Monthly Speakers

National Monthly Meeting

Every month we host an educational Zoom meeting for all of our supporters. At this meeting, guest speakers will discuss a wide range of climate-related topics and CCL staff share legislative and organizational updates.

Join us live on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 1pm ET for 1 hr. To join visit: cclusa.org/meeting.

Missed the call? Recordings are available to watch on YouTube or listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Upcoming Monthly Call Guest Speaker

March 14th, 1pm ET : Marija Verner, PhD, Climate Change Communication Researcher and Educator, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Marija Verner is the Digital Education Manager and Research Specialist at Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC). She studies how people around the world understand, experience, and respond to climate change, with a focus on cross-national public opinion, gender and development, and the spatial distribution of climate risks. Her research has appeared in World Development, Latin American Politics and Society, European Political Science, Nature Climate Change, Comparative Political Studies, and other scientific journals. In parallel, she co-leads the design and instruction of a professional education program in strategic climate communication for global audiences.

Recent Speakers

Bill Doherty, PhD, Co-founder of Braver Angels

Bill Doherty is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota. Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, he co- founded Braver Angels, a citizen initiative bringing conservatives and liberals together to counteract political polarization and restore the fraying social fabric in American society. Bill is the chief designer of the Braver Angels workshops and has conducted sessions all over the country, including for corporations, state legislatures, and the Problem Solvers Caucus in Congress.