Art, Grief, and Climate Action with USC's First Eco-Chaplain

What if responding to climate change was about creativity, connection, and even pleasure? Allison Agsten, director of USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and inaugural Eco-Chaplain, shares how art and storytelling can help us process ecological grief, why intimacy matters more than mass messaging, and how small sustainable choices (like thrifting a pinky ring) can actually feel good. From organizing healing circles for wildfire survivors to carrying rocks through Zoom calls, Allison reveals a refreshingly human approach to climate work that feels nourishing and accesible to all.