The BIG Read
Owens Community College Campus Read
2026-2027 The BIG Read: A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
Sarah Jaquette Ray
Sarah Jaquette Ray will be on campus on April 20, 2027, to discuss her book, sign books and host a writing workshop with students.
Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray (she/her) is a professor and chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Cal Poly Humboldt. She works at the intersection of social justice and climate emotions, particularly among youth activists and in higher education.
“This book makes an overdue and very welcome contribution to the world, where the mental health impacts and cascading losses that climate change generates are increasing rapidly. It synthesises a range of psychological theory, personal experience, Buddhist philosophy and activist self-care wisdom. This is organised into a series of strategies that can help people of any age to play the long game of fighting for climate justice.”
–Australian Journal of Environmental Education
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