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Human Impacts Bay Area: Innovation for the Climate Breakthrough
The Human Impacts Institute is headed to the Bay Area for a night of art and conversation around innovative ways to tackle climate change. From decision-making apps to video games to algae fuel, see what innovations are going to change the world. This Human Impacts Salon will be our eighth in a creative communication series in partnership with the Transatlantic Climate Bridge of the German Embassy, where we bring together unlikely allies doing great climate work with multimedia conversation and live arts performances. Join us for an evening of engaging discussion from a diversity of Bay Area's community leaders, thinkers, and artists. This event will be free and open to the public.
Invited panelists include:
Dr. Georg Maue, First Secretary of Climate and Energy, German Embassy to the U.S.
Greg Niemeyer, Director, Berkeley Center for New Media
Zakiya Harris, Artist and Changemaker
Joshua Sheridan Fouts, Executive Director, Bioneers
Jason Rissman, Managing Director, OpenIDEO, IDEO
AshEL Eldridge, CEO and Founder SOS Juice, Founder Earth Amplified
Ben Brown, Products Manager, Google (invited)
Performances from:
AshEL Eldridge, music and spoken word
Zakiya Harris, dancer
Helen Wicks, Dancer and Choreographer (invited)
In partnership with: German Consulate in San Francisco, Impact Hub, Transatlantic Climate Bridge Program of Germany, CITRIS, Story Corps, and the Berkeley Center for New Media
About HII:
At the Human Impacts Institute, we inspire action for strong communities and a healthy environment through hands-on, service education, coalition building, and using arts and culture for social good. For more info:http://www.HumanImpactsInstitute.org/
Below are examples of previous Human Impacts Salons from HII and the Transatlantic Climate Bridge:
How do we create a clean climate revolution? Teaser
Where do we place our trust in a changing climate? Teaser | Full
Will climate move into the White House/Congress for good? Teaser | Full
How do we thrive on the front lines of climate? Teaser | Full
Putting some STEAM into climate change innovation. | Full
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LocationUniversity of California The Banatao Institute (View)
330 Sutardja Dai Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1764
United States
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