What’s Sexism Got to Do with the Climate Crisis?

Join us for a 90minute workshop, ‘What’s Sexism Got to Do with the Climate Crisis?‘, led by Erin Mansell and Gale Burns, exploring how the climate crisis affects women and girls, and how listening exchanges can strengthen and sustain our organising. Our panelists will discuss the links between climate breakdown and sexism, including the role […]

How Do We Create Meaningful Climate Action in an Increasingly Authoritarian USA?

The U.S. reversal on climate action and renewed support for fossil fuels is disastrous for the U.S. and the world. Rising authoritarianism is stifling climate action, and we can and must push back. Join us to explore how together we can effectively address the growing existential threat we face in the climate emergency.

Backing Indigenous Leaders: Where Ending the Climate Crisis and Decolonization Meet

Colonization and capitalism have disconnected us from our connection with each other, our basic human needs, and the land. There is so much to learn from Indigenous cultures, especially around our relationships – with nature, ourselves, and each other. In this workshop we will share ways we can use engaged listening to back Indigenous leaders […]

No “Throw Away” People: Ending Racism and the Climate Crisis

Racism is at the center of many of our difficulties in resolving the climate crisis. In this workshop we discuss the misinformation we receive in our societies about various groups and how that interferes with our ability to unite around causes that affect us all. This misinformation and resulting racist policies contribute to the climate […]

First and Worst Impacted, then Forgotten: Black Communities and the Climate Crisis

African American communities have long faced the brunt of environmental hazards—weathering both natural and human-made disasters with unequal protection and delayed response. This workshop explores how climate change, toxic contamination, and structural racism intersect. Join us to examine the urgent call for climate justice, elevate African American voices, and reimagine solutions rooted in fairness, equity, […]

ReWear the Revolution (Street Event)

Come share ideas about what needs to happen to address the devastating impact fast fashion is having on the climate, the environment, and biodiversity. Embellish an evening dress and have your work displayed at future Subversive Catwalks.

So we’ve passed 1.5°C; what’s our strategy now?

We have worked hard to keep the world’s temperature rise below 1.5°C. We lost. We need to not hide from this fact nor let our feelings of loss confuse us into thinking that there are not still good and important steps to take. Let’s come together to acknowledge and grieve and go forward together. We […]

The Intersection of Climate Change and Racism in the Southern US

The South bears the brunt of the climate crisis in the United States, with sea level rise, tornadoes, drought, hurricanes, and other severe storms that affect millions of people and their homes, land, waters, farms, and livelihoods. Racism and economic injustice cause these impacts to fall disproportionately on Southern U.S. Black, brown, low-wealth, young, and […]

The Central Role of Young People in the Climate Movement

Young people are at the front lines of the climate crisis. It is our future that is threatened. However, we young people have the least say in how society is run. In this workshop adults and young people look at young people’s oppression. We see how it keeps young people (and others) from being involved […]

Immigrant Justice is Climate Justice

Climate justice and immigrant justice are highly correlated. Seventy percent of the world is now controlled by governments that won elections by manipulating people’s fears that immigrants will compete for scarce resources and destroy the host country’s dominant way of life. At the same time, these governments are rapidly and systematically expanding the fossil fuel […]

War and Climate Justice

Modern warfare has unleashed unprecedented environmental havoc in addition to tremendous loss of life. War is used as a tool of oppression and genocide to install the dominant culture and to take control of land and resources. The climate emergency cannot be resolved without ending war. The wealthiest countries have the highest greenhouse gas emissions […]

Women’s Leadership in Climate Justice: It will not happen without us!

Imagine every woman accessing her untapped genius and boldly fighting against oppression and all injustices–specifically climate and sexism. All that stops us is feeling powerless. Oppression divides us;we can move toward unity. When we see ourselves as leaders and boldly claim our brilliance, we can save each other and our planet. This workshop will focus […]

Understanding Antisemitism: Learning ways to end the use of antisemitism as a wedge issue dividing progressive movements.

Antisemitism has increased significantly worldwide in the recent period. In this workshop, you will learn a progressive understanding of antisemitism and a set of intergroup tools for healing that can help us to defeat the use of antisemitism to divide movements: the climate movement, antiracism work, gay liberation, and women’s liberation work.

The importance of artists and art-making in the climate movement

Artists and art play a critical role in the climate movement. Art helps people understand complex science and feel things. It can move people to action and enable us to show our humanity and connect with others. Come hear from a variety of artists, learn how art and creativity are playing critical roles in the […]

AI and the Climate Crisis: who benefits, who bears the environmental costs

Artificial intelligence (AI) carries significant environmental costs and damage that are frequently overlooked. We will examine the growing climate impact of AI, with a focus on examining any powerlessness we feel in taking on the AI industrial complex.

ReWear the Revolution: Women, Fast Fashion, Eco Action

In this creative workshop, we will talk about the ways that fast fashion contributes to climate and ecological crisis, what we can do to make change, and the importance of working for unity as women, particularly across differences of race and age.