Navigating climate change with grief, hope  & humor w/ author Andrew Boyd

A night of stand-up tragedy for the new book, "I Want a Better Catastrophe" by renowned climate activist and author Andrew Boyd

Surf Lodge and Pub

Surf Lodge and Pub hosts what has been called &quot;the most realistic yet least depressing end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it guide out there&quot; (Foreword Reviews):&quot;I Want a Better Catastrophe&quot; by Andrew Boyd.Free and open to the public! Doors open at 6:30, show at 7:00.We will read some passages, laugh some dark laughs, sign some books, gnash some teeth, explore some of our possible futures via oversized flowcharts, not necessarily in that order. T﻿he evening will NOT be a boring book reading. It will be interactive, participatory, fun; it&#x27;ll be a chance to come together and -- aided by gallows humor and some unusual prompts -- reflect on some of the big questions before us.To tackle the climate emergency, we need each other; we need solidarity and laughter and all the rest. We hope to see you there.**Even if you&#x27;re not able to attend, you may <a href="https://newsociety.com/books/i/i-want-a-better-catastrophe?_ga=2.231051295.1616293986.1676480116-2092665678.1676480116&amp;sitedomain=us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">order</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Want-Better-Catastrophe-Navigating-Climate/dp/0865719837" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a> a copy of the book now (and maybe an extra one for a friend :) **(Management not responsible for any side effects including existential dread, being galvanized into action, etc.)-﻿------ MORE INFO ABOUT THE BOOK &amp; AUTHOR :I WANT A BETTER CATASTROPHE:Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows HumorAndrew Boyd | February 2023 | New Society Publishers | 416 pagesAn existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomersWith global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the &quot;impossible news&quot; of our climate doom.He searches out eight leading climate thinkers — from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer — asking them: &quot;Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?&quot;With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and &quot;hopelessness workshops,” he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: &quot;Should I bring kids into such a world?&quot; &quot;Can I lose hope when others can&#x27;t afford to?&quot; and &quot;Why the fuck am I recycling?&quot;He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh. Drawing on wisdom traditions Eastern, Western, and Indigenous, Boyd crafts an insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a &quot;better catastrophe.&quot;Andrew Boyd is an author, humorist, and climate activist. His new book, <a href="http://BetterCatastrophe.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">I Want a Better Catastrophe</a>: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope and Gallows Humor is forthcoming from New Society Press in February 2023. He is currently CEO (Chief Existential Officer) of the <a href="http://ClimateClock.world" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Climate Clock</a>, a global campaign he co-founded that melds art, science, technology, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime. Boyd also co-created the grief-storytelling ritual the <a href="http://theClimateRibbon.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Climate Ribbon</a> and led the 2000s-era satirical campaign “Billionaires for Bush.” His previous books include <a href="http://BeautifulTrouble.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beautiful Trouble</a> (OR Books, 2012); <a href="http://DailyAfflictions.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daily Afflictions</a> (WW Norton, 2002), and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/513756.Life_s_Little_Deconstruction_Book" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Life’s Little Deconstruction Book</a> (WW Norton, 1998). Unable to come up with his own lifelong ambition, he’s been cribbing from Milan Kundera: “to unite the utmost seriousness of question with the utmost lightness of form.” THE WONDERFUL HOSTLocated on the beautiful shores of Gabriola Island, the historic <a href="https://www.surflodgegabriola.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Surf Lodge and Pub</a> is a great getaway destination for those in search of a stunning natural setting with all the amenities close at hand.Gabriola offers an amazing variety of outdoor activities, galleries and curious shops to browse. Getting here is easy only a 20 minute plane ride from Vancouver or a 20 minute ferry trip from Nanaimo.

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