Cindy Carr, Sierra Club, cindy.carr@sierraclub.org
Angela M. Chalk, Healthy Community Services, achalk.hcs@gmail.com
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
VARIOUS LOCATIONS -- This inaugural conversation will bring together African and Black Diaspora from across the United States with activists in Kenya to have a discussion about the various ways in which individuals from the African Diaspora overcome the challenges and impacts of the climate crisis.
What: A starting conversation between cultural and environmental organizations with frontline communities all over the world, including New Orleans and Kenya.
When: Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 8-10 a.m. CST/ 9-11 a.m. EST/ 5-7 p.m. EAT
Where: https://www.facebook.com/events/1017593258707019
Who: Speakers include:
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Asali D. Ecclesiastes, CEO, Ashé Cultural Arts Center
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Omar Elmawi, Campaign Coordinator, DeCOALonize
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Mohamed Athman, Chair, Save Lamu
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Passy Amayo Ogolla, Society for International Development
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Angela M. Chalk, Executive Director, Healthy Community Services
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Sunni Patterson, Co-Founder, Breath is Lyfe
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Larry Williams, Jr., Labor Coordinator, Sierra Club
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Moderated by: Cherelle Blazer, International Climate and Policy Campaign, Sierra Club