About this Event
Author Maya Penn will be joined by award-winning journalist Sophia Li for a lively conversation. Books will be available to purchase onsite.
The event will take place indoords at LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council)’s Arts Center, 2nd floor, located directly at Soissons Landing. Doors open at 6pm, program starts at 6:30pm. Guests are encouraged to take the 5:45pm or 6:15pm ferry to Governors Island from the Battery Maritime Building.
This event is free, but space is limited and an RSVP is required to attend.
A humanized and eye-opening journey through the past, present, and future of one of the most crucial topics of our time: Climate change.
This is a time unlike any other in human history. With the ever-growing threat of the climate crisis looming and putting the whole world on the edge of its seat, we have not only entered into a brand new once-in-a-generation era of social and environmental justice advocacy — but the deep-rooted overlap between environmental crises and inequities that have been spotlighted in an unprecedented elevation of awareness.
This book chronicles untold sustainability history, highlights the stories of unsung eco-warrior heroes, and shares solutions for a more sustainable and equitable world. With 15 years of hands-on experience in the environmental activism space, award-winning environmental activist Maya Penn's unique voice has become one of the most sought after.
Eco Revolution explores our collective connection to the natural world through inherited ecology and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) passed down through indigenous cultures throughout the world as people worked in partnership with naturally occurring ecosystems to create thriving, functional societies and how this has translated to our modern understanding about sustainability.
Penn will take a comprehensive look at the current green movements around the world and how sustainable living can be reclaimed via the work of these groups, and the ways in which we can deploy creativity to bring about real change. Finally, readers will be confronted by the future—and how we can remain optimistic in the midst of looming crisis.
Maya Penn is an award-winning Gen Z environmental justice activist, founder, multidisciplinary artist, animator, filmmaker, 3 time TEDTalk speaker, writer, and author. She’s CEO of the sustainable fashion brand Maya’s Ideas which she started in 2008 at just 8 years old. She leads environmental and humanitarian nonprofit MI4TP which she launched in 2011, and her own film and animation production company Upenndo! Productions. Maya has received a commendation from President Obama for Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Stewardship. As a global educator, Maya’s talks have been translated into over 100 languages, and her books have been used in curriculum globally. (Photo credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for V-Day).
Sophia Li is an award-winning journalist, founder of STEWARD Media, and a United Nations Human Rights Champion dedicated to using storytelling to drive systemic change. Global correspondent for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, her reporting has appeared on CNN with bylines in Vogue, New York Magazine, the Washington Post, and Atmos. A former Entertainment Media Editor at American Vogue, she has interviewed HRH Prince William, Nobel Laureates, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Named a Future Icon and one of 36 Voices Shaping Culture by Harper’s Bazaar, she has spoken at the United Nations, TED Climate, and the World Economic Forum.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Governors Island, Soissons Landing, New York, United States
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