Wisconsin Humanities’ Beyond the Headlines program will host a free, virtual workshop next month aimed at providing attendees with ideas and resources for telling stories about water justice issues related to climate change.
“Wisconsin’s Water Future,” a virtual backgrounder, is scheduled for 2 – 4 p.m. March 9, and is for journalists, community leaders and concerned residents.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association is a partner of the Beyond the Headlines program, which works to bring Wisconsinites together for discussions that explore journalism’s crucial role in enabling productive citizen engagement in American democracy.
Panelists include:
Dominique Brossard, Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication, UW-Madison
Caroline Gottschalk Druschke, Associate Professor, Department of English, UW-Madison
Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, Director of Public Information, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
Stephen Vavrus, Senior Scientist in the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research at the UW-Madison
Tony Wilkin Gibart, Executive Director, Midwest Environmental Advocates
Wenona Wolf, Deputy Chief of Staff and Policy and Legislative Director for Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes
Guiding questions include:
What are the public policy implications of climate “weirding” on the lives and livelihoods of Wisconsin residents: from flood to drought, storm intensity to changing temperatures?
What lessons could be learned from examining inequities in how these impacts are being borne by communities across the state?
How do we best convey these data and stories about current and predicted conditions, existing policies and their impacts, and potential mitigation?
Questions should be directed to Meg Turville-Heitz at meg.turvilleheitz@wisconsinhumanities.org or 608-265-5595.
