Water is Life: Post-Election Conversation with Earthjustice and River Network Protecting clean water is definitely a bipartisan issue, but elections do make a difference when it comes to the approach for protecting water. Join us Tuesday for Water is Life: A Post-Election Conversation with Julian Gonzalez (Earthjustice) and Katherine Baer (River Network) . We’ll hear [...]
The Cahaba River Fry-Down is a celebration of the Cahaba River – the heart of America's Amazon and our region’s primary drinking water source. This annual competitive cook-off that is usually surrounded by a huge community party is the primary fundraiser for the Cahaba River Society. This year, since our community can't be together in-person, [...]
Join Alabama Rivers Alliance and our friends at Alabama Public Television for the FREE premiere online screening of the 2020 Southern Exposure documentary films. Stay afterwards for a panel discussion with the four film fellows, Southern Exposure Series Producer Michele Forman and ARA's Cindy Lowry. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! About the 2020 films: A FISHER’S RIGHT TO KNOW directed [...]
Water is Life: On the Choctawhatchee River with Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper Click here to register! ABOUT THE WATER IS LIFE SERIES Each Tuesday, starting on Rivers of Alabama Day (April 14), we invite you to join us from noon - 1 pm for this virtual get-together...with a purpose! We will be highlighting the role that water [...]
Kick back, relax & join the Climate & EJ Community Film Night -- quarantine style! In addition to April 24th, every Friday at 7pm, we'll watch short climate and environmental justice-centered SOUTHERN EXPOSURE films (and more!) and engage in a short discussion! Come learn about Alabama’s incredible natural resources and important environmental issues that impact [...]
This conversation will provide space for several youth leaders to talk about their activism, how COVID is affecting them and how they wish to see society change as a result of both the pandemic and the climate crisis. This webinar is hosted by Kaleia Martin of Climate Reality REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE.
Join Sustainable Water, Energy, Economic Transition Alabama (SWEETAL) & Collaborative Solutions to learn about connections between the climate crisis and affordable housing & discuss pathways towards affordable housing in Birmingham and, more broadly, the state of Alabama. REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/Housing4Alabama
McDowell Environmental Center instructor Katie will live stream their Earth Day video event on Facebook Live. Meet her very own pet Axolotl. You will also get to meet the Camp McDowell McDowell salamander. JOIN LIVE AT 10 AM: by clicking here.
In this interactive En-ROADS Climate Workshop, explore the intersections between climate change and the economic stimulus packages that governments are developing. Consider how our actions to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crises can benefit our communities, environment, and climate. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. various times
Earth Day Goes Digital: 24 Hours of Action On Earth Day 2020, we seize all the tools and actions that we have, big and small, to change our lives and change our world, not for one day, but forever. While the coronavirus may force us to keep our distance, it will not force us to [...]