Responding to the Crisis: Climate and the 2020 Campaign

Event Details

When

July 1, 2020

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Contact

Jared DeWese

A series of shocks have gripped the electorate in 2020: COVID-19, racial injustice, and the slow-moving disaster of climate change. We invite you to join a special web event on how these three crises are impacting the election, particularly in the four key swing states of Florida, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

Nathaniel Smith, Founder and Chief Equity Officer of Partnership for Southern Equity, talks with Julia Pyper from Greentech Media and the Political Climate podcast on solutions to urgently and equitably address the twin challenges of COVID-19 and climate change during the most critical election cycle yet.

Afterward, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes (NewDEAL Forum Climate Policy Group Co-Chair), Philadelphia City Councilman Derek Green (NewDEAL Leader), and Executive Director of Michigan’s League of Conservation Voters Lisa Wozniak join a conversation moderated by Monica Medina from Our Daily Planet on how swing state leaders are preparing for the election and shock-proofing their states for these crises.

The event closes with a special fireside chat Third Way's Josh Freed moderates with Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Democratic presidential candidate, NewDEAL Leader, and Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on lessons from the campaign trail.