The Climate Museum Launches Second Fridays, “Talking Climate” 2021 series
New York, NY (January 6, 2021) —The Climate Museum announces its Second Friday programming for 2021 with the launch of Talking Climate, a discussion series featuring experts delving into themes at the intersection of the climate crisis and different forms of inequality. Attendees are invited to an afternoon of online public programming on the second Friday of each month.
The inaugural conversation, Talking Climate: Displacements, will take place on January 8, from 1-2pm EST. The discussion takes a critical look at contemporary and historical displacements as they shape the realities of the climate crisis. Expert panelists include Marleine Bastien, immigrant rights activist and Executive Director of the Family Action Network Movement, Vann R. Newkirk II, Senior Editor at The Atlantic and Floodlines podcast creator, and Shavonne Smith, Director of the Shinnecock Indian Nation Environmental Department, who will detail displacements in Miami, the Gulf Coast, New York State, and beyond. The discussion will be moderated by Miranda Massie, Director of the Climate Museum, with a presentation by photographer Virginia Hanusik to open the event.
The Climate Museum’s Second Fridays programming continues on January 8 from 2:10-2:40pm EST, with Gulf Coast Stories, an exclusive conversation between Vann Newkirk and Virginia Hanusik on their creative processes, and their research and storytelling in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. This program is available for a limited number of pre-registered attendees.
Stay tuned for Talking Climate: Grief in February, featuring writer and podcaster Mary Annaïse Heglar and Dayenu Founder and CEO Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, and Talking Climate: Infrastructure in March, with more Second Fridays announcements to follow!
About the Climate Museum — The Climate Museum is the first museum in the U.S. dedicated to the climate crisis. The museum’s mission is to inspire action on the climate crisis with public programming across the arts and sciences that deepens understanding, builds community, and advances just solutions. Most people in the U.S. are worried about the climate crisis, but remain silent and inactive. The Climate Museum offers public programming to meet the rising demand for multiple pathways to civic engagement and climate action. Through exhibitions, panels, workshops, educational initiatives, and youth programs, it builds community around just solutions, mobilizing people to join the fight for a brighter future. Additional information is available at climatemuseum.org.
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