A “Climate Listening Circle”
I facilitate the meetings for our Extinction Rebellion chapter and have been bringing RC to the group. We are opening meetings with “news and goods,” playing improv [improvised] games to get people discharging, doing “listening partnerships,” getting leaders to appreciate each other, and closing with what we liked and something we are looking forward to.
We hosted a series of “Climate Listening Circles” for our community. (The best part—it wasn’t my idea!) The circles were two hours long and open to anyone from the community. We used the basic guidelines for listening partnerships and shared in trios and small groups. We came back together for a closing. It was beautiful to see people discharging.
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Reprinted from the e-mail discussion list for RC Community members
(Present Time 201, October 2020)