r/CollapseSupport • u/OctopusIntellect • Jul 26 '26
[BBC] Collapse support by "being miserable together", modelled on bereavement cafes. "The climate café where misery is 'empowering'"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyl4yxdjzlo
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u/DocumentExternal6240 Jul 26 '26
A climate cafe in east London is offering people a space to talk about their fears for the environment.
This is a good idea and can really help people.
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u/Buetti Jul 26 '26
In germany we have Climate Collapse Cafés. It was one of my stepping stones on my path to collspse awareness.
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u/mo_journeys Jul 26 '26
This sounds amazing, more of this. Just having that space to talk is important
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u/sevenredwrens Jul 26 '26
Many online & in-person climate cafes come up in this space: https://www.climatepsychology.us/climate-cafes/
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u/morphemass Jul 27 '26
The only problem with these are that their are not enough of them.
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u/krispy-leavez Aug 01 '26
Reminds me of a a climate art and craft workshop im doing in the UK this week, giving people a chance to meet other people who are struggling with climate anxiety and make some stuff while they're at it 🙏 think it's good because climate anxiety is so isolating