University of Oklahoma, Drama Department
Climate Presentation for the students of the University of Oklahoma Drama Department.
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Climate Presentation for the students of the University of Oklahoma Drama Department.
Presentation for the famed Lee Strasberg Institute with Linus Roache, Tim Guinee, Rya Kihlstedt, Laura Hillenbrand, Colby Minifie, Amanda Quaid, and Leon Addison Brown.
Presentation for the students of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Drama students with Tim Guinee, Harris Yulin, Colby Minifie, Rya Kihlstedt, Laura Hillenbrand, Leon Brown, Linus Roach, and Molly Braverman.
Presentation for the Naked Angels Theater Company at 9 pm (EST), 6 pm (PST) on September 10th, 2020
Climate Presentation for the performers of Cirque du Soleil’s KA in Las Vegas. (10 am Las Vegas time) (1 pm EST)
Presentation for the Boston Court Theater Pasadena at 7 pm (PST)
Presentation for the actors of the yellow Springs Theater Company
Presentation on the climate-crisis for the artists of the renowned Secret City
Zoom presentation for the actors at the Archibald Studio.
Presentation on the Climate-Crisis for the company members of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater Company.
Presentation focused on the unique ability of the acting community to address the climate crisis.
The Broadway Green Alliance will hold a Zoom teaching on Thursday, April 30th at 1 pm (EST)
Free event!
The acting community can play a vital and irreplaceable role in confronting the climate crisis. Tim Guinee, actor, founder of The Climate Actors and leader in former Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, will host a presentation and discussion of the latest science regarding climate change, and the many reasons we have to be hopeful in the face of this emergency.
For more information and to register visit: https://hbstudio.org/calendar/climate-change-hope-and-the-acting-community/?fbclid=IwAR0ssbO5PTJEn1l9wW92W9uHoJfc8cLnfoNZ-HpXsZLq4GRDo6FMFGCjhlI
Free event!
The acting community can play a vital and irreplaceable role in confronting the climate crisis. Tim Guinee, actor, founder of The Climate Actors and leader in former Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, will host a presentation and discussion of the latest science regarding climate change, and the many reasons we have to be hopeful in the face of this emergency.
For more information and to register visit: https://hbstudio.org/calendar/climate-change-hope-and-the-acting-community/?fbclid=IwAR0ssbO5PTJEn1l9wW92W9uHoJfc8cLnfoNZ-HpXsZLq4GRDo6FMFGCjhlI
Past Presentations
“How can anyone deny climate change when I watch my daughter playing soccer in what looks like snow, but is, in fact, ash: Ash from the fires that have ravaged our state.”
“The miraculous intricate interconnectedness of nature is hard to comprehend because it is SO perfect! Unfortunately, we as humans have so many times naively damaged this divine balance. We must fight to ensure that nature can thrive and evolve in its own pace rather than at the destructive pace of our economic demands.
I believe that fighting climate change is a social responsibility in which every single person can participate; this is why I loved being a Green Captain—I could help my Broadway community by setting up systems to enable all of us to do our part for the planet while doing what we love on stage!”
"The longer we wait to solve the climate crisis, the harder it becomes to solve it. So in addition to pushing businesses and the government to adopt greener policies, I also try to challenge myself to carry my weight and change my personal behavior to protect Earth, the only home we have in this vast, inhospitable universe. For me that means things like staying away from single-use disposable items, reducing my energy consumption, and the big one that nobody likes to acknowledge - eating less animal products. I want the Earth to be better for having me on it, not worse. By taking action to solve the climate crisis we can not only save the Earth, but make humanity worthy of salvation.”
"I saw this on a t shirt once, and thought it was spot on: “There is no wealth on a dying planet.” “Free market” is not “free”, it comes at a cost...to ourselves, and our planets resources. We have to drastically change the way we treat our Mother Earth. There is no “exponential growth” in nature. We need to find ways to work with her, not against her.”
“Air that is breathable. Water that is drinkable. Earth that is lush, green, and free of plastic trash. The future of our planet hangs in the balance. Vote.”
"Hey do you want to live in a Mad Max movie? Yes the cars are cool and Charlize Theron is incredible but other than that, it doesn't seem too fun right? Marauders fighting over what little water they have left in a wasteland devoid of life? I'm not saying that's exactly where we're headed if we don't do something about climate change, but it's pretty damn close. We need action. Real measurable action. Now."
“We're killing our planet and each other: climate change most endangers the world's most impoverished countries and people. As Earth gets hotter, more people – primarily BIPOC in the global south – suffer from rising sea levels, food insecurity, displacement, drought, more intense natural disasters, etcetera. Reversing climate change is urgent. Wasting time costs millions of lives.”
