Join us for our annual climate and environmental justice convening where art and advocacy converge to address the imminent threat of “losing Louisiana” to industry-fueled climate change, coastal loss, and pollution of our air and land.
Losing Louisiana 2024: Rise, Resist, Restore will feature:
Panel Discussions
Climate and environmental justice experts delve into the issues Louisianans are currently facing, including the risks associated with carbon capture initiatives, the oil and gas industry’s role in the loss of Louisiana life and land, the direct connection between historic plantations and modern-day plants, and reviving ancestral practices to combat the threats to our environment.
Featured panelists: Faye Matthews (Taproot Earth), Breon Robinson (Healthy Gulf),
Cherelle Blazer (Sierra Club), Fred Johnston (I Deserve It! Community Health Worker)
A Katrina 20 Local Committee Planning Meeting
The Katrina 20 Local Committee is a community-led collective tasked with commemorating the 20 years of survival, resistance, culture, joy and community power displayed in the aftermath of Katrina and subsequent climate disasters.
Community-Built Art Installations
Co-create art installations with other attendees that express our collective experiences living with the affects of climate change and environmental/climate injustice.
• Repurpose plastic bags into something useful and comforting; join us in making plarn (plastic yarn) for the mat-making ministry at St. Anna's Episcopal. This plarn will be used to create mats that will help unhoused individuals sleep on a dry, warm surface that can be easily cleaned.
A Sustainable Fashion Show
"Ritual Masking: Unveiling the Truth About Climate Change," curated by Kennedy Sarrazin, targets the oil and gas industry’s attempts at “masking” the negative affect they have on our climate and environment. Each outfit styled is inspired by African masks used in rituals, celebrations, and funerals. Featured items mimic the color schemes, textural elements, and sustainable materials used in the masks.
Side By Side Losing Louisiana: Rise, Resist, Restore Exhibition
This exhibit, curated by Asia-Vinae J. Palmer, is an visual expression of the journey through the grief inherent in loss and the celebration that can exist when loss makes room for something else. On display from November 15, 2024 to January 7, 2025 at the Ashé Powerhouse Theater.
Featured artists: Paris Cyan Cian, Pat Jolly, Mary Gleason, Tiara Raven Marie, Christy Speakman, Karel Sloane-Boekbinder, Antoine Prince, Jr., Charles Lovell, Cely Pedescleaux and Jabari Carmichael
Louisiana Louisiana is free and open to the public. Come together with change-makers, educators, and community members to envision a world where climate justice prevails.