Join us for an electrifying keynote conversation with leading energy justice voices as we kick off the Tishman Environment and Design Center’s 20th-anniversary celebration!

 At this pivotal moment — with frontline communities continuing to push for bold, equitable climate solutions — how do we sustain the momentum and advance a just, clean energy transition?

 This dynamic, solutions-focused panel will highlight real-world, community-led projects driving energy justice, sharing insights on what’s working, what’s next, and how we keep building power despite systemic challenges.

2:00 - 7:00 PM EST

Pier 4 - Brooklyn Army Terminal

80 58th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Join UPROSE for the “Climate Justice Lives Here!” community festival on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, in Sunset Park. This significant event concludes NYC Climate Week and marks the 10th anniversary of the People’s Climate March, celebrating the pivotal role of frontline communities in advancing climate justice. The festival will take place at the Brooklyn Army Terminal waterfront, offering a vibrant array of activities, including cultural performances, poetry readings, learning circles, and art projects, all centered around raising awareness for climate justice.

6:00 - 7:30 PM EST

Wollman Hall

66 West 12th Street, New York, NY, 10011

Join us for a galvanizing conversation on how grassroots-led climate solutions are not just innovative and scalable, but essential for the systemic change we need.

Environmental justice (EJ) and climate justice (CJ) grassroots communities are building holistic climate solutions that also address complex social issues in a way that puts communities and peoples in charge of their own futures. This work is often mistranslated or inaccurately translated in the “impact” frameworks of funders and policymakers, who may incorrectly perceive this work as too small to tackle the climate crisis effectively, even though these efforts are key to creating healthy and thriving climate-resilient communities. 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Online (Zoom)

During this virtual event, global women leaders will spotlight a Just Transition and economic models, solutions, and frameworks based on community-led solutions, feminist economics, Indigenous knowledge, beyond growth economies, and ancient concepts of reciprocity with the Earth and the web of life. The event discussion will focus on the growing emergence of socially just, place-based, and ecologically enhancing economic models that provide a clear blueprint for a thriving future for all.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

*Application required

Join Taproot Noire, a formation rooted in Taproot Earth, for our annual Black Climate Leadership Summit during Climate Week NYC in 2024. This year's theme, “Connecting Land + Black Liberation" is a powerful and meaningful exploration of the intersections between climate justice, relationship to land, and collective liberation. Drawing inspiration from the seminal speech "Connecting the Struggles: An Informal Talk with Black Americans" by the legendary Amilcar Cabral, this Black-exclusive space will provide a vital opportunity for participants to come together, connect with one another, and deepen their shared understanding of the critical issues facing Black communities across the Gulf South, Appalachia, and the global South.

6:00 - 8:30 PM EST

China Institute of America

100 Washington St., 1st Floor, New York, NY 10006

A dynamic evening celebrating the AAPI artists involved in the ALL ARTS/PBS documentary series "Climate Artists" with an expert panel discussion, comedy from rising star Jiaoying Summers, climate-conscious food & cocktails, and an exclusive documentary series screening!

4:45 PM - 8:00 PM EST

UN Church Center

777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

During this in-person forum hosted by WECAN, women leaders in all their diversity will come together to share comprehensive and intersectional approaches and strategies to stop fossil fuel extraction, accelerate community-led climate solutions, and lead a Just Transition grounded in a climate justice framework. Critical topics include fossil fuel resistance; food sovereignty; forest protection; gender-responsive climate policies; Indigenous and human rights; Rights of Nature; strategic preparations for COP29 and COP30; uplifting care economies; community-led solutions; and transformative policies for our collective future. Women are leading the way!

7:00 - 9:30 PM EST

The People's Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018

Western Democracies all over the world are now responding to civil disobedience and peaceful protests by climate activists with disproportionate penalties and harsh new laws. What’s the future of democracies, if its citizens aren’t allowed to peacefully protest and advocate for a just green economy? Join us for an open and in-depth discussion on the future of climate activism.

6:00 - 8:30 PM EST

Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Each year, the Grist identifies 50 innovative and emerging leaders in climate, equity, and sustainability. These brilliant people are driving change in policy, in fashion, in tech, and in our food systems. Collectively, their work shows what a vibrant, diverse climate movement looks like, and how everyone has a place in it.

Join Grist in celebrating the 2024 Grist 50 with an event highlighting the personal stories and solutions of three of the new members of our Fixer community, followed by a networking reception to meet members of this year's Grist 50 list and mingle with other climate leaders.

5:30 - 7:30 PM EST

The People's Forum

320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018

Join a panel discussion and fundraiser to benefit AMANESER 2025, a Puerto Rican environmental justice organization that works to bring rooftop solar systems to the people and communities that need it the most. These affordable, small-scale systems are designed to meet the critical needs of refrigeration, lighting and medical equipment during Puerto Rico's frequent blackouts. As Puerto Rico faces what could be a record-breaking hurricane season, join us to learn more about and support AMANESER’s life-saving work!

3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

675 3rd Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017

Are you a boba-loving-transportation-nerd looking for just solutions to the climate crisis? Oh boy - do we have an event for you.

