Following final 12 months’s climate-themed occasion “Overheated” within the UK, the occasion shall be held for the primary time in North America on November 3 at State Farm Area in Atlanta.
The occasion will carry collectively “local weather activists, thought leaders, artists and provoking voices” in entrance of a stay viewers for a day of debate, group constructing and sources to assist fight the local weather disaster, in keeping with the announcement.
Invoice Eilish, co-founder of “Overheated” and a powerful advocate of sustainable growth within the music business, will even seem. The occasion shall be broadcast stay worldwide via Eilish’s official YouTube channel.
Maggie Baird, founding father of Help+Feed, stated: “I am so excited that we will carry this distinctive occasion to Billie’s followers within the U.S. and to folks from around the globe who can watch the stay broadcast. At this second, we want it greater than ever. Everybody turns into a local weather activist.
The occasion will embrace panel discussions and particular friends Saad Amer, Corinea Austin, Maggie Baird, Xiye Bastida, Daniel Blackman, Brea Baker, Abre’ Conner, Quintin Crumpler, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Helena Gualinga, Wawa Gatheru, Isaias Hernandez, Dr. Yana Elizabeth Johnson, Jamila Norman, Samata Pattinson, Maya Payne, Angela Watts, and extra friends to be introduced quickly.
Panels embrace: “Environmental Justice 101,” “Tales We Inform,” “What We Eat Issues,” “Vogue”
Your Future”, “Local weather Optimism” and “Your Vote, Your Energy”.
The present will spotlight a wide range of easy-to-take actions viewers can take to make a optimistic influence of their communities and the planet. This 12 months, the occasion will even spotlight the significance of political motion to assist local weather options.
All attendees will obtain plant-based meals.