The Weight of the World: An evening with climate writer Mary Annaïse Heglar

Visit the far reaches of the universe in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan planetarium, catch a glimpse of the diversity of life on Earth, travel back in time to meet a woolly mammoth, tour the entire state of Minnesota, learn about U of M researchers and citizen scientists imagining a better future, and explore our outdoor living laboratory... all at Minnesota's official natural history museum on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus!

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Join us for a talk with author and storyteller Mary Annaïse Heglar!

Author and storyteller Mary Annaïse Heglar is known for her compelling dissection and interrogation of the climate crisis. Through the unique lens of her experience as a Black woman with deep roots in the American South, Heglar explores grief, power, and privilege–and the role of hope in the face of climate change. She calls on audiences to summon courage and take action.This special lecture kicks off the Bell Museum’s “Year of Earth” programming and celebrates the re-opening of the Bell’s Imagine the Future gallery. Heglar will draw on her experience and writing (which includes essays, a novel, and a new children’s book) to help us imagine and actualize a just, equitable climate future. Audience Q&A and a book signing will follow the talk. Schedule:5 pm: Doors open7 pm: Lecture beginsWe invite you to visit the <a href="https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/imagine-the-future/" title="https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/imagine-the-future/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Imagine the Future gallery</a> before the lecture and explore the <a href="https://phenology.umn.edu" title="https://phenology.umn.edu" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Climate Chaser with Backyard Phenology</a>. About the Author:<a href="http://maryannaiseheglar.com/" title="http://maryannaiseheglar.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mary Annaïse Heglar</a> is a writer who works at the intersections of climate change, climate grief, and climate justice.Her essays have appeared in The Cut, The Boston Globe, Vox, Rolling Stone, Wired, and other outlets, as well as several essay collections like <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2041-not-too-late" title="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2041-not-too-late" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Not Too Late</a> and <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645808/all-we-can-save-by-edited-by-ayana-elizabeth-johnson-and-katharine-k-wilkinson/" title="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645808/all-we-can-save-by-edited-by-ayana-elizabeth-johnson-and-katharine-k-wilkinson/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">All We Can Save</a>. She is the author of the picture book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709869/the-world-is-ours-to-cherish-a-letter-to-a-child-by-mary-annaise-heglar-illustrated-by-vivian-mineker/" title="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709869/the-world-is-ours-to-cherish-a-letter-to-a-child-by-mary-annaise-heglar-illustrated-by-vivian-mineker/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The World is Ours to Cherish</a> from Random House Kids (2024) and the editor of the recently announced Til Earth and Heaven Ring—an all-Black climate anthology with Pantheon Books. Her debut novel, <a href="https://www.harpercollinsfocus.com/9781400248117/troubled-waters/" title="https://www.harpercollinsfocus.com/9781400248117/troubled-waters/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Troubled Waters</a>, an intimate portrait of two generations coming to terms with what it means to be family, Black women, and alive in a world on fire, released in May 2024.She is the co-host and co-creator of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter with investigative journalist Amy Westervelt, which retired in 2022. In 2024, they launched Spill, a podcast further discussing the climate crisis. In 2020, she was Columbia University Earth Institute’s first Writer-in-Residence. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia University in New York City and Tulane University in New Orleans. In 2020, she won a SEAL Environmental Journalism award. Special thanks to the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences for their support of this event.

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