5:30 -7:25 pm – Screening of Youth V Gov, directed by Christi Cooper
7:30 – 8:30 pm – Virtual Panel Discussion w/ Christi Cooper, Producer/Director of Youth V Gov, Environmental Psychologist Barbara Easterlin, Activist Rasha Elwakil, and Sunrise Activist Caitlyn Carpenter
BIO: PhD scientist, documentary filmmaker, and Emmy-award winning cinematographer. whose work
focuses on issues of justice and impact by creating human connections to the most pressing issues of our time.
Barbara Easterlin, PhD, Clinical Psychologist specializing in environmental psychology,
Steering Committee member of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America (CPA-NA) and co-developer of the Climate Psychology Certificate Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco
Rasha Elwakil, Activist
Penn State Millennium Scholar, Co-president of Advocates for the Earth, Youth Coordinator for Sunrise Westchester, winner of a student civic engagement award who worked to make White Plains High School one of the nation’s first climate neutral educational facilities.
Caitlyn Carpenter, Activist
Co-Founder and Co-Director of Sunrise Westchester, a youth movement fighting for a better future in Westchester County and across New York State.
