Bryan Stevenson, acclaimed public interest lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, delivered the 2016 Anne and Loren Kieve Distinguished Speaker Lecture.

His address focused on race and the criminal justice system, followed by a roundtable discussion.

Oakland is reimagining public safety funding and policing amidst nationwide calls for racial justice. The Defund OPD campaign, launched five years ago by the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP), aims to transform the criminal justice system.

Join a discussion with campaign leaders Cat Brooks and James Burch. Brooks, co-founder of APTP, developed community-based responses to police violence and is executive director of the Justice Teams Network. Burch, policy director for the Justice Teams Network and president of the National Lawyers Guild of the Bay Area, brings legal expertise and personal experience to the movement.

This program, originally scheduled for April 12, 2021, is co-hosted by Michelle Meow, producer and host of "The Michelle Meow Show." Follow her on Twitter: @msmichellemeow.

The national uprising following George Floyd's murder has underscored systemic racism and its impact on environmentalism, where communities of color face disproportionate climate burdens yet are often excluded from solutions. Join us for a vital conversation on amplifying leaders of color in climate action and building an inclusive, anti-racist green movement.

Speakers include Mustafa Santiago Ali (National Wildlife Federation), Robert Bullard (Texas Southern University), and Glynda Carr (Higher Heights for America), hosted by Greg Dalton. Support our work: commonwealthclub.org/covid19support, become a member, or donate now. You can also text DONATE to 415-329-4231.

Isha Clarke's 2019 Bioneers keynote stressed building a global climate movement by prioritizing those most impacted by environmental injustice. She highlighted the climate crisis's roots in racism, white supremacy, and greed, advocating for genuine intersectionality rather than tokenization. Learn more about Isha Clarke.

Since 1990, Bioneers has served as a fertile hub for social and scientific innovators offering practical, visionary solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges.

Find more talks, engaging articles, interviews, podcasts, and ways to take action by visiting Bioneers.org.

Katharine Mach, a senior research scientist at Stanford University, shares her insights.

She discusses future temperature increases and their implications for humanity.

After publishing the "hockey stick papers" in 1999, climate scientist Michael Mann faced intense professional and personal attacks from climate skeptics and conservative politicians aiming to discredit him.

Greg Dalton interviews Mann and Jonathan Foley to discuss the critical fight to educate the public on global warming. This program is presented by Climate One, with further details available regarding the Seventh Annual Stephen H. Schneider Award.

Published on November 13, 2015, this message features Washington State leaders of color describing Climate Justice.

Dionne Foster, Mauricio Ayon, Jill Magaliman, and Edgar Xolotl Franks lend their voices to this important discussion.

Beloved Communities, this overview is for a gathering of the Interfaith Moral Action on Climate.

Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program and co-founder of Women of Color United, brings extensive expertise. Her career spans women's rights, racial and economic justice, HIV/AIDS, and environmental and climate justice. She has worked as a researcher, advocate, and activist, with roles at ActionAid, IMA World Health, and as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica.

Experience a unique love song. Watch, share, and #ShowTheLove to protect the life we love from climate change.

This powerful short film, a unique collaboration with Ridley Scott Associates, features an original poem by award-winning writer Anthony Anaxagorou. It is brought to life by Charles Dance, Miranda Richardson, David Gyasi, and Jason Isaacs, with a soundtrack by Elbow, including choral arrangements by Phil Mitchell and vocals from the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir.

Terisa Siagatonu, a queer Samoan spoken word artist, educator, and activist from the Bay Area, shares her powerful poem on climate change and climate justice. A UC Santa Cruz graduate, she has performed on stages from Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theatre to the Oakland PRIDE Festival.

Currently, Terisa directs PIER (Pacific Islander Education and Retention) at UCLA. This vital project combats low matriculation rates of Pacific Islander students into higher education by offering tutoring, mentorship, and advising to high school students in Los Angeles.

Her work, rooted in devotion to her Pacific Islander community, empowers youth through spoken word and college access, fostering self-empowerment and sustainable community impact.

Spoken word artist Isabella Borgeson shares her powerful piece on Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), one of the strongest storms to strike the Philippines on November 8, 2013. This work was published on May 19, 2016.

Connect with Isabella Borgeson on Twitter.

Published on June 18, 2015, by Democracy Now, this report covers Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment and climate change. In the encyclical (available to download here), Pope Francis called for urgent action to protect the planet, urging leaders to hear "the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." He emphasized a moral imperative for all to safeguard the environment, advocating for a shift from a "throwaway" consumer culture in rich countries and an end to attitudes that prioritize profit over the common good. A key theme is the disparity between rich and poor, with the Pope noting the vast difference between those in "desperate and degrading poverty" and those with excessive possessions.

The discussion features Naomi Klein, author of "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate," who was invited to speak at the Vatican's "People and Planet First: The Imperative to Change Course" conference. Also joining is Nathan Schneider, a columnist at America magazine, a national Catholic weekly published by the Jesuits.

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour, airing weekdays on over 1,300 TV and radio stations. Their livestream is available Monday through Friday, 8-9 am ET.

Environmental protection agencies, designed to regulate polluting industries, have been compromised. Legal scholar Mary Christina Wood suggests that the judicial system and future generations may ultimately save us.

Wood shared this perspective with Bill Moyers, emphasizing the need for intervention beyond current regulatory bodies. (Published January 2, 2015)

Mary Robinson is the former President of Ireland and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

She also serves as CEO of the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice.

Mary Robinson founded the Foundation bearing her name, dedicated to climate justice for vulnerable, marginalized populations worldwide. She served as President of Ireland (1990-1997) and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002).

A member of the Elders and the Club of Madrid, Robinson has received numerous honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2013, she was appointed UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, and her memoir, *Everybody Matters*, was published.

Uploaded December 22, 2010, this video features Milwaukee spoken word artist Elijah Furquan. He describes the effects of extreme heat on his urban community.

Produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, additional resources are available at Climate Wisconsin.

Production Credits: Finn Ryan (producer, director, photography), David Nevala (photography, video, editing), Dillon Parker (music).

Globally, people are actively working to combat climate change.

In the US, during Thanksgiving 2013, those who have experienced climate disasters expressed their gratitude.

The planet faces a grim future. Author Carolyn Baker highlights rapidly unfolding climate change and the fragile Fukushima reactor situation. Systems thinker Dave Pollard foresees endgames for economic, energy, and ecological systems, any of which could trigger civilizational collapse.

We are in an unfixable predicament, but we retain the choice of how to respond. Carolyn Baker's book, "Collapsing Consciously," explores these themes. (Published Nov 19, 2013)

Sami youth highlight climate change's impact on their culture, particularly how unstable conditions affect reindeer.

Semi-nomadic reindeer herding, a key livelihood for about 10% of the Sami and 2,800 full-time herders, faces significant threats.

Chris Peters, President and CEO of the Seventh Generation Fund, introduced the "Echoes of the Earth in Times of Climate Change" Conference.

The event then featured a keynote speech by Dr. Henrietta Mann (Southern Cheyenne).