Solar One’s 2020 webinar series centers voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in environmentalism in NYC and New York State. Each webinar is 1 hour long and is intended for a youth audience. Some webinars include a student reflection worksheet which may be helpful for a teacher assigning this to their class. Read about the webinars below:
Youth Civic Engagement, Beyond Voting (October 28, 2020)
Six panelists, all YVote participants, discuss the importance of youth being civically engaged and the connections between environmental action and civic engagement. Moderator: Alexandria Urbina Panelists: Karla Sterrett, Katrice Ramirez-Henry, Kekeli Amekudzi, Milena Veliz, Mia Payne, Maisha Chowdhury- YVOTE
Student Reflection Worksheet – YVote Webinar (MS and HS level)
Fostering Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems in NYC (August 24, 2020)
Featuring: Ceci Pineda- Brooklyn ROT and Nathan Hunter- Bronx River Alliance
Youth Climate Justice Panel (August 19, 2020)
Five youth climate activists from different organizations joined together for a conversation about how they got involved in youth organizing, how interested youth can join the environmental movement, and how adults can better support youth activists. Panelists: Xiye Bastida – Re-Earth Initiative and Fridays for Future NYCCynthia Leung – Climate Science Communication for Youth Hridesh Singh – NY Youth Climate Leaders Jade Lozada – TREEage Alexia Leclercq – Start:Empowerment
Energeia Solar en Nueva York (El 11 de agosto de 2020)
Solar One organizó un seminario con miembros de su programa Here Comes Solar en español. Durante el seminario los panelistas mostraran sus proyectos solares aquí en Nueva York y hablaran sobre cómo podemos crear una plataforma más inclusiva para elevar a las comunidades marginadas en nuestra lucha contra el cambio climático. Panelistas: Juan Parra y José T. Gálvez Contreras – Solar One
Women in Clean Energy Career Panel (August 5, 2020)
This webinar featured a diverse selection of green energy professionals in New York City. Viewers had the opportunity to learn more about the careers of these inspiring individuals and ask questions.
Panelists included: Christine Johnson, NYC DOE Office of Sustainability Daphany Rose Sanchez, Kinetic Communities Consulting E’Lon Cohen Hall, Women of Renewable Industries & Sustainable Energy (WRISE) Lidia Henderson, Empire Clean Cities
