We looked together at the layering of loss and trauma that burdens communities across the U.S., particularly communities marginalized by racism, class oppression, and other systems of inequality. Like all our programs, Talking Climate: Grief aimed to create ground for community-building, democratic engagement, and civic action.

The extraordinary panel included Shahzeen Attari of Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs; Mary Annaïse Heglar, writer and podcaster; and Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Founder and CEO of Dayenu. The discussion was moderated by Miranda Massie, Director of the Climate Museum, with a reading by poet Otaniyuwa Ehue to open the event.