MEDIA ADVISORY Nakate

The Commonwealth Club of California

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CONTACT:

415-597-6705, Education@CommonwealthClub.org 

(NOVEMBER 23, 2021 – SAN FRANCISCO) — The Commonwealth Club of California is excited to welcome climate activist Vanessa Nakate, in conversation with youth activists Samir Chowdhury and Zaria Romero. The conversation will be moderated by University of California Berkeley Professor Darren Zook. 

On the heels of her new book A Bigger Picture and wrapping up COP 26, Nakate sits down with young activists to discuss worldwide activism, why Africa should be at the center of the climate conversation, how race and gender affects the climate justice conversation, and what youth can do to lead the way in the fight for climate justice. The panel of youth activists will have the opportunity to speak on their work in the field of climate as well as ask questions of this trailblazing changemaker. There will also be first-hand accounts about how one California family is surviving climate-driven disasters and where they go from here. Youth and educators are encouraged to join the conversation via Twitter @CWCxEDU. 

This program is presented by “Creating Citizens,” a new initiative by the Education Department of The Commonwealth Club of California. For inquiries, please contact us at education@commonwealthclub.org. 

Creating Citizens is The Commonwealth Club’s civics education initiative. Building on more than 118 years of nonpartisan civil dialogue at The Commonwealth Club, Creating Citizens brings students and educators into the conversation. Civil dialogue is fundamental to a healthy democracy, yet our nation is more polarized and divisive than ever. We know young people are watching and listening, and we know they want to speak up. Creating Citizens gives them this chance. Programs feature civic leaders from across the ideological spectrum, thinkers and influencers young people respect, and youth themselves. Students develop their own perspectives on complex issues and learn the power of mutually respectful dialogue in a diverse society. For more, visit commonwealthclub.org/education.

The Commonwealth Club of California is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public forum that hosts about 500 programs a year featuring speakers on a wide variety of topics and from a broad range of views. In addition to its live programs, it produces a weekly radio program—the nation’s oldest—that airs on 230 stations nationwide, a weekly TV program that airs in the Bay Area, and hundreds of podcasts and videos a year. Founded in 1903, The Commonwealth Club is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum. For more information, visit commonwealthclub.org. 

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