Climate Emergency Teach-In
As part of the Global Climate Emergency Action Week, this day-long event is open to the community as a space of discussion on the climate crisis and reflection on the steps we can take to act for climate justice.
Here is the schedule for the day:
Main Sessions (Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons)
10:00 AM
Climate 101; a Review of the Science
Dr. Mark Johnson, Ph.D, Adjunct Professor of Meteorology, Worcester State University
11:00 AM
Promises and Limits of the Green New Deal, an EcoSocialist View
William Westgard-Cruice, Graduate Student, Clark University
11:30 AM
Environmental Justice, a Photographic Exploration.
Ema Mehuljic, Student, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
12:00 PM
Divest the University!
Panel of student divestment activists
12:30 PM
Envisioning Worcester’s Adaptation to Climate Change
Dr. Susi Moser, Ph.D., Expert on climate adaptation www.susannemoser.com
Luba Zhaurova, MA, LEED, AP, Sustainability Project Manager, City of Worcester Energy and Asset Management Division www.WorcesterEnergy.org
2:00 PM
What Do We Do Now? Taking Action, a Facilitated Discussion
Errica Saunders, Coordinator, 350 Central Mass, www.350centralmass.org
Alan Palm, Director of Organizing, 350 Massachusetts, Better Future Project, Boston, 350mass.betterfutureproject.org/
*Special Session for Families* (Carlson Hall, Room 128)
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Climate Change Planning for Families
Sammi Waldsmith + Andrew Ahern, Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary