Environmental Justice, Climate Disasters, and the Humanities

Adrienne Kennedy, a climate activist and organizer from south Lumberton, North Carolina, talks about what environmental justice looks like for her after Hurricane Matthew destroyed her home. Dr. Joseph Campana, director of the Center for Environmental Studies at Rice University, explores ways the humanities can help us process relentless patterns of climate catastrophe.

Find out how to support disaster relief and recovery in Lumberton and watch Robeson Rises, the film featuring Adrienne Kennedy’s story. Read more about the North Carolina Humanities Watershed Moments initiative that screened the film as part of a touring discussion series.

Learn more about the Center for Environmental Studies, the Investing in Futures project, and Dr. Joseph Campana’s work on the relationship between the humanities and the environment.

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What is Making Meaning?

The humanities played an important role during the pandemic and in the ongoing recovery. Host Sydney Boyd introduces stories and leaders from the country's humanities councils that highlight just how pivotal the humanities are to our society. (From the Federation of State Humanities Councils.)