Creatively Speaking presents Harlem Earth Day: Vision 2050, an all day program that brings together Harlem politicians, community leaders, and social justice activists to look at the challenges and solutions in creating a “Just City”—one that is inclusive of environmental, economic and social justice. A community panel at 12 pm brings together activist Joshua Clennon; Nilka Martell, Founder/Director, Loving The Bronx; artist Jordan J. Weber; and Mia White, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, The New School. A screening programs features short films covering topics ranging from the “Stop Cop City” movement in Atlanta to urban garden initiatives in the Bronx. Other participants include DJ Stormin’ Norman, South Bronx Unite, Union Settlement, and Urban Systems Lab.

Harlem Earth Day: Vision 2050 is presented in partnership with the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School, in collaboration with Union Settlement and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics.

Panels include:

10:15 am–11:45 am
Community Room: Vision for Harlem 2050 and a Just City

Participants
Cordell Cleare, State Senator
Diana Ayala, Councilmember, East Harlem
Yusef Salaam, Councilmember, Central Harlem
Elijah Hutchinson, Executive Director, NYC Mayor’s Office on Climate & Environmental Justice

12 pm–1:30 pm
Community Panel: The Fire This Time! Everyday Activists Making a Difference

Moderator
Mia White, The New School

Participants
Joshua Clennon, Housing Justice | Activist, Candidate 70th Assembly
Nilka Martell, Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway
Jordan Webber, Land reclamation
Darlene Williams, Union Settlement

2 pm–3:30 pm
Community Room: Short Films Screening & Filmmaker Panel

Where it Floods: Planting Hope in Coney Island (10 mins), Coney Island, NY
Producer: Driven Studio

Greening of the Bronx: An Urban Garden Tale (10 mins), Bronx, NY
Producer/Director: Savanna Washington

Defending the Atlanta Forest: Stop Cop City (11 mins), Atlanta, GA
Producer: Unicorn Riot

People Rising: Ivy City, Washington, DC (10 mins), Washington, DC
Directors: Amanda Padilla and Ellie Walton

Wood Hood (TRT: 16 mins)
Director: Alex Cullen

Panelists Q&A:

Moderator
Savanna Washington, Greening of the Bronx: An Urban Garden Tale

Panelists
Emily Fano, Alexandra Kanonik, and Abby Jordan, Where it Floods: Planting Hope in Coney Island
Alex Cullen and DeVaughn Bullock-Wireback, Wood Hood