Join us for a conversation with Martin Wagner this June!
About this event
No matter how much we believe in the value of our activism, confronting the realities of the climate crisis can take a moral and emotional toll that undermines our well-being and limits our effectiveness. But avoiding our feelings out of fear that they will be too painful or will distract from our activism requires emotional numbing that saps our joy and can lead to cynicism, despair, burnout, or worse. Join us for a conversation with climate justice lawyer and interfaith chaplain Martin Wagner about the science of moral injury in climate activism and an experience of some simple practices to prevent these wounds from interfering with our work and our joy.
Martin Wagner
Martin Wagner developed his understanding of the moral and emotional toll of activism during several decades working as a human rights and climate lawyer, including 28 years as creator and managing attorney of Earthjustice’s International Program. He is currently an interfaith chaplain serving activists and movements for environmental and human justice. Among other influences, Martin’s work draws on his longtime study and friendship with scholar, author, and activist Joanna Macy, Ph.D., whose Work that Reconnects is a powerful resource for transforming anger, despair, and overwhelm into inspired collaborative action.
