Our Climate is partnering with The Village DC as well as local highschools and BIPOC-owned businesses to uplift and empower the DC community through Our Climate, Our Action. To make this event happen we are asking for support in any capacity - every dollar helps! By giving to this campaign your funds would go towards: disposable cameras and film development for the high school students' art projects, seed planting supplies, local BlPOC owned restaurants providing food, event merchandise, local photographers and videographers, and the greater Climate Justice Movement. To learn more about this event please continue to read below for specific details. We thank you for your time and donation and hope to see you there!
Our Climate, Our Action is the official launch of an annual community event celebrating and engaging the frontline communities in DC. This event will take place on Earth Day - April 22, 2023 - at The Village in Union Market, a Black-owned café and lab in the local community with a designated event space. During this day of celebration, attendees will explore art created by local high school students, take part in letter writing to elected officials, work with a horticulture therapist to plant seeds and discuss the reclamation of land, and attend a dynamic panel on climate justice. The goals of the event are to foster communal relationships between frontline communities of DC and those who work in climate justice, and to provide fun and engaging ways for locals to advocate for themselves. Through the letter writing workshop and the panel discussion on climate justice and grassroots advocacy, we believe the voices of the community will leave feeling empowered. In addition to the gallery and workshops, local vendors and restaurants will be represented, as we aim to highlight and promote the small businesses of DC neighborhoods. This event will be open to the public, but participation, vendors, and marketing will be emphasized in the local communities surrounding the H-Street Corridor.