The eighth annual Confronting Climate Change Conference at UC Santa Cruz will focus on the impacts of climate change on Santa Cruz County and the people who live, work, and play here. This year, the conference will explore climate change on a local level through three days of free events, April 21-23.
Check out the conference schedule below for details:
Thursday, April 21: The in-person and virtual panel discussion Responding to the impacts of climate change in Santa Cruz County at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center will feature short talks by four experts from the sciences, Santa Cruz County community and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band.
Register for the Thursday evening lecture: https://ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IlPSj22hROewZs65deiCfg
Friday, April 22: Check out the introduction of Strange Weather, a new exhibition at downtown Santa Cruz’s hub for community creativity, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. The UC Santa Cruz Institute of Arts & Sciences is sponsoring the show, Strange Weather: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.
Saturday, April 23: The Climate Action Market, a family-friendly festival will be held at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Enjoy food, music and games alongside science and climate action.