from nuclear reactors. |
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19-Nov-25 |
Julian Branch |
Asbestos cement water pipes, and ingested asbestos |
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26-Nov-25 |
Tal Engel |
Where are the Elders? The Startling Parallels Between Dying Ecosystems and Cultures. |
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03-Dec-25 |
on hold |
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10-Dec-25 |
on hold |
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17-Dec-25 |
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24-Dec-25 |
closed |
Week off |
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31-Dec-25 |
closed |
Week off |
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07-Jan-26 |
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14-Jan-26 |
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21-Jan-26 |
Dr. John Sanbonmatsu |
Human Domination and Capitalism: The Double Helix Encoding the End of Terrestrial Life |
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28-Jan-26 |
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