This week is Earthcycle at U of T: an environment week with many many great happenings (see the link for more info). In particular there is what looks to be a great lecture on Thursday discussing the recent report on psychology and climate change from the American Psychological Association.
Here's the full posting:
Thurs. Sept. 24
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Lecture Climate Change & Psychological Barriers to Change, with Dr. Judith Deutsch ( Science for Peace) & Prof. Danny Harvey ( U of T)
International Student Centre, Cumberland Room
33 St. George Street
This is, in part, a summary of a major conference by the Report by the American Psychological Association’s Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change titled “Psychology and Global Climate Change: Addressing a Multi-faceted Phenomenon and Set of Challenges.”
The study includes sections on concern for climate change, not feeling at risk, discounting the future, ethical concerns, population issues, consumption drivers, counter-consumerism movements, psychosocial and mental health impacts of climate change, mental health issues associated with natural and technological disasters, lessons from Hurricane Katrina, uncertainty and despair, numbness or apathy, guilt regarding environmental issues, heat and violence, displacement and relocation, social justice implications, media representations, anxiety, psychological benefits associated with responding to climate change, types of coping responses, denial, judgmental discounting, tokenism and the rebound effect, and belief in solutions outside of human control.
A copy of the report is available at http://www.apa.org/science
Dr. Judith Deutsch is a psychiatric social worker and President of Science for Peace.
Prof. Danny Harvey is with the Geography Department at UofT, a member of the IPCC, and an internationally renowned climate change expert.
Organized by Science for Peace
Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131392308428&index=1
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