Now more than ever, we have seen the fight for climate change break into mainstream narratives and witnessed how young people, such as Greta Thunberg, are the leading faces of this movement. We have gathered five (5) student-activists from different University of California campuses to share their experiences in creating social change. Join us for...
REGISTER HERE Presenters: Ray Hiemstra, Associate Director of Programs, Orange County Coastkeeper Enrique Valencia, Project Director, Orange County Environmental Justice Keila Villegas - Community Organizer, Orange County Environmental Justice Sarah Rae, Manager, Water Conservation, Liberty Utilities Join us for a live presentation to discuss how water awareness and community action can improve water quality....
Join the Humanities Studio at Pomona College on Thurs, Oct 15, for “Where Have All the Good Fires Gone? An Indigenous Perspective on the Fire Relationship” with Michael Connolly Miskwish (Kumeyaay) and Pomona’s own Char Miller. We’re often told that today’s Southern California residents have a lot to learn about living in this wildfire-prone...
REGISTER HERE California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols and UCLA law professor Ann E. Carlson will discuss the productive but fraught relationship between cities, states and national environmental decisions-makers, with a focus on the important strides made to improve air quality in California over the past several decades. The event is the second...
Keynote Address: Crises, Fast & Slow Bill Gates Bill Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Along with co-chair Melinda Gates, he shapes and approves grantmaking strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and helps set the overall direction of the organization. REGISTER HERE The state of the COVID-19 pandemic: Virus emergence, the impact of...
REGISTER HERE Presenters: Janet Purchase, Energy & Utility Analyst, CSUF Office of Sustainability Brendan O’Donnell, Director, Public Sector, Southwest, ChargePoint Lynniece Warren, Energy & Sustainability Manager, Facilities Services In this presentation, discover how critical energy challenges of today are shaping the future. Energy leaders will discuss insights to help shape a more sustainable future....
U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Cory Booker will share his perspective on the role our students can play in creating a just and sustainable society through civic and community engagement in the final stretch before the November elections and beyond. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will educate attendees about the steps that are...
REGISTER HERE Celebrated writers Scott Z. Burns, Amitav Ghosh, and Elizabeth Kolbert discuss how the art of storytelling has failed to take on the climate crisis and its attendant catastrophes—and how that might change. Burns is the screenwriter of the 2011 film Contagion, a prescient depiction of a pandemic that highlighted many of the institutional failures seen during the current...
REGISTER HERE Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen will be joined by author David Daley to apply their book Daring Democracy to Decision 2020. They will discuss the ways individuals can cohere and strengthen the core tenets of Democracy as well as tie the book's lessons in time for the November election. About Daring Democracy An optimistic...
REGISTER HERE As most of you are aware, due to COVID-19, Zero Waste Youth USA, in partnership with NCRA, has decided to go virtual for the 8th Annual Zero Waste Youth Convergence! The mission of Zero Waste Youth USA is to empower the next generation to create a zero waste future. Inspired by our peers...