Raysa brings joy and community to the doom and boom of the climate crisis.

Feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis? You’re not alone.

I am here to tell you that we can still make a difference. The climate crisis is already too overwhelming, often making us feel small and powerless.

This is why I ignite joy and community so we can go beyond speeches and enact climate action together. We can achieve decabornisation and a just transition, which are fancy ways of saying that we will cut out most of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change without leaving anyone behind.

As a Brasilian immigrant living in Finland, I experienced the barriers to engaging with climate action, and this is why I have been championing climate action on the local and global stages. I have co-founded not only one but two nonprofits connecting social inclusion to environmental action, and I have been mentoring, connecting, and leading projects that have empowered thousands of organisations and communities. With more than eight years of work and activism experience in sustainability and social impact, my mission is simple: I believe everyone who wants to work with sustainability transitions deserves the space and resources to do so.

I am passionate about growing communities and connecting regenerative solutions across siloes, from gender equality to economic change, from immigration and multiculturalism to nature conservation. I am a dog lover, a pop culture aficionado, and passionate about the endless possibilities of plant-based food.

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Location: based in Finland, operating across Europe and globally

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Workshop offerings

While all workshops are tailored to your specific needs and audience, you can also check a selection of standard options.

Click on the titles below to view descriptions of the workshop offerings.

Basic principles of climate justice (online and in-person)

This workshop explores both the problems associated to climate injustices, the impacts on marginalised communities, and climate just solutions to bring systems change.
Audience: suitable for beginners and experts alike, tailored to accommodate varying levels of expertise
Duration: 1.5-3 hours, with a minimum recommendation of 2 hours.

Bring your body to the work of environmental justice (online and in-person)

We will explore together how personal experiences, emotions, our bodies, and physical presence inform equitable environmental solutions and intersect with sustainability.
Audience: suitable for beginners and experts alike, tailored to accommodate varying levels of expertise
Duration: 1-2 hours

How can we communicate about the climate crisis (online and in-person)

The climate crisis can be anxiety-inducing, and depending on how we communicate about it, it can trigger emotions associated to lack of control, and catastophrism that end up preventing action. In this workshop, we will learn some effective tools to communicate about the climate crisis in a way that is hopeful and rooted in togertherness.
Audience: this workshop is recommended for people who have volunteered, worked or studied environmental topics before
Duration: 1.5-3 hours

The environment & the Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion nexus (online and in-person)

We explore the connection of social injustices to the environmental crises, brainstorming and working together to tackle the siloes that prevent holistic solutions from emerging.
Audience: suitable for beginners and experts alike, tailored to accommodate varying levels of expertise
Duration: 1.5-4 hours

Move your body and have fun (in-person only!)

This workshop is delivered in partnership with wellbeing and wellness practices, by integrating movement to environmental action. Especially recommended for audiences that have not had any experience or interest in sustainability before. Possibilities of having dancing, fitness classes, yoga, etc.
Audience: early beginners, non-environmentalists
Duration: 2-5 hours

I have also delivered workshops on finding a job in climate, nature-based solutions, and the biodiversity and climate nexus. Duration, adaptation to audience, content, everything can be tailored to your needs.

Speaking

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Keynote speeches

My keynote speeches will be tailored, customised and personalised to your audience.

Panels

Whenever on a panel, I bring positive energy, enthusiasm, friendliness, and sometimes a dash of humour to spice up the discussion.

Voiceovers

If you have a fun idea you would like to try together, this is your lucky day. I am looking for the right opportunity to create magic together.

Hosting

I am your gal if you want a bubbly host that creates a cosy environment for speakers and participants for your online or in-person event.