In this program we explore multiple entry points of action and transformation in humanity’s endurance race to sustainability.  Offering a mix of explanatory and personal narrative, the program includes live talks and recorded messages from multiple countries addressing the theme of resources for resilience. 

Presenters of live talks include:

• Annalisa L. Raymer, Cornell University; Lifelong Learning and Actionable Hope
• David L. Kay, Cornell University; Sustainable Development Goals: The Nexus between Climate Change & Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
• Cecilia Idika-Kalu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Security and Sense-making for Sustainable Peace

Recorded presenters include:

• Amanda Gorman, a poet, activist, change-maker, she is the Gorman is the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate.
• David Lammy is the Labour Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England, where he conducted a landmark review of the criminal justice system looking at the treatment of and outcomes for Black and minority ethnic people in British courts and prisons.
• Christiana Figueres is an international climate leader and she served as executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) during the talks that lead to the Paris Agreement.

This webinar is part of the Countdown event powered by TED and Future Stewards. Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action.