Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger led this conversation with non-violent direct-action organizers and participants exploring the urgent need for sustained disruption against the biggest backers of the fossil fuel industry.

Panelists included organizers and participants in Summer of Heat, the extraordinary, months-long campaign targeting Citibank for their continuing support of fossil fuel financing. Drawing upon his own experiences with Chevron, Steven elicited personal stories of courage and non-violent civil disobedience on a grand scale, street theater, playful storytelling, intergenerational climate activism and the strategic vision intended to pressure specific targets to end the era of fossil fuels.

Participants

Pat Almonrode – Co-Leader, Third Act NYC, Third Act Lawyers
Keanu Arpels-Josiah – Fridays for Future NYC
Michael Greenberg – Founder, Climate Defiance
Alice Hu – Senior Climate Campaign Manager, New York Communities for Change
John Mark Rozendaal – Extinction Rebellion
Liv Senghor – Summer of Heat
Dr. Sandra Steingraber – Biologist, Author, Environmental Activist
Steven Donziger, Host – Attorney and activist