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

Climate action in the U.S. is critical to avoiding dangerous temperature rise, potentially existential in nature. Progress toward reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions has been reversed by this administration and fossil fuel corporations given a green light to expand production. That would be bad enough. But the rising authoritarianism of this administration makes climate action […]

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

Raising Indigenous Voices The invisibility of indigenous culture and people allows cultural genocide and climate destruction to continue. The ignorance of others in “dominant groups” is very harmful – both emotionally and in terms of progress in the climate movement. Allies to Indigenous peoples can become better informed and help raise the voices of Indigenous […]

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

The climate crisis and racism are deeply connected. In order to turn the climate crisis around and provide a safe and healthy environment for all people, we will need to address both. People of color and Native/Indigenous people make up the majority of the world’s population. They tend to do the least amount of damage […]

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

African American communities are often the first to suffer and the last to receive help when environmental disasters strike. From hurricanes and floods to industrial accidents and toxic exposure, these events reveal a troubling pattern of racialized neglect and systemic inequality. This workshop explores how environmental racism compounds vulnerability for Black communities, and what justice […]

ReWear the Revolution (Street Event)

A Sew-In. A ‘Subversive Catwalk’ of customized, message-emblazoned clothes. An opportunity for exciting conversation. Sustaining All Life, in collaboration with the UK-based campaign ‘a:dress’, takes Manhattan by storm to slow down fast fashion. Come and meet us and share ideas of what needs to happen to stop the devastating impact fast fashion has on the […]

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. All that stops us is feeling powerless. Oppression divides us and leaves us feeling powerless; with healing we can move toward unity. When we see ourselves as leaders and boldly claim our brilliance, we can save each other and our […]

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

The power of art to organize, connect, and educate has always put artists and art at the forefront of revolutions and social movements. In this period, artists are playing key roles in calling attention to, and organizing around, the climate crisis. Artists are working with designers, architects and scientists, for example, to create sustainable environments […]

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

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed as a tool for innovation and progress. But the reality is that it carries significant environmental costs and damage that are frequently overlooked. This workshop examines the growing climate impact of AI, with a focus on freeing ourselves from any powerlessness we feel in taking on the AI industrial […]

ReWear the Revolution: Women, Fast Fashion, Eco Action

Fashion is the second most-polluting industry in the world after oil. Its value is estimated at three trillion dollars. It produces more greenhouse emissions than international flights and shipping combined. It is one of the largest consumers of freshwater on the planet. Women are targeted by and vulnerable to the fashion industry. Women are also […]