Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
In Watch Your Head, poems, stories, essays, and artwork sound the alarm on the present and future consequences of the climate emergency. Meanwhile, dire predictions from scientists, Indigenous land and water defenders, and striking school children have mostly been ignored by the very institutions – government, education, industry, and media – with the power to do something about it. Join us for a conversation with editor Kathryn Mockler and anthology contributors Carleigh Baker, Simone Dalton, Christine Leclerc, and Carrianne Leung on their calls to action for the climate crisis facing us all.
This video is part of The Word On The Street Toronto’s ongoing City Imagines programming, a wide-ranging series of free online discussions that consider urban spaces and the people who live and create in them.
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Featured Books and Resources
Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis: anotherstory.ca/item/eICIMlJ6k5FtTwwMtDih4w
Watch Your Head website: watchyourhead.ca
RAVEN Trust: raventrust.com
Climate Justice Toronto: climatejusticeto.com
We encourage you to visit https://native-land.ca to learn more about the land you live on, wherever you’re tuning in from.
Connect with WOTS!
Website: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca
Twitter: twitter.com/torontoWOTS
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
2:59 Inspiration and Mission of Watch Your Head
9:19 Defining Climate Justice
13:12 Intro & Reading from Carleigh Baker
17:26 Intro & Reading from Simone Dalton
21:40 Intro & Reading from Christine Leclerc
25:52 Intro & Reading from Carrianne Leung
29:38 Themes of Hope & Thought Process of Each Piece
39:22 Balancing Humour with Serious Subjects
42:40 Art’s Role in Spreading Awareness
46:24 Shifts in the Global Response to the Climate Crisis
50:52 Catastrophe as a Relationship
53:45 Hopes for Change in Conversations about Climate Change
1:03:49 Advice for Writing about Climate Change
1:11:42 Finding the Courage to Write about Distressing Topics
1:15:00 Climate Change Reading List
1:22:11 Thoughts on the Presence and Perception of Climate Change in Fiction
1:33:18 Final Thoughts & Thank You
In Watch Your Head, poems, stories, essays, and artwork sound the alarm on the present and future consequences of the climate emergency. Meanwhile, dire predictions from scientists, Indigenous land and water defenders, and striking school children have mostly been ignored by the very institutions – government, education, industry, and media – with the power to do something about it. Join us for a conversation with editor Kathryn Mockler and anthology contributors Carleigh Baker, Simone Dalton, Christine Leclerc, and Carrianne Leung on their calls to action for the climate crisis facing us all.
This video is part of The Word On The Street Toronto’s ongoing City Imagines programming, a wide-ranging series of free online discussions that consider urban spaces and the people who live and create in them.
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Featured Books and Resources
Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis: anotherstory.ca/item/eICIMlJ6k5FtTwwMtDih4w
Watch Your Head website: watchyourhead.ca
RAVEN Trust: raventrust.com
Climate Justice Toronto: climatejusticeto.com
We encourage you to visit https://native-land.ca to learn more about the land you live on, wherever you’re tuning in from.
Connect with WOTS!
Website: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca
Twitter: twitter.com/torontoWOTS
Instagram: instagram.com/torontowots
TikTok: tiktok.com/@torontowots
Facebook: facebook.com/torontoWOTS
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
2:59 Inspiration and Mission of Watch Your Head
9:19 Defining Climate Justice
13:12 Intro & Reading from Carleigh Baker
17:26 Intro & Reading from Simone Dalton
21:40 Intro & Reading from Christine Leclerc
25:52 Intro & Reading from Carrianne Leung
29:38 Themes of Hope & Thought Process of Each Piece
39:22 Balancing Humour with Serious Subjects
42:40 Art’s Role in Spreading Awareness
46:24 Shifts in the Global Response to the Climate Crisis
50:52 Catastrophe as a Relationship
53:45 Hopes for Change in Conversations about Climate Change
1:03:49 Advice for Writing about Climate Change
1:11:42 Finding the Courage to Write about Distressing Topics
1:15:00 Climate Change Reading List
1:22:11 Thoughts on the Presence and Perception of Climate Change in Fiction
1:33:18 Final Thoughts & Thank You
