Gerriet Schwen spent the past few years as a social science project manager exploring practical pathways to utopia with housing projects, open workshops, community-supported agriculture, and other self-organized groups. Far beyond project management, Gerriet asks: How can we prepare for future crises and disasters through solidarity?
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Climate communication is irrationally optimistic. We need to tell the truth about the Great Unraveling
Where’s the urgency in climate discussions? Scholars Theresa Leisgang and Gerriet Schwen examined why climate warnings fail to spur action and how they might better motivate us to work toward the best possible future, even in the face of catastrophe.
September 4, 2026
