Thank you for your interest in the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health-sponsored Climate Advocacy Month activities. These session will take place 12 PM to 1 PM EST and will include the following speakers/topics:

February 9th - Ms. Daviana Berkowitz-Sklar, Yale College & Nature Now International: "Citizen Science for Young Leaders in Costa Rica." Citizen science tools are being increasingly used to engage the general public and create understandings of local ecological systems. Drawing on her own decade of experience with ecological advocacy, Daviana will speak about and lead participants through available citizen science tools that can be used to engage the general public in important local environmental issues.

February 11th - Ms. Rachel Hennein, Mr. Will Hancock-Cerutti, & Ms. Sadie Meller, Yale School of Medicine and Physicians for Social Responsibility: "Integrating Climate Change into the Yale Medical School Curricula." In this session, Yale medical students will discuss their experiences in getting climate change acknowledged as a major health issue and being added to the medical school curricula, as well as share how to conduct an effective stakeholder analysis and engagement plan.

February 18th - Mr. Eric Fine, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: "Message Strategies for Global Warming's Six America's." One of the first rules of effective communication is to “know thy audience.” In this interactive workshop, we will learn about and practice communication strategies for the six distinct audiences identified by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication research on “Global Warming’s Six Americas.”

February 23rd - Ms. Sarah Sax (YSE'17), Freelance journalist & Climate Collective NYC: "Professional Fact Finding." In this workshop, Sarah Sax will lead participants through an examination of publicly-available resources that can be used to strengthen arguments and create captivating, fact-based writing pieces.  

February 25th - Dr. Zoe Chance, Yale School of Management: "Your Voice in the Public Sphere: An Op-Ed Workshop." One of the most direct ways of reaching a large audience is through op-eds. Dr. Chance will lead participants through guided exercises to help you craft an effective message that can be sent to your local, state, or even national news outlets.

An additional networking/social hour will occur on February 26th from 4 to 5 PM EST.