Climate Champions Virtual Summit
Saturday, May 22, 2021
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Thank you to all who participated in the Climate Champions Virtual Summit!
Video recordings of the summit are posted below.
Download a Zoom background from the event here!
Funded by UC San Diego Social Sciences Climate Action Lab.
8:30 – 9:00am
PRE-SUMMIT NETWORKING & COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
- Opportunity to connect with other climate champions before the summit
- Break out rooms with community organizations
9:00 – 10:00am
CLIMATE CRISIS: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY
- Climate Champions, Why Us, Why Now: Dr. Nan Renner
- Connecting with Kumeyaay Land and Culture: Dr. Heather Ponchetti Daly
- Youth Leaders, A Call to Action: Elea Castiglione, Bella Santos, and Kate Vedder
10:00 – 10:30am
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
- Music and break out rooms with community organizations
10:30 – 11:10am
11:15 - 11:55am
LEARNING TOGETHER (choose 2 of 3)
- Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change: Dr. Heather Poncetti Daly, Dina Gilio-Whitaker, and Chenoa Musillo
- Let’s Talk about Climate: Communication Strategies: Dr. Rose Hendricks, Sarah Peterson, and Jess Wallach
- Climate Justice & Action: Dr. Camille Campion, Dr. Sherice Clarke, Dr. Fonna Forman, Bridey Scully, and Allie Sifrit
12:00 – 12:30pm
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
- Music and break out rooms with community organizations
12:30 – 1:20pm
1:30 - 2:20pm
CLIMATE CHAMPIONS CURRICULUM & RESOURCES (choose 2 of 4)
- Science: Land Warming (Middle School Curriculum): Cindy Jenson-Elliot and Tina Tom
- Science: Ocean Warming (High School Curriculum): Janis Jones, Rosina Garcia, and Gina Woodard
- Science: Bending the Curve of Global Warming (High School Curriculum): Adrienne Marriott, Sara Odioso, and Mike Tritchler
- Humanities, History, Social Science: Climate Justice (Resources Curated by Youth Leaders)
2:25 – 2:30pm
CLOSING
- EarthRise by Amanda Gorman, U.S. Youth Poet Laureate (video)