029 | 100 Grace Vegesana: Community adaptation

Date: Friday 26 August 2022

Time: 9:30am - 10:30am

Location: 100 Climate Conversations Exhibition, Level 1, Powerhouse Museum

Price: FREE - Bookings Essential as places are limited

Grace Vegesana is determined to help diverse communities care for each other to minimise the impacts of heat and climate change. The racial and climate justice campaigner with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition focuses on Western Sydney, where summer temperatures have been recorded at almost 49 °C.

See Grace Vegesana in conversation with investigative journalist Pat Abboud, recorded live at the Powerhouse as part of 100 Climate Conversations. Entry is free, but bookings are essential as places are limited. Doors open at 9.15am for a 9.30am start. No late admittance.

100 Climate Conversations is a two-year survey of visionary Australians who are accelerating the net zero carbon revolution. To find out more and subscribe to the podcast visit 100climateconversations.com.

Grace Vegesana is the Climate and Racial Justice Director at the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, a board director of the Australian Conservation Foundation, and is on the board of Foundation for Young Australians. She is also the Organising Support Officer for Democracy in Colour. Previously with Future Super, she instigated the Not Business as Usual Alliance that coordinated 3000+ Australian businesses in support of the 2021 Climate Strike. She is currently studying a double degree of Environmental and Climate Science and Law at Macquarie University and is passionate about empowering young people to forge systemic solutions to the climate crisis.

Patrick Abboud is a Walkley nominated journalist, TV presenter, broadcaster, and award-winning documentary maker. His popular digital first interview series #PatChat featuring pop stars, politicians and everyday people with extraordinary stories has clocked up more than 30 million views. He is the founder of irreverent news, current affairs, satire and long form documentary program The Feed on SBS TV. His work has taken him to 53 countries. In 2020, Cosmopolitan magazine named him one of Australia’s 50 most influential LGBTQI+ voices.