16. How to address polarization in local communities by challenging yourself - meet coach Deborah

Journey Visions - A Path towards Sustainability

Picasso coach Deborah Rim Moiso is all over, literally. Interdisciplinary and holistic is within her character, which you will hear out from her very diverse interests and experiences. A summer job in Ireland and reading The Transition Handbook by Ron Hopkins woke her up imagining the future. Within the Pioneer Programme and her placement at the Transition Network Deborah found the space to guide people to find their own voice, which is one that naturally connects to planet earth. The Climate-KIC programmes most importantly stimulate dialogues with people with differing backgrounds and opinions; this way you adress your own fierce of polarisation. She highly recommends the book Active Hope as it sees power as something to do rather than something to have and discusses how small steps to action can give us power. Also, Deborah is inviting Journey participants to help out with the harvest on her farm in Italy once Covid restrictions have been lifted. The more the merrier she said ;) Tune in to find out about her personal challenge and what you can do to not to contribute to polarization in communities.

The Transition Handbook by Ron Hopkins: http://www.greenbooks.co.uk/the-transition-handbook

The Transition Network: https://transitionnetwork.org/

Active Hope - How to face the mess we're in without going crazy by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone: https://www.activehope.info/

The Climate-KIC Pioneer Programme is for young professionals. You spend the first part of the programme in your own country with coaches, and then continue on to spending six weeks in a foreign city to work for another organisation. Climate-KIC covers all expenses. Read more about it here https://pioneers.climate-kic.org/