Health and Justice for All, a Youth Led Conversation by Old Stone House and Human Impacts Institute, 8/21
[Image Description: Four black and white photographic portraits for participants in the discussion. Top left: woman with black hair and polo neck stands amongst plants, top right: woman smiles in front of climbing plant background, bottom left: woman with hat, suit and shirt, and bottom right: woman with corkscrew curls stands in white sleeveless t-shirt against white background.]
Friday, August 21, from 12 to 1pm, EDT
Join the Human Impacts Institute and Old Stone House for this FREE, youth-led conversation about health, justice, and creative communities. Learn from NYC visionaries in policy, health, and education on how to keep families safe and healthy, while leading the way for an equitable and fair “new normal”. All ages are welcome.
NYC-based attendees will receive a voucher for FREE water and soil testing from the Human Impacts Institute (quantities are limited).
Special guests include:
Lubna Ahmed is the Director of Environmental Health at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. She is passionate about working at the community level to build capacity and advance the sustainable well-being of under-resourced populations.
Kizzy Charles-Guzmán is the Deputy Director of the NYC Mayor's Office of Resiliency, leading efforts to ensure that our neighborhoods, community-based organizations, workforce, and small businesses are ready to withstand and emerge stronger from the impacts of climate change.
Diane Exavier is a writer, theater-maker, and educator who creates performances, public programs, and games that invite audiences to participate in a theater that rejects passive reception. With a point of departure located in Caribbean Diaspora, Diane explores what she calls the 4L’s: love, loss, legacy, and land.
(Facilitator) Ajani Stella is a 13-year-old is a climate activist and founding member of the Human Impacts Institute’s Youth Advisory Council. He has spoken to the Teacher's Pension Fund Board of Directors with 350.org, urging them to divest their funds from fossil fuels; has been interviewed at the Ethical Culture Society; and was a featured youth activist on the French and German television program ARTE.
This program corresponds with the opening of Brooklyn Utopias: 2020, an exhibition and online project at the Old Stone House & Washington Park exploring artists' visions for a more ideal Brooklyn, featuring the work of Diane Exavier and others.
Funding for this event was provided from the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
You can register for this event here.
You can find out more about exhibitions and events at the Old Stone House here.