From Climate Anxiety to Eutierra: Working with plants to heal our emotional

Whether we call it eco-anxiety, climate distress, ecological grief or another name, there’s no denying the weight of emotion that can overwhelm anybody faced with the bad news impacting our planet. As powerless as we may sometimes feel, that very emotion can in fact be our friend.

In this group workshop, we will work through ways to understand and work through eco-anxiety, and in the process invite two powerful healing plants roselle and pomegranate to be our guides as we write, scribble and splash with wild plant inks and explore what emerges.

「生態焦慮」、「氣候困擾」、「生態悲痛」或任何其他名稱，無論我們如何稱呼，都無法改變在面對地球的種種壞消息時，那沉重得足以壓垮所有人的情緒。儘管無力感總是在偶爾中浮上心頭，但其實這種情緒亦可以成為我們的助力。

在這個小組工作坊中，我們將深入探討生態焦慮，並學習應付它的方法。過程中洛神花和石榴這兩種具有強大療癒功效的植物會成為我們的嚮導，帶領我們使用以野生植物所製成的墨水書寫、塗鴉，在墨水飛濺之間探索其中的奧秘。

The workshop fee includes general admission to the Green Women Festival, granting access to talks, booths, and goodie bags. The workshop will be conducted bilingually.

Clarissa Tam
Plant ink artist, former City Lead of Women and Climate

植物墨水藝術家、前 Women and Climate 城市領袖 （City Lead）

Clarissa is an artist, curator, urban rooftop gardener and climate community organiser. Passionate about the need to engage people of all walks of life towards a closer connection with the earth, she sees art and creativity as a powerful way to connect in ways that facts and figures cannot.

Her background in marketing and her current MA studies in Art and Social Practice further support her efforts to invite audience engagement in relevant, memorable ways.

Clarissa 是一名藝術家、策展人、都市屋頂園丁及氣候社群組織者。她熱衷於引導各行各業的人與地球建立更緊密的聯繫，並認為藝術和創造力連結人心的力量，是冷冰冰的數據和事實所無法企及的。

藉著行銷背景，以及目前在『藝術與社會實踐』碩士學位的深造，她致力於進一步以切合當代且令人難忘的方式，邀請觀眾深度參與。

About Green Women Festival

The Green Women Festival promotes diversity and inclusion while highlighting women's roles in green innovation and raising awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It features an inclusive program targeting multiple community groups in Hong Kong, including the LGBTQIA+ community, migrant workers, and youth. Key themes include gender equality and environmental action, with workshops and discussions aimed at creating real-world impact. The festival fosters community, networking, and knowledge-sharing among women and allies in sustainability. Its interactive workshops make sustainable living accessible, ensuring diverse voices contribute to the dialogue and action in the sustainability sector.

綠色女性節推廣多樣性和包容性，強調女性在綠色創新中的角色，並提升對聯合國可持續發展目標（SDGs）的認識。活動設有一個面向香港多個社群的包容性計畫，包括 性小眾社群、外籍勞工和年輕人。主要主題包括性別平等和環保行動，透過工作坊和討論旨在創造實際影響。