October 2024 - We at Families for a Livable Climate are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. The loss of life, destruction of homes, and displacement of communities are heartbreaking. Our thoughts are with those affected by this natural disaster.
Read More“I’ve actually been thinking about some things that are challenging for me as a mom to write in about. One is talking to kids about things we’re also scared about (for me - climate change, political environment) and how to be honest with them while also not scaring them more. Sorry, that’s a heavy one!”
In our first ever youth writing contest this past winter, we invited Montanans 18 years old and under to envision what our communities will look like and how they've responded to climate change in the year 2070. Here we present to you the entire collection of responses from the contest. Read their words, hear their voices, listen to them.
Read MoreWhen we recognize the nature within, and embrace it in our interactions with the world, nature becomes intimate. It changes from being a far-off abstraction to being an essential component of each of our personal stories.
Share your story by submitting to The Changing Times in our second annual art issue! Submissions due July 4. We are so excited to see nature through - and within - your eyes!
Read MoreThis Winter we interviewed Jeremy Drake, owner of Strategy Zero Waste Solutions about the Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) Zero Waste pilot program, and his work as project manager.
Read MoreRead the full interview with Anna Baize and Naomi Alhadeff, of the National Wildlife Federation, as previewed in the Fall 2021 issue of The Changing Times!
Read MoreIn The Changing Times’s Summer 2021 issue, the editors wanted to feature the voices and perspectives of artists, photographers, poets, and narrtive writers. Issue 6 was built out of connection to the earth during climate crisis and what it means to have a creative relationship with this planet we call home.
Read MoreBy Callie Stephenson
I am afflicted by a certain nostalgia. It’s a hot muggy night, barefeet in damp grass, and the smell of skin slicked with sweat. It is summer. Denim shorts and pine needles mixed with sweet, heavy lake water. It is Americana: all fireworks and sunscreen grease. The voices of people around me saying how absurd I am to revel in the heat of the evenings, and the comfort I find in the deafening accumulation of a dozen fans whirring at different pitches. It is my contempt for air conditioning coupled with full body resignation every time I enter a building that has been pumped full of that delicious, refrigerated air.
Read MoreSpending time outside in the summer is part of our individual climate stories. These stories become part of us, guiding us as we make decisions about how we interact with the world each and everyday. When our editorial team sat down following the release of our spring 2021 issue, we discussed how we could tell these stories about engaging with our world and share the places that are important to us. We came up with the idea of a special summer art issue, where we could invite everyone to share their experiences of the world. Learn more and submit by July 5!
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