The transportation sector is a key driver in the climate crisis, comprising about a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the consequences of climate change will endanger transportation infrastructure by increasing the severity and frequency of extreme weather events. To meet the moment, it is critical that policymakers and industry leaders make drastic, near-term changes to decarbonize the sector and move toward clean, sustainable transportation solutions.

This panel will bring together civil society and policy experts working to address the negative climate and environmental justice impacts of our current transportation infrastructure with a particular emphasis on skyrocketing emissions from the ecommerce sector.

Doors at 7 PM EST

Event starts at 8 PM EST

Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer St, Brooklyn, NY 11231

When it comes to climate change, there’s an important question we don’t ask often enough: What if we get it right? Let’s flip the apocalyptic script. To joyously explore this topic, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson will host in conversation Jade Begay, Indigenous rights and climate policy strategist, and Colette Pichon Battle, attorney and climate justice organizer. Ayana will ask her guests, and you, to envision the world we could build if we charge ahead with the plethora of solutions we have at our fingertips. How the heck can we start these societal transformations and reel climate possibilities into being?

3:00 - 5:00 PM EST

29-35 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as we gather to honor and elevate the power of expression, unity, and civil disobedience in the Environmental Justice movement. In Season of Dissent, we spotlight voices at the forefront of the fight for environmental justice and democracy, centering the essential freedoms of expression and assembly. Counterstream is thrilled to host powerful stories from activists and organizers who have taken bold stands against environmental injustices that threaten their communities and our shared future. Hear their stories of resistance, resilience, and creativity as they use art, protest, and unity to defend our collective rights.

12:00 - 1:30 PM EST

Tishman Auditorium

63 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003

This Event has reached capacity for now. You can join the waitlist here, and as seats open up, we will add names from the waitlist based on the order in which we receive your request. All event attendees and waitlist registrants will receive a video recording of the event.

To navigate our current climate reality, we must imagine a better climate future. Join visionaries Stacey Abrams (Rewiring America) and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (Urban Ocean Lab) for an in-depth conversation about imagining better futures, finding hope and motivation for continued action, and where climate solutions are already taking root. Esteemed multi-disciplinary artist Aisha Shillingford (Intelligent Mischief) will guide an interactive visioning exercise to help us collectively articulate the climate futures we want and how we can start building them now.

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM EST

The Forum at Columbia University

601 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027

This summit is a powerful convening of climate justice leaders from around the world, focusing on global collaboration and knowledge exchange. This summit aims to catalyze global collaboration to drive progress on climate justice, particularly across the following themes: Climate Governance and Inclusive Decision-Making, Sustainable Cities and Food Systems, Loss and Damage, and Nature-based Solutions. Discussions will feature frontline communities, land defenders, international policymakers, researchers, funders, and BIPOC climate justice leaders.

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM EST

Starr Foundation Hall

The New School University Center Room UL102

63 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003

The International Rights of Nature Tribunal will convene at Climate Week in New York to address the global challenges posed by the fossil fuel industry. This session aims to amplify the Rights of Nature as a crucial tool in defending life on Earth – featuring testimony from frontline community representatives and expert panels. The Tribunal will scrutinize the fossil fuel industry’s impacts on biodiversity and BIPOC communities and advocate for a just and clean transition by keeping fossil fuels in the ground. Join us in this pivotal moment as we pave the way toward COP30 in Brazil.

March starts at 2:00 PM ET, meet up at 1:15 PM ET

City Clerk's Office, 141 Worth St, New York, NY 10013

On September 20, 2024 thousands of people will march in New York City for a Global Climate Strike to demand action from governments to end the era of fossil fuels.

Please be welcome to join us and walk together with other women and feminists who are calling for an end to fossil fuels and for gender-just climate solutions! All organizations, feminists, women, and gender justice advocates are welcome to join the contingent as we march, sing and raise our voices in community.

12:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Wolff Conference Room

Albert and Vera List Academic Center, room D11036

6 E 16th Street, New York, NY 10003

As a prelude to Climate Week, the Tishman Environment Design Center will host our visiting scholar Kali Akuno for a second lunch and learn. Kali will build upon the last session by expanding on the Build and Fight Formula that Cooperation Jackson utilizes in its mission to build just communities in Jackson, MS. 

As an environmental justice leader, Kali is working on a transformative book, The Build and Fight Formula. With this text, Kali aims to provide strategic suggestions for social movements in the US and beyond. These suggestions focus on building participatory democracy from the grassroots level and altering the commodity form of production to regenerate social relations. Ultimately, this transformation aims to end various forms of exploitation and extraction and reposition our communities in the right relationship with our ecologies. Kali's work is not just inspiring but also offers hope for a better future.

1:00 - 2:30 PM EST

Online (Zoom)

Join us for our annual Sustainability Town Hall to discuss and review this year’s campus sustainability work. The Tishman Environment and Design Center and The New School’s Buildings department would love to hear from you about composting in the cafeteria, the Demand Response Program, and any other environmental and climate-related issues on your mind. 