“Like it or not, it’s now our full responsibility to have an acute awareness of climate change and the thousands of small, seemingly inconsequential actions we take every day that perpetuate its existence. It’s up to us to decide just how much we value our one home and how much we are willing to sacrifice to save it.”
““We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Chief Seattle
For me this cuts to the chase. Plain and simple.”
“Nature has an incredible way of finding its own equilibrium, but as humans are always upsetting the balance and trying to go against earths natural flows, I want to advocate for the future and promote healthy healing of our Mother Earth. Let us all reconnect with nature, and work with the natural flows of nature rather than against them.”
“The world must change. Do not underestimate the power of a single voice. A single vote. Join us. We need you. The time is now.”
“Everywhere you look it's clear we are at the tipping point of keeping our planet habitable for human life. Record temperatures are being recorded all over the world. Now is the last time for us to do something. If the pandemic has shown us anything about the natural world it's that it will be able to recover if we allow it. Please be on the right side of what is the greatest existential struggle in our lifetime.”
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“The exhaust from running a car engine in a closed garage will kill a person in 20 minutes. That is suicide and it is illegal. It seems to me that having tens of millions of cars spewing exhaust into the earth’s closed atmosphere each day is really just another form of suicide and we need to change our ways.
Warming temperatures have created blue algae blooms in lakes and ponds in my area. People’s dogs have died from being exposed to the algae. I know we have mixed feelings about human beings and rightfully so, but for God’s sake let’s leave the dogs out of it.”
"The favorite book of my youth was Francis Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden”; the lessons it taught about the natural world were simple enough for a child to grasp, yet mystical enough that they still elude most adults. The story’s central characters-- three very different children-- tend a mysterious, overgrown garden and in so doing find purpose, healing of mind and body, and even attain a glimpse into the spiritual realm. Our planet shares one natural world. One atmosphere. To see the earth as a garden to be loved and tended might just save it. And us."
“It’s impossible not to notice climate change happening all around us. This is not a political issue. It’s a human one. We need to take care of our home & we need to leave one for our children.”
“Before you take any decision, consider its effect on the next seven generations”-Hopi Proverb
“Thats it. Thats my quote. I spent a lot of time on the Hopi reservation as a kid. That is where I learned about the Land and Spirits and it is why I respect, revere and protect it.”
“Extensive mounting evidence confirms it is imperative to extend our climate warming concerns to include climate justice. We must guarantee every human being, regardless of race or ethnicity, equal protection from the dangers of toxic pollution and climate change. Life and Liberty for all…”
“Where do you wanna live? On Mars or Hawaii? That's what I thought! So act now. Stop climate Change! Or Hawaii will be like Mars soon.”
“The arts are deeply informed by our relationship to nature. We cannot live or create without the bounty and inspiration from Mother Earth, and I pledge to protect Her and educate others about the ravages of climate change.”
“Climate change intersects with issues of gender equality. Women especially should be educating themselves about the climate crisis because of its disproportionate impact on women around the world. Together we can all work to transform systems by educating ourselves about the climate crisis and calling others to action. Devote yourselves to saving this beautiful planet, and improving the lives of all that inhabit it.”
“I can remember as a kid drinking from the hose...but the ash content in the rivers from fires all across the country has changed all that. How long are we going to continue to stick our heads up our own ashes?!!!”
“I am passionate about continuing to educate myself about how I can change my personal world ( recycling, composting, bringing my own materials, reuse, reduce, recycle etc) and the sets I am on, and then on a global level to educate others about our environment.”
“Ten years ago I got a dog and found myself in the woods for long walks everyday. A funny thing happened: life became less cluttered & generally much simpler. I no longer felt the need to seek out therapy to work through things, the woods did it for me. All one needs to do is spend mere minutes in the forest to feel the powerful and immediate impact of Mother Nature on our body, mind and soul. She takes care of us providing the easiest and most gentle therapy there is. It's our responsibility to do all we can to return that care.”
“The earth witnessed a brief, inspiring shift in harmful emissions, due to Covid-19 - a sign of what can be! Proof that it is going to take a very disciplined, very caring, and very long term global effort to reverse the harm. Covid related affects will be minuscule in the long run by themselves, but they CAN be a start! Let’s make it so.”
“If environmentalists are wrong on climate change the result is… we have a cleaner planet. If those who deny climate change are wrong? We have no planet. At least not one that humans can survive on.”
“I’m convinced that those who deny the changes happening right before their eyes do so only in fear of what they’ll be asked to sacrifice.
To sacrifice nothing is a sure way to lose everything.”
Sixty nine degrees in Antarctica?! One of the most heartbreaking events of the new decade. Has it become completely beyond our control now?
“It’s Inarguable. Earth does not depend on us to survive. But our very survival as a species depends on the survival of Planet Earth”.