LEARN HOW TO PREPARE FOR CLIMATE DISASTERS
Get You and Your Family Ready for Summer's Extreme Heat and Flooding

The climate crisis disproportionately impacts communities of color, which is why we are hosting a series of emergency preparedness workshops throughout Northern Manhattan this summer. During these in-person workshops, we will distribute our award-winning Climate Ready Uptown Plan (CRUP) pamphlet (in English and in Spanish) to attendees. Participants will gain a better understanding of their individual risk to climate-related disasters – specifically extreme heat and coastal and stormwater flooding – and how to use and personalize their version of CRUP to prepare themselves and their families for these emergencies. Here are the upcoming CRUP workshops:
 
July 8, 11:00 AM
Hamilton Grange Public Library
503 West 145th Street (between Amsterdam & Broadway)
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July 11, 2:00 PM
Brotherhood Sister Sol
512 West 143rd Street (between Broadway & Hamilton Place)
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July 25, 6:00 PM
City College of New York
North Academic Center (NAC) Ballroom (1st Floor)
160 Convent Avenue (at West 138th Street)
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August 10, 6:00 PM
Dyckman Senior Center
3754 Tenth Avenue
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PREPARE FOR SUMMER HEATWAVES
Learn What You Need to Know About Extreme Heat

Speaking of climate disasters, we are also hosting virtual briefing on extreme heat. Extreme heat is the deadliest impact of climate change, and it disproportionately harms people of color. Here in New York City, 50 percent of the heat-related deaths are among Black/African American people, even though they make up only around 25 percent of the city’s population. And the communities in Northern Manhattan – particularly East Harlem – are among the most vulnerable.

Join us on July 6 at 12:00 PM via Zoom for our Extreme Heat Virtual Briefing. You can learn about heat vulnerability, how to stay safe at home during heatwaves, and how neighborhoods can be better protected from high temperatures through policy and community preparedness. We want to open a conversation about how extreme heat impacts you, how you deal with it, and share resources to help make your community more resilient. In additional to special guest speakers, we will be releasing WE ACT’s 2023 Extreme Heat Agenda. RSVP