Media: Doug Jackson, 202.495.3045 or doug.jackson@sierraclub.org
Day-of logistics: Gonzalo Valdes, 813.334.5588 or gonzalo.valdes@sierraclub.org
BRADENTON, FL -- The Sierra Club is debuting a new audio project, “The Land I Trust,” a podcast series covering the real consequences of fossil fuels and climate change in the American South -- with a hopeful vision for the region’s future. Collected by award-winning audio documentarians, the project features first-person stories that capture the unique environmental movement taking Florida and the South beyond dirty fossil fuels and toward clean, renewable energy.
Attendees will hear selected stories before participating in a short Q&A with experts and people personally affected by the climate crisis. A social hour will follow.
What: A listening session and question and answer period for the Sierra Club’s “The Land I Trust” first-person storytelling series.
When: Wednesday, January 3 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: MotorWorks Brewery, 1014 9th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205.
Who: Speakers include:
Susan Glickman was born in Tampa, Florida, and has been working to fight climate change since the 1990s. She talks about trying to get Florida to change from fossil fuels to solar power—and about her secret identity.
Adriana Gonzalez is an environmental justice organizer working in Puerto Rico. Her work has covered projects including halting the construction of a waste incinerator, protection of the Northeast Ecological Corridor, and the protection of communities from hazardous waste and pollutants.
Marilyn Vega is a Puerto Rican Business Owner from Tampa, FL. Marilyn personally collected, packaged, and delivered over 20,000 lbs of supplies to Puerto Rico. Her desire to help her country and people led her to move to action and help those affected by this climate disaster.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3 million members and supporters. In addition to helping people from all backgrounds explore nature and our outdoor heritage, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.