This is the September 2025 newsletter from the Climate Crisis and Affect Network with some information about events in the recent past or upcoming future that members of the network are involved in.

Sjálfbærni, samfélag og skapandi hugsun: Seminar for school teachers
Pilot Cities (Tilraunaborgir) is a collaborative research and innovation project between the municipality of Reykjavík and the University of Iceland. The project focuses on transportation patterns and waste sorting challenges of residents in the capital area, but it also explores cultural and social aspects of these issues. As part of this project, a one day seminar for primary school teachers was held on August 18th. Here the focus was on how teachers in different age levels can integrate sustainability, democracy and inclusion into all aspects of their teaching in creative ways. Members of the Climate Crisis and Affect network helped organize the seminar.

Launch Event: Centring Families in Iceland’s Just Transition
The partner project, Centring Families in Iceland’s Just Transition, is planning to have a launch event on the 9th of October, 15.00, at the Saga building in the University of Iceland. More information coming soon.

Tipping Points: Symposium in Stykkishólmur
This year marks the 180th anniversary of the meteorological observations in Stykkishólmur started by Árni Thorlacius in 1845. These measurements have long been used in climate and meteorological research. On that occasion a symposium is being organized which will discuss climate issues in a broad context, both scientifically, socially and also how art can be used as a medium. Following the symposium, there will be an opening of an art exhibition called Vendipunktar/Tipping points, featuring artists who work with nature and different tipping points. Members of the Climate Crisis and Affect network will participate in the symposium, which is October 11, 2025 in Stykkishólmur. More information should be made public soon.

"Media for Future": Symposium and Workshop in Hvolsvöllur
The EU funded project “Media for Future” brings together scientists and journalists to strengthen their ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, raise awareness of the urgency of climate change, and inspire action. The Natural Institute of the Westfjords is one of the partners in the project which will hosting an international workshop & conference Hvolsvöllur from 29th Sept to 1st Oct, 2025. In the workshop we will be focusing on bridging the gap between science and media, fostering effective communication of climate issues and international collaboration. Members of the Climate Crisis and Affect network will participate in the symposium and workshop. More information should be coming soon.

Confluence of European Water Bodies
The third edition of the Confluence of European Water Bodies will take place in the Netherlands, from 21–24 September 2025. On September 21st, it will open with a choral ritual titled Drop, Ripple, Puddle, O. As the Confluence joins 35 grassroots movements advocating for the representation of regional waterbodies, O will thread the many represented human languages into our invocation. The collective Snæfellsjökul fyrir forseta (Iceland) has devised the opening ritual for the 2025 Confluence. See more: https://climateaffect.hi.is/confluence-of-european-water-bodies-2025/

Nordic Summit of Species
The Nordic Summit of Species is a two-day event (September 12-13, 2025) in Aarhus, Denmark bringing together civil society organisations that are advocating for rights and representation of nature. Each has their own approach to lending their voices to more-than-human agents. You will meet ambassadors for bumblebees and swans as well as artists, academics, and activists advocating for glaciers and rivers. See more: https://climateaffect.hi.is/nordic-summit-of-species/

Panel on Planetary Thinking
Located at Justus-Leibig University of Gießen, the Panel on Planetary Thinking conducts transdisciplinary scientific research on planetary thinking, a novel approach that moves away from anthropocentrism and conceptions around the ‘globe’. Planetary thinking means to acknowledge that human societies are deeply entangled with the life of an ever-changing planet—a planet that expands spatially from the Earth’s core to interplanetary space, temporally from nanoseconds to geologic time scales, and materially from elementary particles to the dark matter of the universe. To mark the Panel’s fourth and final round, all past and present visiting fellows will host a three-day symposium called "From Relations to Politics: Pathways towards a Planetary Praxis" at Castle Rauischholzhausen (November 18-20). angela Snæfellsjökuls rawlings and other members of the Climate Crisis and Affect network will participate in the symposium. See more: https://climateaffect.hi.is/panel-on-planetary-thinking/