The Climate Change Quilt Movement is a project inspired by the AIDS Quilt Project in the 1980s, a powerful movement where volunteers come together in love, strength, and resilience and remembrance for the victims who succumbed to the impact of the disease. Pamela Mischen, Ph.D., Binghamton University Chief Sustainability Officer and professor of environmental studies, seeks to continue this legacy and carry forward the same spirit of love, strength and compassion through her work.
To help raise awareness for climate action across America, the Lewis Honors College, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the Student Sustainability Council are hosting in the Climate Change Quilt project on February 17.
From 11 AM - 12 PM, Mischen will speak on “The Hidden Consensus on Climate Change” and provide a history of the quilting project inspired by the AIDS Quilt Project from the 1980s in the William T. Young Library Alumni Gallery.
From 2 PM - 4 PM, Mischen will lead a workshop on quilting “to amplify the voices of all those concerned about climate change” in the Lewis Scholars Lounge. Click here for more info on the quilting workshop.
All supplies will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own fabric if they have any with sentimental meaning.
