Confluence for Climate Action: July 30-Aug 4 in High Falls, NY

THE CONFLUENCE is a week long event where we will come together to share ideas and skills, strengthen our relationships, and create solutions to take care of our basic needs. There will be workshops, performances, trainings and strategy sessions about the issues affecting our communities and our planet, from prisons and police brutality to food sovereignty, health care and disaster relief. It will also include a day of action in coordination with similar gatherings around the world.

The Northeast Climate Confluence will be a four-day gathering for people from all over this region to share stories about work that's being done to build a better world and discuss how climate change will affect our work and the place we call home. We live at a critical point in history: this is an opportunity to strengthen our ties, strategize for action, identify the current gaps in our organizing, and find solutions close to home. We want to hear from you during the planning process, and we'd love it if you could be part of the event.

Throughout the event, we will have workshops on a diverse range of subjects, from Understanding Climate Science, to the Prison Industrial Complex, to Radical Sustainability for Autonomous Communities, and much more. These workshops will be arranged into four “tracks” in order to lead to concrete plans that we can put to work in our communities. The tracks are: 1) Youth Track, which is for and by urban and rural youth aged 13-18. 2) From Ice Storms to ICE Raids: Forming a Disaster Preparedness Network. 3) Building Self-Sufficient Communities, to meet our basic needs from food and energy to health care and community justice. 4) Connecting Grassroots Struggles, to root ourselves in historical movements and build solidarity between movements at home and around the world.

The Confluence will of course include workshops, panels, speakers and discussions, but it's also a celebration, so expect lots of performances, music, and art, too.