FIKA on Climate Change, the Anthropocene, and COVID 19

WTUL News & Views shares a conversation hosted by The Blue House as part of their weekly coffee and conversation hour, Fika. Fika is (normally) a coffee and conversation hour that takes place at 10 a.m. every Thursday at the Blue House. With the Blue House closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, fika will be online. All are welcome.

On Thursday, April 9, 2020, Shana Griffin (feminist activist, sociologist, artist), Denise Frazier (scholar and educator), Dorothy Jelagat Cheruiyot (evolutionary biologist), and Aron Chang (urban designer) led a discussion on climate change, the Anthropocene, and COVID-19. This recording shares the introductory remarks from each of the speakers. Posing questions that lead us to think about what lessons can we draw for research, policy, planning, activism, design, and art? What questions should we be asking about present-day modes and practices?

To learn more about the Blue House or to join Fika, follow @thebluehousenola on social media or go to thebluehousenola.com.

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