Rebecca Kling, Stories for Advocacy and Social Change

Today my guest is Rebecca Kling.Rebecca is an educator, performer, community organizer, storyteller, and advocate for social change.Rebecca is also an advocate for transgender rights, is involved in the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, and is the co-founder of Better World Collaborative, a trans, woman, and Latinx-owned consultancy rooted in social justice and the creative arts.I met Rebecca in the pilot of the Earth Stories workshop that was hosted by StoryCenter. We learned about Earth Stories in the last episode.The workshop was my introduction to her advocacy work, and how storytelling is a tool she uses throughout her work with individuals and organizations.It is this aspect of her work that we will focus on today. LINKSRebeccaKling.comRebecca on Twitter (@RebeccaKling)Better World CollaborativeBeyond Coal Initiative, Sierra Club"Not Permanent" - A short film by Rebecca Kling, featured in the Earth Stories playlist by StoryCenter.NEW! Storytelling for Advocacy, an interactive workshop with Rebecca Kling. (Learn More) _______________CREDITS:Producer: Tania MarienMusic: So Far So Close by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License;SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.Subscribe to Transferable Solutions, a newsletter about reimagining environmental skillsContact UsTalaterra is an affiliate of Bookshop.org. Learn More© 2019 - 2026 Talaterra Inc ABOUT:TALATERRA combines "tala" (Icelandic for "to speak" and "to talk") with "terra" (Earth)—because speaking for our planet and telling its stories is what environmental educators do.TALATERRA: to speak Earth.