The town hall will be facilitated by Ashley Kossakowski, Director of Energy Management and Sustainability in the Buildings Department, and Mike Harrington, Director of Sustainability Engagement at the Tishman Environment and Design Center. 

1:00 - 2:30 PM EST

Online (Zoom)

What does it mean to build ethical alignment in the knowledge economy? How do university practitioners best uplift local knowledge without extraction? How can we train students and change-makers to be leaders and champions for justice through 2060 and beyond?

The Building Climate Justice Leadership panel discussion will address these critical questions, aiming to advance thinking and action related to the growing and supporting the future of climate justice leadership. The event will have a panel discussion and then open for Q&A with webinar participants. We hope you will join us.

NEW TIME AND LOCATION

7:00-8:45 PM EST

Kellen Auditorium, 

66 5th Ave, NY, NY 10011

Bhopal is the Hiroshima of the petrochemical industry.

This December 3rd, 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Bhopal disaster when a poorly maintained pesticide factory leaked a massive cloud of chemical gas into Bhopal, a densely populated Indian city. The negligence of Union Carbide along with the governments of the United States of America and India directly contributed to this ongoing crisis.

Frontline environmental justice communities in the U.S. share a joint fight and understanding with those in Bhopal, India. The Bhopal struggle for corporate accountability mirrors struggles in Louisiana and West Virginia against Dow Chemical and other multinational corporations for decades of environmental injustices from petrochemical production. It has been close to 40 years since the disaster and those who struggle in Bhopal stand alongside survivors of numerous other chemical disasters that are still fighting to protect their community, like those impacted by the Trinity atom bomb tests in New Mexico to East Palestine, Ohio. The environmental justice movement is global. 

 The Food Studies Program, The Tishman Environment and Design Center, and the Food and Social Justice Action Research Lab (FJAR)  at The New School are honored to present this multi-media panel event featuring author, sound practitioner, and DJ Lynnée Denise; artist, curator, mother, and producer Elissa Blount Moorhead; and Assistant Professor of Race and Media in the School of Media Studies at The New School Dr. Brittnay Proctor-Habil. The event is part of the Food Studies Program’s “Food, Foraging, and Social Justice” series and The New School’s Earth Month activities. It is also co-sponsored by the SexTech Lab and the Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute at The New School.

Join Mother Jones, Grist, and the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School for a discussion about equity, infrastructure, jobs, and the urban energy transition. Featuring the “father of environmental justice,” Dr. Robert Bullard (Texas Southern University, Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice), Jade Begay (Indigenous Rights Advocate and Climate Researcher) and Leah Thomas (Intersectional Environmentalist), we’ll dig into the issues, opportunities, and solutions driving an equitable transformation for America.

Join Mother Jones, Grist, and the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School for a discussion about equity, infrastructure, jobs, and the urban energy transition. Featuring the “father of environmental justice,” Dr. Robert Bullard (Texas Southern University, Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice), Jade Begay (Indigenous Rights Advocate and Climate Researcher) and Leah Thomas (Intersectional Environmentalist), we’ll dig into the issues, opportunities, and solutions driving an equitable transformation for America.

The Climate Justice Club is thrilled to announce the Earth Day Art Show 2024, scheduled for April 20th!

This Earth Day Art show is hosted by the Climate Justice Club and will take place on Saturday, April 20, 11 am - 8 pm, Second floor of 39 W 13th Street. There will be drinks, food, and live music to bring together the New School's climate justice community. The purpose of the show is to represent voices and stories that are impacted by climate change and environmental injustice and show artwork from people in our communities that are advocating for equity, inclusivity, justice, and more.

Join us for Black Lands and the Poetics of Citizenship, a multimedia panel discussion about the contradictions and revelations of Black land ownership in rural America. The event will feature excerpts from the works of  Amy Godine (The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier), Paul A. Miller (Searching for Timbuctoo), and Dr. Gail Myers (Rhythms of the Land). New School Professors Drs. Kristin Reynolds and Mia Charlene White will moderate the conversation, joined by Mike Harrington, Director of Sustainability Engagement of the Tishman Environment and Design Center and Wendy Scheir, Director of The New School Archives & Special Collections.

Step into a world where art, music, economics, and environmental awareness come together as the Henry George School of Social Science presents: “Sound Economics: Celebrating Earth Day 2024 Through Art, Music, and Economics.” This innovative event invites you on a journey of exploration and reflection, weaving together classical melodies, contemporary compositions, and powerful visual narratives to shed light on the urgent issue of climate change.

Join us for a transformative Earth Month event highlighting the results and recommendations from an 18-month study to understand future climate change in New York City, commissioned by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice and Department of Citywide Administrative Services called the "Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Analysis (VIA)."  The study explores how current and emerging hazards such as flooding, sea level rise, and extreme heat pose substantial challenges to the city's infrastructure and communities. Learn more about this interdisciplinary effort bringing together expertise in academia, government, and the private sector, co-led by Professors Timon McPhearson and Joel Towers at The New School in partnership with NYC Interagency Collaborators. The results of the study will be used to inform development of the NYC Panel on Climate Change’s 4th Assessment. They focus on four key areas: