Urban Consulate: What If We Get It Right?

Join Urban Consulate at The Garden Theater in Detroit for a special evening with esteemed guests Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and adrienne maree brown, hosted by Orlando P. Bailey. Free & open to the public thanks to The Kresge Foundation.

is a scientist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. She co-founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. Ayana authored the New York Times bestselling book , co-edited the bestselling anthology , co-created and co-hosted the Spotify/Gimlet podcast , and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She earned a BA in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave, and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all: Ayana is in love with climate solutions.

(she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by 27 years of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation. adrienne is the NYT-bestselling author/editor of several published texts, a ritual singer-songwriter, co-generator of the Lineages of Change Tarot Deck, and co-creator/host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast with Autumn Brown. adrienne's latest book Loving Corrections is now available from AK Press.

• Free & open to the public. All ages welcome!
• Tickets available online only. Limited seating available.
• This is a live event; no livestream.
• Book sales & signing by Source Booksellers
• Made possible thanks to support from The Kresge Foundation

Urban Consulate brings people together to share ideas for building more just and equitable communities. We believe that sharing space for honest dialogue and the exchange of knowledge is necessary to transform ourselves, our communities, and our world. http://urbanconsulate.com

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