A truly energizing chat with Dr. Rishi Sugla, Frontline Community Climate Resilience Scientist at UW's Climate Impacts Group, where we dive into:

* How universities can (need to) work in solidarity with communities on environmental justice

* Working with frontline communities on climate adaptation through true co-creation

* Bringing community organizing expertise to academia’s approach to working with communities

* Mutual aid versus charity

* Again, because it’s so important: decolonizing conservation and research!

* Basically: academia needs regular reality checks

* Going from a mindset of separate lanes to a “dance party to make the world better”

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