ACTION NOW Introductions and "The Fire" Performance by Arielle Martinez Cohen

Описание: The 2025 Blanche, Edith, and Irving Laurie Chair in Women’s Studies Symposium, ACTION NOW: Feminist Climate Leadership for a World in Crisis, held on March 28, 2025, brought together climate scientists, activists, scholars, policymakers, and artists for a powerful day of programming focused on the urgent need for feminist leadership in climate action.

Discussions explored the intersections of gender, migration, environmental justice, and scientific innovation, while highlighting the power of community-driven solutions to confront the climate crisis.

The program opened with a welcome from Meghan Rehbein, Dean of Douglass Residential College, and an introduction by Rebecca Mark, Director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership and Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Rutgers University. The day also featured a performance of The Fire by singer, songwriter, producer, and activist Arielle Martinez Cohen.

The symposium was presented by the Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium, in collaboration with Douglass Residential College, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers Global, and the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute.