Registration will be open throughout the weekend starting at 4:00 PM on Friday at St. Peter’s Church. On Saturday registration will be open starting at 8:30 AM at Graffiti Church, St. Mark’s Church, and Empire State College. (see map for locations or below)
4:00-6:00 PM: Anti-Oppression Training | St. Peter’s Church | 619 Lexington Avenue
7:00- 9:00 PM: Opening Plenary | St. Peter’s Church | 619 Lexington Avenue
Doors open at 6:30
Speakers
Oscar Olivera — Bolivian water rights activist
Josua Mata — Philippine trade unionist leader
Erica Violet Lee — Idle No More
Immortal Technique — Revolutionary hip-hop legend
Anne Petermann — Global Justice Ecology Project
Nastaran Mohit — New York City labor and environmental activist
Saturday, September 20th
8:30 AM-6:00 PM: Registration | Graffiti Church | St. Mark’s Church | Empire State College | St. John’s University
Registration will be open throughout the weekend starting at 4:00 PM on Friday at St. Peter’s Church. On Saturday registration will be open starting at 8:30 AM at Graffiti Church, St. Mark’s Church, Empire State College, and St. John’s University (see map for locations or below)
9:00 AM -5:30 PM: Workshops | Throughout Lower Manhattan
5:00-6:15 PM: Climate Assembly | El Jardin del Paraiso | East 5th Street between Aves C & D
7:00- 9:00 PM: Closing Plenary | St. Peter’s Church | 619 Lexington Avenue
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Speakers:
Naomi Klein — Author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, No Logo, The Shock Doctrine
Jacqui Patterson — NAACP Environmental & Climate Justice Program
Desmond D’Sa — 2014 Goldman Prize recipient from South Africa
Olga Bautista — Southeast Side Coalition Against Petcoke
Sunday, September 21st
10:30 AM: Assemble for People’s Climate March | Columbus Circle
Details to come on the exact location of our contingent’s assembly area!
Visit PeoplesClimate.org for more information on the march!
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