WELCOME TO THE SUMMER SCHOOL!

Please note that this is the landing page to peruse and sign up for the available classes (links to them below). Kindly do not purchase tickets from this page :)

🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍

What is the Summer School?

A 6-week (June 7-July 16) foundational course curated by BIPOC organizers consisting of lectures, workshops, and a hub fostering intergenerational connections with other action-oriented community members.

This school is open to youth ages 14+

Who hosts the Summer School?

This class is brought to you by Sustainable Brooklyn and Start:Empowerment.

🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍

The Weekly Courses

• Week 1 - Lecture Class & Workshop: Global, Indigenous, and Local Regenerative Practices
• Week 2 - Lecture Class & Workshop: What is Capitalism
• Week 3 - Lecture Class & Workshop: History of Colonialism, Imperialism, and Racism in the U.S
• Week 4 - Lecture Class & Workshop: Global revolutions & resistance tactics
• Week 5 - Lecture Class & Workshop: Black Liberation in the U.S
• Week 6 - Lecture Class & Workshop: Environmental Justice 101
• Final: Presentation of Sustainable cities

Quick Stats

• Each week = 1 lecture (1.5 hrs) + 1 workshop (1.5 hrs) on that Tuesday and Saturday both from 6 - 7:30 pm ET.
• The course runs from Tuesday, June 7th to July 16th, 2022

Benefits for All Attendees

☑️ In-depth learning and quality curriculum curated and taught by QBIPOC experts, organizers, and activists with over 30+ years of experience

☑️ Access to reading material, worksheets, and activities prior to the course for more in-depth study

☑️ Form meaningful connections over 6 weeks, brainstorm ideas together, and be part of a hub for radical thoughts and action-orientated next steps

☑️ Access to our community slack channel to connect, discuss, and find community with fellow students

☑️ Support on consistent accountability (through accountability buddy)

☑️ Access to workshops/recitations

Benefits for Paying Attendees

+ Access to and support with follow-up action steps to start/create change in your community

+ Free access to all speakerships through December 2022

🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍 🌿 🌍

After completing this course, students will be empowered to make more intentional and effective actions in their personal lives to support the environmental justice movement.

Students will have an understanding of how each course topic is relevant to their communities and daily lives. We are training the next generation of leaders to ensure a sustainable, liberated, and equitable future for all.