Feb 22, 2021
Juanita Constible discusses the occupational health hazards to workers due to climate change, particularly, extreme heat. She helps identify the major factors that increase worker vulnerability to climate-related health and safety harms and how the advent of COVID-19 has elevated the problems. She mentions recent...
Feb 22, 2021
Rob Caughlan shares his story from college to present day, and his experience working as a copywriter for politicians such as Diane Feinstein and Pete McCloskey. As a writer and filmmaker, Rob has been instrumental in successful litigation against major environmental polluters in some of California's...
Feb 15, 2021
Nausheena Hussain addresses the importance of owning your story and using your voice to bring a different perspective to the conversation in order to drive impact, and break stereotypes. She shares her experience and successes in achieving this impact, empowering Muslim women, and how increasing political participation...
Feb 15, 2021
Kristin Baja helps us understand “The Nexus”, a non-linear framework for government practitioners to address systemic racial injustice. She explains that whenever a government initiates any plan or process, they need to acknowledge that the foundation of our power structure is white supremacy and the core injustices...
Feb 8, 2021
Dr. Lara Hansen introduces us to the concept of “Climate Lens'' and discusses the need for climate change to be part of all planning and decision making. She stresses the importance of understanding local vulnerabilities, how they escalate other challenges, and developing solutions to mitigate those problems.