Kimimila Decory
May 18, 2025
Hope a Cactus that stops cutting people, yet I have been taught all my life that hope is a pricked finger from the world's sharp edges, in which the blood spilled fabricates furious lessons, forcing all of her, me, to remember injustice by the memory of an enclosed fist. The...
Janiece Watts and Isak Kvam
Feb 26, 2025
In September 2024, Fresh Energy began an innovative partnership with Jothsna Harris, founder of Change Narrative, to explore how personal storytelling can strengthen our climate advocacy work. This collaboration comes at a crucial time as we implement Vision 2030, our ambitious five-year strategic framework to shape and drive bold policy...
Marta Toledo Alcarraz
Feb 23, 2024
I have a very clear memory from when I was about 10 years old. We were driving to Piriápolis, a beach town with my family, less than two hours east of Montevideo, my city. Piriápolis is a typical vacation place for families in Uruguay regardless of socio-economic status. The only...
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May 11, 2023
The Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards, presented annually since 2014, celebrate exceptional achievements in leadership, education, research, policies, and practices that improve resilience or climate justice through the development, advancement, or implementation of climate adaptation strategies....
Grace Generous
Feb 20, 2023
The crisp October day welcomed us into the circle as we gathered in the clearing at Crosby Farm Park. Jothsna, Buffalo, Laura, and Ben welcomed us, asking us to find a natural object to add to the evolving art piece building in the center of our circle....
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Mar 16, 2022
Climate change discussion is often filled with science, data, and graphs. But to move people, organizations, and governments to action requires emotional connections and empathy. It requires storytelling. We interview Jothsna Harris, founder of Change Narrative, who is dedicated to building capacity in the climate justice movement through the power...
Jothsna Harris
Jan 5, 2022
Sharing your climate story can be a powerful and confidence-boosting experience. It can also feel vulnerable… I was caught off guard and felt my voice shake in response when a student asked me to share my climate story during a post-talk, q & a session. I had written one earlier...
Jothsna Harris
Nov 17, 2021
The reality of global climate change is bigger than any one of us, and this leaves many who care about climate change with the sense that what they do does not matter. That notion could not be farther from the truth. With flooded coastlines, intensifying heat, and increasingly frequent and...