Activism
CECE Director talks activism and social movements on Factually!
Dr. Dana Fisher, CECE Director, returned to Factually! to talk with Adam Conover about how to resist in the current moment and build the kind of movements that we need to protect our democracy. Click here to watch the full episode. You can listen here or on other podcast platforms. To find out more about […]
The People’s March 2025: Surveying Protesters in Resistance 2.0
CECE Director and SIS Professor, Dr. Dana R. Fisher, along with a research team of 8 AU-affiliated researchers and students, attended the People’s March in Washington, DC on 1/18/2025 to survey participants. The March was organized as a legally permitted peaceful demonstration on the Saturday before the inauguration of Donald Trump. Data were collected as […]
[Article] Why climate activists are becoming more radicalized (and why that’s not a bad thing)
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, recently published an Opinion piece in The Hill (co-authored with Professor Hajar Yazdiha from USC). In the OpEd, they write about the radicalization of climate activism and what the climate movement can learn from the Civil Rights Movement. Click here for the full article.
[Recap] Steven Donziger: From Climate Lawyer to Corporate Political Prisoner
On Wednesday, November 20th CECE and WCL’s Program on Environmental and Energy Law hosted Steven Donziger for a conversation of his life as a human rights lawyer turned corporate political prisoner. The conversation between Steven Donziger and CECE Director, Dr. Dana R. Fisher, began with a short intro video describing his legal battles with Chevron. […]
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, gives a TED Talk
In October 2024, Dr. Dana R. Fisher, gave a TED talk on how to be an “Apocalytic Optimist”, which presents her findings about what it will really take to get us to the other side of the climate crisis based on her latest book, Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action. Check it out […]
American University Experts Weigh in on COP29
On 11 November, the 29th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (the UNFCCC’s COP-29) begins in Baku, Azerbaijan. This round of negotiations is the last one before countries are expected to submit their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement by early 2025. Since many countries are still off […]
Environmental Equity, Latino Communities, and Election 2024 Recap
With Hurricane Milton impacting Florida, closely following Hurricane Helene, it’s clear that extreme weather events devastate entire regions, affecting all residents. However, Latino communities are often disproportionately impacted due to pre-existing environmental vulnerabilities and economic inequalities. These realities underscore the immediate need for environmental justice solutions that prioritize those most at risk. On October 8, […]
With DCist’s closure, the district lost its most prolific source of climate news
When my colleague Aarushi Sahejpal and I began an analysis of local climate coverage in DC last year, it became clear that one outlet was producing way more stories about climate change than any other. WAMU/DCist, a popular local news site, produced 28 out of the 69 articles we analyzed. So when DCist’s owner, local […]
Article: Shock and Awe
American University Magazine’s June Issue features a story, written by Sarah C.P. Williams, on CECE Director Dr. Dana R. Fisher’s work around Climate Activism. Full Story here.
CECE Holds Training for International Environmental Leaders
On May 29th, 2024, CECE provided a one-day training for environmental professionals from Eastern Europe as part of the Independent Environmental Fellowship Program (IEFP). IEFP is a U.S. government-funded exchange program for environmental professionals from Eastern Europe. Participants in the program represented environmental NGOs working on a range of issues, including recycling, conservation, and environmental education. CECE […]
Article: Agroecology beyond the statist quo? Transforming U.S. imperial agricultural policy
In her new paper “Agroecology beyond the statist quo? Transforming U.S. imperial agricultural policy” School of International Service Provost Associate Professor Dr. Garrett Graddy-Lovelace and co-author Antonio Roman-Alcalá discuss agroecology in the US and the possibility of the USDA incorporating more agroecology-based methods into current practices. You can read the full article here.
2024 Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture on the Environment Recap
On April 23rd, American University and SIS hosted Peggy Shepard as the speaker for the 2024 Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture on the Environment. Co-founder and Executive Director of WEACT (West Harlem Environmental Action), Peggy Shepard gave a historical overview of the founding of the organization and her ongoing involvement in local and national environmental justice […]