Creative Climate Communications 2024
Ben works to spark meaningful conversations that cultivate dialogue and action on climate change. He invites audiences into relationship with one another and the natural world, using music and art as an entry for challenging conversations. He hosts monthly concerts in urban wilderness across the Twin Cities with Dakota Elder Strong Buffalo, as well as regular Climate Grief Circles in collaboration with Buffalo Weavers and Change Narrative. These circles, held in outdoor settings, allow participants the space and community to release and process intense emotions on climate change. Ben’s Edgelands film series also explores the stories, histories and relationships of people who live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.