Sustaining All Life (SAL)
A Project of Re-evaluation Counseling
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World Social Forum, Cotonou, Aug 2026
Introduction
It is possible to limit the effects of human-caused climate change and restore the environment—and some big changes are needed if this is to happen. These changes will require a massive movement, spanning the globe, of people of every background.
In Sustaining All Life (SAL), we believe that the barriers to building a sufficiently large and powerful movement include:
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- longstanding divisions (usually caused by oppression) between nations and between groups of people within nations,
- widespread feelings that it’s too late and any actions will be ineffective,
- denial of or failure to engage with the climate emergency, and
- difficulties in effectively addressing the connections between the environmental crisis and the failures of our economic system.
Sustaining All Life works to address these issues and others:
Our Activities
We present daily workshops, forums, support groups, listening projects, introductory classes, caucuses, and more at the COPs and climate action summits.
SAL presenters share their perspective on key topics related to the climate emergency and how we have used the tools of Re-evaluation Counseling to free ourselves and others from emotional hurts that have interfered with our functioning. The workshops are interactive, giving participants the chance to share their experiences and be listened.
Our forums provide opportunities for activists, indigenous people, people impacted by climate change, and others to share their story. The flow is paused periodically to give the audience the opportunity to exchange listening with one another in pairs.
Most SAL/UER events are interpreted into one or more languages.
Readings & Handouts
World Social Forum Cotonou
August 4 - 8, 2026
SAL will have an in-person delegation at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Benin. The WSF is an annual event and global platform that brings together individuals and organizations from civil society who are committed to creating a just world. This is through focusing on building a planetary society that fosters positive relationships between humanity and the Earth. This year, SAL will be leading in-person events and listening circles.
Climate Week New York City
September 22 - 26, 2026
During Climate Week NYC, SAL/UER will be presenting the following interactive workshops, which address barriers to resolving the climate emergency. Our SAL/UER events will also show participants how effective listening can free us and others from the emotional and mental harm resulting from oppression, rising authoritarianism, living in a climate emergency, and other hurtful experiences. This emotional harm can interfere with our ability to think about and respond effectively to the climate crisis, ending racism, and sustaining our efforts over time.
Past Events
2025 COP30 and the AntiCOP
We sent a delegation to Belém, Brazil for COP30 and AntiCOP (10th November–21st November, 2025).
2024 COP29
We sent a small delegation of six to Baku, Azerbaijan for COP 29, from November 12th to 16th, 2024, to both the Blue and Green Zones. Although we acknowledge the COP was compromised by being held in Baku, we attended to maintain and strengthen relationships.
Kavita Dhamale (India) and Iman Awadh (England) presented this workshop in the Blue Zone:
"Foster Regenerative Cultures through Transformative Education for Children and Youth. Engaging children and youth in new curriculums to foster sustainable ways of life. Integrating whole systems design in transformative education for regenerative societies through building community, mindful consumption, conscious food systems, use of resources, & connecting spiritually with nature."
We were invited to co-lead this workshop by the Global Peace Initiative of Women and Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association. All Civil Society presentations in the Blue Zone are collaborative efforts. More information here.
2024 AntiCOP
We attended AntiCOP 2024: Global Gathering for Climate and Life, in Oaxaca, México from November 4th-9th.
Statement from the AntiCOP:
"After 28 years of climate COPs where the ambitions of a few eclipse the urgent needs of the populations most impacted by the climate crisis, we have decided to redirect our focus to building a meeting that articulates the resistances, voices, and concerns of the communities of the Global South.
Throughout the six days of the Gathering, we participated in work tables, workshops, cultural exchanges and assemblies, strengthening the ties between international climate movements and grassroots territorial processes, addressing different problems that affect the global climate crisis, such as impact of extractive megaprojects, migration and forced displacement, the global water crisis, the commodification of life and the violence of armed groups and organized crime on organizational processes, thus articulating a global movement that places the defense of life in the center."
We presented two workshops: one on leading listening circles and one on how oppressions divide us. We did listening circles daily.
Other Past Events
NYC Climate Action Week:
New York City, USA
2025: events
2024: events, photos
2023: compilation video, events, photos
2020, 2021, 2022
2019: events photos
London Climate Action Week:
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
World Social Forum: Nepal 2024
COP
28: Dubai, UAE 2023 photos, events
27: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 2022, pics1, pics2, events
26: Glasgow, Scotland 2021
25: Madrid, Spain 2019
24: Katowice, Poland 2018
23: Bonn, Germany 2017
22: Marrakech, Morocco 2016
21: Paris, France 2015
Online Events 2021
Climate Action Summit: California, USA 2018
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