2025 Lannan Symposium: “Writing Climate”
Join us for the 2025 Lannan Symposium: “Writing Climate,” happening from March 25-27, 2025. Hosted by the Lannan Center, the Earth Commons, Climate Rights International, and Georgetown Humanities Initiative, this event explores how literature can address the climate crisis.
We’ll hear from amazing speakers like Amitav Ghosh, Rebecca Solnit, and Kumi Naidoo, plus panels on Indigenous perspectives, climate action, and imagining the future. All events are free and open to the public.
For accessibility requests, please email: pg654@georgetown.edu.
March 25, 2025: Earth/Land
Location: TBA
6:00-6:30PM | A Performance by the LubDub Theatre Co.
7:00PM | Keynote discussion with Amitav Ghosh, moderated by Razia Iqbal.
March 26, 2025: Climate Action
Location: Copley Formal Lounge
5:00-6:00PM| Panel on Indigenous Peoples and Land featuring Linnea Axelsson, dg nanouk okpik, and Billy-Ray Belcourt
6:00-7:00PM | Student Art Showcase
7:00-8:00PM | Keynote discussion with Kumi Naidoo, moderated by Brad Adams (Climate Rights International)
March 27, 2025: The Future
Location: Copley Formal Lounge
5:00-6:00PM | Conversation on Youth Activism with Luisa Neubauer
6:00-7:00PM | Panel on Climate Dispersal and Relocation, featuring Omar El Akkad and Claire Vaye Watkins.
7:00-8:00PM | Closing keynote by Rebecca Solnit