CCL Training: Six Moral Foundations: Understanding Others by Understanding Yourself (BRIDGE #2)

CCL Training: Six Moral Foundations: Understanding Others by Understanding Yourself (BRIDGE #2)

From Citizens' Climate Lobby by Citizens/' Climate Lobby

February 27, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 834

About this episode

This episode explores how Moral Foundations Theory can enhance understanding and communication in climate advocacy.

This training will dive into CCL's BRIDGE Training #2 and explore how Moral Foundations Theory helps us better understand the values that shape how people interpret climate solutions and public policy and explain why people can care deeply about the same world—but prioritize different values. We’ll practice noticing which moral values may be shaping a conversation and learn how to communicate in ways that resonate across political and cultural differences. Participants will have space to explore their own moral foundations and how those values influence how they show up in conversations and advocacy. This session builds skills for relational advocacy that strengthens trust, lowers defensiveness, and makes climate solutions feel more relevant and shared. Come ready to reflect, practice, and expand your toolkit for engaging across difference. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (5:43) Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) (23:51) Practice Activities (29:38) Discover Your Moral Compass (39:58) Applying MFT to Climate Advocacy (43:16) What Comes Next Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-2-Slides BRIDGE Training Page: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE Log Your…

Topics covered

  • Moral Foundations Theory
  • Climate Advocacy
  • Relational Advocacy
  • Values in Public Policy

Keywords

  • CCL
  • BRIDGE Training
  • communication
  • political differences
  • cultural differences

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