Erika Rodriguez joins us to share the moment a Category 4 storm in Fiji pulled her into climate action—and how that experience helped spark San Diego Climate Week. We dig into what it takes to build a city-wide movement, how she measures success beyond a single week, and why her long-term hope is that someday, we won’t need a “Climate Week” at all! Tune in to hear why.

Recorded live in the barn at Coastal Roots Farm in Encinitas during the inaugural San Diego Climate Week.

CREDITS 

Guests: Erika Rodriguez

Hosts: Molly Saruwatari & Saturn Salama   

Producers: Elden Cadena and Saturn Salama 

Editor: Elden Cadena 

Research: Molly Saruwatari & Saturn Salama

Script: Molly Saruwatari & Saturn Salama

Social Media: Molly Saruwatari

Music: Marios Panousos 

Faculty Advisor: Anne Dabb 

Climate to Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast is an initiative of the CSUSM Climate Action and Sustainability Center. The podcast is advised by faculty from the Philosophy Department and the Environment Studies Program in the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences. Climate to Action is produced at Inspiration Studios on the campus of California State University, San Marcos.