Resilient Duke: an ONLINE climate themed reading group
Interested in climate change? Want to think about practical and optimistic actions that you can implement? This group is for you! Resilient Duke is an online space for the Duke community to discuss applying pragmatically optimistic* ideas to address climate change. Join facilitators Faith Haines, Master’s student at UNC School of Information and Library Science, and Jodi Psoter, Librarian for Climate & Sustainability, to talk about how we can reframe climate narratives and bring climate optimism to conversations and solutions.
*The term “pragmatic climate optimism” is attributed to the talk “The Case for Climate Optimism” given by Charlie Sellars at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business on October 8, 2025.
Related LibGuide: Climate and Sustainability by Jodi Psoter
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 12:50pm
- Campus:
- n/a
- Categories:
- Science Event
To ensure a lively conversation, some pre-work is suggested. We encourage you to read the book, but understand that may not be possible. Please find book adjacent materials to read, listen, and/or watch (no need to do all!) below.
What We Can Do: A Climate Optimist's Guide to Sustainable Living by Charlie Sellars (also available from pay services).
Pre-work options include any or all:
- Reading The Pragmatic Case for Climate Optimism, an essay by Charlie Sellers
- Listening to Charlie Sellers talk with host Will Lukang on the I Will Aim podcast: How to Fight Climate Change: Practical Steps You Can Take Today (28 min)
- Watch Charlie Sellers’ book talk at the Vermont Law and Graduate School (minutes:12:15 to 20:29)
Whether you read, listen, or watch, come prepared to recommend one big idea that could be accomplished campus-wide and one idea that you could realistically implement for yourself.
A zoom link will be sent via email to registered participants to join the workshop.
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