Science Rising

GreenLatinos members, partners, allies, and stakeholders will define the focal point environmental and conservation issues most impacting Latino communities, lay out comprehensive strategies to fundamentally change the dynamics of those issues for the better, and develop strong bonds to propel efforts forward.

Researchers, community leaders, stakeholders, and decision makers will help identify research priorities, important problems and solutions, and ways to improve public communication. Through this effort, the summit will foster more diverse, inclusive, and impactful partnerships to develop climate solutions.

"Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom" takes us across the country to hear directly from the people making our clean energy future achievable. Join us as we visit eight different communities through this new documentary film. Afterwards, join a panel of experts for a discussion of renewable energy.

Obama White House speaker, Kalimah Priforce @priforce of Qeyno Labs - keynote speaker & co-facilitator!! The Bay Area is welcome to this FREE community dialogue exploring STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, Math) as a catalyst for advancing social equity & justice!

This workshop, led by attorneys from the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, will help scientists from all disciplines understand their legal rights and responsibilities, and how to respond to harassment or other problems when advocating for science or taking a personal political stance.

Science-a-thon is a five day celebration of science and scientists - from the lab to the field, from learning to teaching, from routine tasks to major discoveries!

Milwaukee Area Science Advocates (MASA) will hold a Science Action Day Mini-Conference within a Milwaukee neighborhood experiencing high lead exposures.

Join State Senator Bill Cunningham, and State Representatives Kelly Burke and Fran Hurley for an environmental town hall!
Hear from environmental experts on current environmental priorities, fighting against federal rollbacks, growth of clean energy in Illinois, customer savings, solar power for your home or community.

The first Puerto Rico Science Policy Action Network will be kick-started through a one-day live and streamed workshop in Puerto Rico that will connect science policy experts and Federal agency representatives (e.g. USDA, CDC, FDA, NIH) with local scientists, explore opportunities for scientific advocacy and engagement in policy deliberations, and discuss strategies to monitor appropriate local implementation of Federal laws and regulations.

The inaugural Tennessee STEAM Festival inaugurated in 2017, and is coming back in 2018 even bigger than before.

Join an interdisciplinary forum in which researchers, practitioners, educators, government officials, and social activists explore a variety of perspectives and issues and interact with each other while addressing mutual concerns related to race, ethnic culture, and STEM defined in various ways.