Canopy
Canopy is an international cultural programme that aims to shift conversations on climate through the lens of health.
CANOPY: a tent or tree cover; a place of exchange, of shade, and of shelter, and, on our heating planet, important for protecting life.
We're launching Canopy in September 2024 to accompany the first-ever health program at Climate Week NYC. The collaborative network and citizen art, science and policy festival aims to transform how we understand, address, and talk about climate and health.
Canopy is hosted by Wellcome and Climate Group, and developed in collaboration with City University of New York and 11 other partners.
The programme will welcome everyone from powerful decision-makers to the general public to have their say on climate and health – sharing knowledge, creating rapport and accelerating policy change. It will feature a range of activities, including:
- exhibitions
- artwork by youth leaders
- public programming, events and workshops
- publication exploring the challenges and opportunities for health and climate action
Canopy brings together culture, communities, policy and research, and is informed and inspired by our Climate and Health programme.
A group of people sit together under the shade of a large tree at the 'Melting Metropolis Drawing Heat' creative walkshop in Queens, New York.
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Martina Colova
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Canopy has been developed by Wellcome in collaboration with:
Events
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Date: Saturday, 21 September 2024
Time: 11:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 15:30 EDT (1.5 hours each)
Location: Governors Island, New York
Led by Melting Metropolis historian Dr Kara Schlichting and CUNY's Community Sensor Lab’s Kendra Krueger, a playful, embodied mark-making experience that explores our sensory experience of summer in the city.
Discover how, why, when and where heat moves through the city, how our bodies are impacted by it, and how this is tracked and engaged with by the scientific and local community.
Please note that this is an outdoor activity suitable for 14yrs+ who are comfortable walking/standing for up to 1 hour at a time. Walkshop starts at the Soisson's Arch, Governors Island ferry landing.
Get tickets for the Environmental Walkshop
Date: 23 to 30 September 2024
Location: American Museum of Natural History, on the Donor Wall in the Gilder Center, New York
Exhibition on display at the American Museum of Natural History, in Ellen V Futter Gallery, Richard Gilder Center.
Capturing the portraits and voices of people all over the world, from scientific researchers, policy makers, students, Indigenous Land Stewards, and museum visitors, this Inside Out Action and exhibition organized by AMNH and Wellcome asks people to share their stories and dreams of a healthier future in the face of climate change.
The Inside Out Project is a global art platform created by French artist JR that helps communities around the world stand up for what they believe in and spark global change by taking local action. Since the Project’s creation in 2011, over 560,000 people have participated in 152 countries and territories.
Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Time: 19:00 – 20:00 EDT
Location: American Museum of Natural History, Richard Gilder Center, New York
Climate action rooted in science empowers us to create a resilient future, where cultural strategies and policy change transform challenges into opportunities for a healthier and more equitable world.
Join us this Climate Week for a conversation that will explore innovative perspectives and approaches that help us live as part of natural ecosystems, and address the pressing global challenge of climate change on health.
Museum President Sean Decatur will moderate this conversation, investigating the pivotal roles of scientific research, policy initiatives, and cultural strategies in creating actionable solutions that aim to create a more sustainable and healthier future for all.
Panelists: Dave A. Chokshi, Jainey K. Bavishi, Priya Basil, Tolullah Oni.
Date: Thursday, 26 September 2024
Time: 18:30 - 20:30 EDT
Location: Our Lady Star of the Sea (white church on Gov Island), New York
A short film screening, music, and discussion on how to democratize conversations about climate through the lens of health, bridging divides across communities and bringing together arts, policy and research.
This event will feature youth leaders from Place4Hope, an online programme driven by a global community of young leaders who come together to co-create art works that address the urgent themes of planetary health and climate justice.
Moderator: Rebecca Hayes Jacobs (CUNY)
Panelists: Aish Machani (Global Citizens’ Assembly Network), Kimberly Ong (National Resources Defense Council), Leyla Hasanova (Youth Climate Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan) and Micaela Martinez (WE ACT for Environmental Justice).
Find more events about climate and health at the Climate Week NYC events calendar.
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