THURSDAY WEBINAR: African Diaspora and Climate Change, from Kenya to New Orleans

Contact

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:

  • Asali D. Ecclesiastes, CEO, Ashé Cultural Arts Center

  • Omar Elmawi, Campaign Coordinator, DeCOALonize

  • Mohamed Athman, Chair, Save Lamu

  • Passy Amayo Ogolla, Society for International Development

  • Angela M. Chalk, Executive Director, Healthy Community Services  

  • Sunni Patterson, Co-Founder, Breath is Lyfe

  • Larry Williams, Jr., Labor Coordinator, Sierra Club

  • Moderated by: Cherelle Blazer, International Climate and Policy Campaign, Sierra Club