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.

Environmental justice advocates, including The Climate Reality Project, emphasize the urgent needs of communities of color. Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice's "We Can't Breathe" campaign addresses severe environmental injustice in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point (BVHP), a low-income community. Residents suffer high rates of asthma and cancer due to radioactive and toxic contamination at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site.

BVHP, one of San Francisco's lowest-lying areas, faces extreme vulnerability to rising sea levels, threatening to flood hazardous waste. Despite these risks, luxury homes are being built near, and thousands more planned for, the contaminated Shipyard Superfund Site, amidst allegations of cleanup fraud. A protest will highlight these critical concerns.

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.

Darrel Moellendorf, a professor at Goethe University Frankfurt, examines climate justice in the Anthropocene—an era defined by humanity's impact on nature. He discusses geoengineering, new technologies to artificially cool the planet, as a potential solution, noting its inherent trade-offs and risks.

This clip summarizes Professor Moellendorf's comments from an April 2018 roundtable. Hosted by the Carnegie Council's "Ethics & International Affairs" journal at the International Studies Association's Annual Convention, the full transcript and audio are available here.

Suma Peesapati, board president of Communities for a Better Environment, argues that California's acclaimed climate policies often fail to improve conditions for low-income communities of color, which bear the brunt of pollution. She specifically criticizes the state's flawed cap-and-trade program.

This summary captures Ms. Peesapati's remarks from an April 2018 roundtable hosted by the Carnegie Council's journal, "Ethics & International Affairs," at the International Studies Association's Annual Convention. For the full transcript and audio, visit: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multimedia/20180405-climate-change-and-power-to-act-ethical-approach-for-practical-progress

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.

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.

The First Peoples of Turtle Island foretold the Eagle and Condor prophecy, predicting a time when people from the world's four directions would unite. The Eagle represents the northern hemisphere, and the Condor the southern.

This prophecy will be fulfilled in June at the Onjisay Aki International Climate Summit. Indigenous peoples will gather at the center of Turtle Island to unite the human family.

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.

Tom Sanzillo is an expert affiliated with the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

His work focuses on critical issues within energy economics and financial analysis, offering valuable insights.

You can find his contributions and publications on his author page at IEEFA.

Published on October 17, 2016.

Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN, MSN, FNP, President of the 40,000-member New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), discusses the urgent need for union participation in addressing the climate crisis.

An anthrax outbreak occurred in Russia's Yamal peninsula, triggered by unusually warm Arctic temperatures. This led to permafrost thawing, exposing contaminated cemeteries and animal burial grounds.

A Greenpeace Russia team investigated the region to assess climate change's impact on the environment and indigenous life.

The Nenets are nomadic reindeer herders in North-West Siberia, relying on their herds for food, clothes, transport, and shelter. They have migrated their ancestral lands for over a millennium. This region and its inhabitants now face severe threats from climate change, with rising temperatures accelerating the melting of Russia's ancient permafrost.

Siberia, stretching from the Arctic Ocean to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China, is immense. Covering 13.1 million square kilometers, it comprises 77% of Russia's land area but is home to only 40 million people, 27% of the nation's population.

Mary Robinson is confirmed as the keynote speaker.

She holds the distinction of being the first woman President of Ireland.

Additionally, she founded the influential Mary Robinson Foundation.

Published on August 30, 2016, this interview features Julia Olson, Executive Director of Our Children's Trust.

She was interviewed by Megan Kemple of 350 Eugene on August 24, 2016.

On October 4, 2016, climate scientist Dr. James Hansen and his granddaughter Sophie Kivlehan discussed a critical issue: "the assumption that young people will somehow figure out a way to undo the deeds of their forebears, has crept into and spread like a cancer through UN climate scenarios."

This conversation underscores the urgency of their paper, "Young People's Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions" by James Hansen et al. You can download the full PDF here.

On September 23, 2015, Pope Francis delivered a message at the White House.

He stated unequivocally that climate change "can no longer be left to a future generation," urging immediate global attention to the issue.