Keynote and Closing — A Big, Bold, and Beautiful New World
About this Event
Join the Human Impacts Institute for this closing session of the Creative Climate Forum, part of New York Climate Week 2026—a powerful collective reflection on the day’s learnings and a bold call to action.
This session begins with a community share-out of key takeaways from the workshops, followed by a keynote exploring how we harness collective power in the face of climate disruption, social upheaval, and systemic inequities. Through personal stories, strategic insight, and creative inspiration, we’ll reflect on what it takes to move forward together with courage, clarity, and care.
Introduction
This gathering will invite us to imagine the cultural architectures of a just and livable future, grounding us in the power of public imagination and the essential role of the arts in shaping what comes next.
Performance – Spoken Word
This stirring spoken word performance will transform climate reality into rhythm, voice, and shared breath. Moving between grief and possibility, these words will call forth a collective vision rooted in courage, care, and radical imagination.
Keynote
Resonating with decades of struggle, solidarity, and hope, illuminating the path toward collective liberation. Hear how the vital force of artivism is both a mirror and a catalyst, awakening the courage needed to build a more just and beautiful world.
Closing Thanks – Tara DePorte, Founder and Executive Director, Human Impacts Institute
We'll close with final remarks from HII’s Founder, Tara DePorte with reflections that weave together the voices, visions, and energies shared throughout the gathering. She will offer a heartfelt invitation to carry this momentum forward, nurturing the connections and commitments that make transformation possible.
Thanks to funding for this program from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Justice Grants program.
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