Center for German and European Studies

Film Screening of CLIMATE WARRIORS & Virtual Debate on Climate Activism

 

In cooperation with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC, Beyond Nuclear, Deutsches Haus at NYU, Goethe-Institut Boston, the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Environmental Studies Program at Brandeis University

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
12-1:15 pm Eastern Time (US) / 6-7:15 pm German time
Zoom Webinar 

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About the Event

Still photo from film Climate Warriors"Being a climate warrior is being able to understand the crisis we face in a way that empowers us to fight to preserve and protect that which is left."

Xiuhtezcatl Martínez

CGES cordially invites you to join the US launch of the film CLIMATE WARRIORS. Watch the documentary for free, and join us for a virtual transatlantic discussion on climate activism with the film maker Carl-A. Fechner and some of the protagonists from the US and Europe.

Panelists:
  • Carl-A. Fechner, film maker of CLIMATE WARRIORS (based in Germany)
  • Ganna Gladkykh, clean energy transition expert at the European Energy Research Alliance (based in Brussels, Belgium)
  • Marlow Baines, youth director of Earth Guardians (based in Boulder, CO)
  • climate activist from Sunrise Movement (tbc)
Moderation: Sabine von Mering, Director of the Center for German and European Studies, Professor of German and of Women's and Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, where she teaches a course on "Human/Nature: European Perspectives on Climate Change" (based in Waltham, MA)

About the Film

Poster of the film "Climate Warriors"Be inspired by a documentary on activism and energy transition. As a passionate fighter for climate transition, the film maker Carl-A. Fechner is connecting climate activists on both sides of the Atlantic.

The film CLIMATE WARRIORS presents activists from diverse backgrounds who resist the adverse and devastating effects of climate change on our planet. These climate warriors are strongly aware that we need a fast transition in order to save the environment and protect human rights. They raise their voices in resistance to lobbyists and inhumane social realities.

While the film was made in 2018, it has not lost its urgency and its message has become even more important today. Let's get personal about our planet. An energy revolution is possible, let's make it reality!

Find more information on the film's website. You can watch the official trailer of CLIMATE WARRIORS online. 

Still photo from film "Climate Warriors"