On Monday, February 28, 2022, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second part of its 6th report on the climate, this installment focusing on the effects of climate change on people and ecosystems.

Among the findings: some 40% of the world’s population - more than 3 billion people - live in parts of the world that are “highly vulnerable to climate change” and global temperatures are rising faster than scientists originally thought.

Next week we will be thinking about these findings in the context of labor and justice, focusing in particular on the people whose job it is to work under the sun, among them farmworkers, construction workers, and roofers.

This special program will take us through the health risks of heat stress (Cheryl Holder, MD, FIU), the intersections between literature, labor, and climate change (Sarah Wald, University of Oregon), and the personal narratives of those working outdoors (Oscar Londoño, Martha Gabriel, and Andrés Villegas).

We hope you can join moderators Martha Schoolman and Gray Read (FIU) for “Withstanding the Heat: Labor and Justice in a Warming World” next Tuesday 8 March at 6 PM EST via Zoom.

To join the virtual program just click here (no pre-registration required): HTTPS://GO.FIU.EDU/WITHSTANDINGHEAT

Link to IPCC Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/

In-person reception immediately following the event at the Cybrarium, 80 West Mowry Drive, Homestead, FL .