<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-e94da782-7fff-8834-a366-1d0acd2bf0c3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Event </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On June 7th, </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stories and Science for an Unruly Planet: Confronting Climate Change at Home, </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">an event designed for the general public, will be held at Bickersons Brew House in Ballard.  The event is organized largely by </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cascadia Climate Action (CCA)</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, sponsor of </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Climate Science on Tap</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> series and friend of the </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PCC</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Schooner</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> series. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This will be a </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">conversation about science storytelling and grassroots climate action with award-winning author and journalist </span><a href="https://madelineostrander.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,136,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Madeline Ostrander</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and University of Washington Associate Teaching Professor </span><a href="https://environment.uw.edu/faculty/p-sean-mcdonald/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,136,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">P. Sean McDonald</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Ostrander will talk with McDonald about her acclaimed book, </span><a href="https://madelineostrander.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,136,204);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,136,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">;</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> how and why she uses the tools of narrative journalism to write about science; and what we can learn from community-based stories about the solutions to climate change.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More information here:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.strangertickets.com/events/139039960/stories-science-for-an-unruly-plane" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.strangertickets.com/events/139039960/stories-science-for-an-unruly-planet</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Volunteers wanted!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://cascadiaclimateaction.org/on-tap/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cascadia Climate Action</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is looking for 3-5 volunteers to interview/converse with audience members at this June 7th event at Bickersons Brewhouse in Ballard (7-8:30pm).  CCA wants to learn more about the audience, what motivated them to attend the event, if/how they are involved in climate action and more.  At the same time the hope is that this will be a conversation, with students also sharing what they are thinking about w.r.t climate.  Your research, how you are engaged or would like to be engaged in addressing the climate crisis.  Come get connected.  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share with anyone you think would be interested in attending, learning more, and/ or volunteering.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested? Have questions? Contact Mary Manous (</span><a href="mailto:marymanous@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">marymanous@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(94,94,94);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) .</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cascadia Climate Action </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">organizes </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Climate Science on Tap</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Alegreya,serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> panel discussions to build community understanding of, and engagement with climate change, its related causes, impacts, and solutions.  Generally, the discussions  are held at breweries and tap houses, open to all ages, and bring out energy and climate scientists, engineers and policy experts, to share their knowledge and experience.  Volunteer supported, the format fosters networking, learning, and action while being a great deal of fun!  </span></p><br></span><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif">Miriam Bertram, PhD<br>Assistant Director, <a href="http://pcc.uw.edu" target="_blank">UW Program on Climate Change</a><br><a href="mailto:mab23@uw.edu" target="_blank">mab23@uw.edu</a>     @CliEdMiriam  </font><div><font size="1"><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif">Pronouns: She/Her  </span><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Cambria, serif" size="1"><a href="https://uwpcc.ocean.washington.edu/person/Miriam_Bertram" target="_blank">Profile</a></font></div><div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><u></u></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><img style="color:rgb(32,33,36)" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yTDXOEDOVXp__rYxukA53RPHVWUdzgsYiTfRcoMGEF7Q4x3UUvTCI9PrqtmX2jczahl-coA-M"><br></p></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>