This year the premier event for online activism comes to Detroit, my back yard. I’ve been fortunate enough to be invited. Next week.
Session Type(s): Panel
Starts: Thursday, Jul. 17 10:30 AM
Ends: Thursday, Jul. 17 11:45 PM
Room: 140 G
This panel will discuss right wing tactics—from climate change deniers to misinformation campaigns on birth control, sex ed, and abortion—that use fake science to try to attack progressive movements. Panelists will present successful strategies devised to counter the right’s attacks, and identify best practices on how to respond when the right comes at you with fake science.
Panelists
Peter Sinclair
Peter Sinclair is the creator of 2 series of Youtube videos on Climate Change and Renewable Energy – “Climate Denial Crock of the Week”, and “This is Not Cool”.
He works and travels regularly with leading climate scientists to push back against the disinformation campaign of the Anti-Science industry.Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez
Felipe is an advocate for undocumented immigrants and LGBTQ people in the US. He walked from Miami to Washington, DC to highlight the pain of undocumented immigrants. He has spent the last two years working at GetEQUAL, a national social justice LGBTQ organization. He has become a leading voice on the intersection of LGBTQ issues and immigrant rights. He is the current Deputy Managing Director of United We Dream (UWD).
Other sessions:Queer People of Color Caucus, From Underdog to Top Dog: Organizing for Impact While Small and Mighty, Bro-Choice? Where Do Men Fit in the Reproductive Justice Movement?
I haven’t finalized my schedule yet, but one other session caught my eye...
Screening Showcases present several films in one session, by showing 10-15 minutes of each, and then inviting a presenter of each film to participate in a moderated discussion with time for audience participation.
This session will include:
- Pipelies Exposed
- The Wisdom to Survive: Capitalism, Climate Change and Community
- Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World
(line-up subject to change)
More on our films:
Pipelies Exposed. This is a short documentary fillm that debunks the main myths pushed by Keystone Pipeline proponents about jobs, national security, safety, climate, the economy, and more. It features activists and experts. http://www.pipeliesexposed.org
The Wisdom to Survive: Capitalism, Climate Change and Community. Climate change is here. Will we have the wisdom to survive? This is the first filmThe film features thought leaders and activists in the realms of science, economics and spirituality discussing how we can evolve and take action in the face of climate disruption. The film includes interviews with activists Bill McKibben, Joanna Macy, Roger Payne, Herschelle Milford, Quincy Saul, Ben Falk, and more. 56-min. long.
“A brilliant, achingly poignant film. Please SEE THIS FILM—bring it to your community, talk about it, share it with others. It is one of the most artfully-rendered films on the planet’s crisis (and how we move through it) I have ever seen. Extraordinarily moving.“—Shyla Nelson, Founder, One Earth One Voice Campaign
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