Environment, Justice, and the Politics of Emotion: A Symposium
As climate and ecological crises mount, so too are intense experiences of environmental emotions including eco-anxiety, fear, grief, guilt, skepticism, anger, and trauma, as well as less discussed affective experiences such as pleasure, joy, amusement, wonder, optimism, ambivalence, apathy, and embarrassment. In a society primed to frame uncomfortable emotions as individual failures, default responses to…
Read MoreConference Opportunity: Bioneers
Join Bioneers on April 6-8th for their 34th Annual Conference, Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature. The gathering will bring together a diverse array of climate, social justice, and ecological governance leaders to convene around breakthrough solutions for both people and planet. The conference will host a range of events, from keynote speakers and…
Read MoreEnvironmental & Climate Justice in Southeast Asia
Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST Zoom Link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/94128842687#success Guest Speakers Include: Sheila Coronel: Professor at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University. She is also concurrently Director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. Learn more Demetrio Amaral Carvalho: Secretary of State for the Environment, Government of Timor Leste…
Read More2022 Community Event: Accelerating Women’s Environmental and Climate Solutions in the U.S.
Wednesday, November 30th @ 3:00pm PT / 6:00pm ET Join Women’s Earth Alliance and their 2022 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator for Women Climate and Environmental Leaders for a virtual gathering to connect with leaders, learn about their work, and about this program that uplifts and connects women-led grassroots initiatives. Leaders are working at the intersections of…
Read MoreRipple Week : The Water Within Us
Tuesday, October 11th – Thursday, October 13th Ripple Week is a series of free virtual events brought to the community by Women’s Earth Alliance, designed to inspire, mobilize and amplify critical grassroots solutions that can meet this moment on the planet. The theme for this year’s Ripple Week Series, and the meaning behind the Ripple…
Read MoreCreating a Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT At the core of climate justice is the recognition that those who are least responsible for climate change are more likely to suffer its most devastating effects, now and in the future. Globally and in the U.S. & Canada, these populations are disproportionately People of…
Read MoreFood and Farming in a Changing Climate
Thursday, July 14, 2022 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT Hear from Head Climate Farm School Course Instructor, Ryan Peterson, about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and how to be part of the solution. This webinar will feature highlights from the Climate Farm School program pilots as well as information about upcoming Climate…
Read MoreHarriet Washington: Medical Apartheid, Environmental Racism, and Targeted Disinformation
May 24th at 8 PM Eastern RSVP: Tinyurl.com/ssu-hw Harriet Washington is an award-winning historian, medical ethicist, and author of multiple books including Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present and A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind. She…
Read More#OurClimateFuture Virtual Rally
Thursday, May 12, 2022 6:00pm PDT This year, California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) is developing its 2022 Scoping Plan, a blueprint for California’s climate policy for the next 20 years. The stakes are huge. The Scoping Plan could commit California to bold action and a full, coordinated phaseout of oil and gas — or it…
Read MoreReimagining our Worlds from Below: Transnational Conversations on Resistance, Movements, and Transformations
May 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has made more evident persistent, systemic inequalities that are rooted in and shaped by ideological, economic, political, social, and cultural structures. However, there are other transnational concerns that exacerbate these inequalities, including dwindling natural resources, expanding conflicts, increasing authoritarianism, and widening wealth gaps. Amid all these, a deeper awareness of…
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