Honoring Ecological Grief Lunch and Learn
Star Scott
Hi Green labs fam,
I hope you’re hanging in there during these crazy times. I wanted to share the lunch and learn opportunity below in case you’re interested. Feel free to share with others whom might benefit.
I’ve done workshops with Refugia Retreats previously and they are usually really powerful. I haven’t done a lunch and learn with them before, though the subject resonates deeply with me-- Learning to take excellent care of ourselves as we advocate for sustainability is critical.
Best,
Star
Star Scott
Sustainable Science and Green Labs Program Manager she/her/hers
Facilities Management Division | University of Georgia
Chicopee No.1, 1180 E. Broad Street, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.7884 | Fax: 706.542.7679
star...@uga.edu | https://greenlab.uga.edu
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I humbly acknowledge and honor the land and people of the Mvskoke/Muscogee Creek and Tsalaguwetiyi/Cherokee Nations on whose ancestral land University of Georgia is located, and I acknowledge and grieve for those enslaved people who were forcibly brought to these lands.
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Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2025 12:42 PM
Subject: Invitation to Our Online Lunch & Learn and In-Person Day Retreat
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Hello!
Refugia Retreats has two upcoming events that may be of interest to you!
1. Free, online Lunch & Learn on coping with ecological grief on April 16, 12:00-1:00.
2. Day Retreat on The Ways of Water: Learning from Water in Times of change on May 31 at Spiritwood Retreat Centre in Priddis, AB.
We would love your help circulating these opportunities with your networks. Please see below for more information!
1) From Sorrow to Solidarity: How Honouring Ecological Grief Protects Mental Health & Mobilizes Climate Action - Free online Lunch & Learn on ecological grief research, April 16, 12:00-1:00 MDT
Join public health researcher Stephanie Olsen and eco-social worker Alana-Dawn Eirikson for a free lunch & learn on April 16, 2025 on coping with ecological grief and eco-anxiety.
Refugia was recently chosen as the site of a University of Alberta research study that examined how practices for honouring ecological and climate grief can support wellbeing and deepen engagement with the climate crisis. This interactive and engaging session will highlight key findings from that research, and offer practical tools for honouring ecological grief and difficult climate emotions.
This session is designed for individuals coping with ecological grief or eco-anxiety, practitioners who work with these issues, and for anyone interested in cutting edge research on supporting mental health in the face of climate change.
For more information and to register, check out our website or register here.
2) The Ways of Water: Learning from Water in Times of Change - Day Retreat on May 31, 9:30-4;30 at Spiritwood Retreat Centre in Priddis, AB.
Refugia Retreats invites you to a day retreat on The Ways of Water: Learning form Water in Times of Change on May 31 at Spiritwood Retreat Centre.
Water is essential for life; making up 60% of the human body and covering 70% of the Earth’s surface. The rich biodiversity of beings on this planet exists in large part due to the sacred life blood that is clean water. Water is a shapeshifter who is in constant, dynamic relationship with the beings around it. Whether carving depths, creating muck and mud, freezing lakes, or as flowing sustenance, water is fluid and always evolving. In times of immense uncertainty, with challenges to our ecosystems, communities, and bodies, how can deepening a relationship with water teach us about radical presence, shaping and being shaped by change, and strengthening connection with ourselves, our communities,and the more than human world? What can we as humans learn from water about how to be in right relationship, how to flow with and find spaces of stillness within change, how to allow ourselves to change? How can the gentle and sometimes fierce power of water teach us to be attentive to the conditions of our lives? Join us to explore what surfaces when we pause to listen.
For more information check out our website or register here.
Refugia Retreats Team
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Christina Greever-Wilson
Thank you for sharing Star!
I registered for the virtual event, and hopefully there will be a recording. Refugia’s land acknowledgement is also incredibly comprehensive, honoring, and well thought-out.
Best,
Christina
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Date: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Subject: Honoring Ecological Grief Lunch and Learn
Hi Green labs fam,
I hope you’re hanging in there during these crazy times. I wanted to share the lunch and learn opportunity below in case you’re interested. Feel free to share with others whom might benefit.
I’ve done workshops with Refugia Retreats previously and they are usually really powerful. I haven’t done a lunch and learn with them before, though the subject resonates deeply with me-- Learning to take excellent care of ourselves as we advocate for sustainability is critical.
Best,
Star
Star Scott
Sustainable Science and Green Labs Program Manager she/her/hers
Facilities Management Division | University of Georgia
Chicopee No.1, 1180 E. Broad Street, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.7884 | Fax: 706.542.7679
star...@uga.edu | https://greenlab.uga.edu
If you’re interested in scheduling a freezer consultation or joining the Freezer Challenge, please sign up here! To learn more about the freezer challenge, please see this video. To learn more about our program, check out this recent UGA Research feature article.
All UGA faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the upcoming International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) Education Week virtual conference April 7-11, 2025. As UGA is an institutional member of I2SL, our community is able to attend the event free of charge. Those interested should email gree...@uga.edu with the subject line, “Education Week” and we will register you for the event. As this is an international event, the session times vary to allow for global participation, and all registered attendees will receive links for replaying the sessions at their convenience. Please feel free to share this with other members of the UGA community.
I humbly acknowledge and honor the land and people of the Mvskoke/Muscogee Creek and Tsalaguwetiyi/Cherokee Nations on whose ancestral land University of Georgia is located, and I acknowledge and grieve for those enslaved people who were forcibly brought to these lands.
From: Jodi Lammiman <in...@refugiaretreats.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2025 12:42 PM
Subject: Invitation to Our Online Lunch & Learn and In-Person Day Retreat
[EXTERNAL SENDER - PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY]
Hello!
Refugia Retreats has two upcoming events that may be of interest to you!
Free, online Lunch & Learn on coping with ecological grief on April 16, 12:00-1:00.
Day Retreat on The Ways of Water: Learning from Water in Times of change on May 31 at Spiritwood Retreat Centre in Priddis, AB.
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