ATL ... The Climate Issue is Cultural!

ATLANTA, GA — Black Sustainability, Inc. (BSI) will join Atlanta's FIRST Climate Week, running October 10-15, 2026.

How do culture, climate, and artificial intelligence shape the futures we’re building? Join Black Sustainability on October 14 for a conversation about AfroEcology and why the climate issue is cultural. 2030 is not just a year — it’s a climate deadline. ​Together, we’ll explore the critical need for agricultural trades and how cultural wisdom can inform solutions to climate change. Join us on Zoom to learn and bring your own questions to the conversation. Register at https://luma.com/rsqg4zwg

Atlanta Joins the Global Climate Week Network

This year marks Atlanta's participation in the Climate Week Network, a global coalition of more than 30 climate weeks held in cities around the world. Atlanta Climate Week is backed by the City of Atlanta's Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Resilience, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Climatebase, and other regional partners, bringing a full week of speakers, action days, panels, and community activations to the city for the first time.

"Atlanta is one of the most dynamic climate and clean-energy hubs in the country, with a community of founders, organizers, and advocates who are already doing the work," said Jesse Hynes, co-founder of Climatebase and a lead organizer of the Climate Week Network, in announcing Atlanta's inclusion. "Bringing Atlanta into the Network means connecting that local momentum to a global movement."

Michael Hawthorne Jr., Head of Planning for Atlanta Climate Week, echoed that sentiment: "Atlanta has always been home to movements that changed the world. We're excited to partner with Climate Week Network to bring Atlanta's first Climate Week to life and harness that same spirit of leadership, innovation, and collective action."

The week's programming spans October 10 through 15 and includes a Beltline in Motion Community Action Day, an Innovation Day on October 12, and a Powering Georgia policy panel on October 13, among other events across the city. A full schedule is available at atlantacw.org.

AfroEcology in the Age of AI

AfroEcology in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) introduces AfroIndigenous ecological practices as a solution to climate change. After the introduction to the practices, our team will open the floor for a 30 minute discussion with attendees/leaders around the practical implementation of AfroEcology as an emerging critical cultural defense mechanism.

​Environmental racism and systemic infrastructure disparities disproportionately expose marginalized communities to life-threatening heatwaves and pollution, the intersection of AfroEcology and Artificial Intelligence should be a part of Atlanta Climate Week as a solution oriented power hour.

How to Attend

​You are invited to join the discussion on the role of agriculture in the growing age of AI, whether AI is a tool for adaptation/leapfrogging or a systemic threat to our communities. Please come prepared to respectfully exchange views and solutions rooted in science, history and modern innovative approaches.

Register at https://luma.com/rsqg4zwg

For the full Atlanta Climate Week schedule, visit atlantacw.org.