RECENT

The City as Commons: Reimagining Climate Justice

Monday, September 21 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

SVA Theatre
333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011

​Global Rise: Stories for the Future and Climate Film Festival held the third and final gathering in our series for imagining new stories to illuminate climate justice in New York City.

​We opened with a panel conversation featuring Dr. Sheila Foster (Columbia Climate School and NYC Panel on Climate Change); Commissioner Rafael Espinal (Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment); and Dr. Anhthu Hoang (scientist and policy expert, and General Counsel, WE ACT for Environmental Justice).

​We explored new ideas at the intersection of co-governance and cultural infrastructure and looked at how cross-sector partnerships and city government agencies can use climate storytelling to enhance civic engagement and climate justice solutions.

​We also heard directly from the 2026 Global Rise Climate Storytelling Fellows on the creative journeys they took to develop film projects throughout the summer. Congratulations to Aditi Desai; Alex Tillett Miller, Sanya Panda, Lev Brodinsky, Gabe Henneman, Sara Ali Bughagis, Stephanie Dawson & William Reliford.

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