The AASHE 2013 Opening Ceremony featured Raj Patel as the keynote speaker.

Raj Patel is an award-winning writer, activist, and academic. He serves as a Research Professor in the Lyndon B.

The AASHE 2013 Opening Ceremony featured Raj Patel as the keynote speaker.

Raj Patel is an award-winning writer, activist, and academic. He serves as a Research Professor in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin. Additionally, he is a Senior Research Associate at the Unit for Humanities at Rhodes University (UHURU) in South Africa.

The Town Council of Chapel Hill has become the 100th municipality to pass a resolution in support of the Energy Innovation Act.

Chapel Hill joins a significant and growing coalition of

The Town Council of Chapel Hill has become the 100th municipality to pass a resolution in support of the Energy Innovation Act.

Chapel Hill joins a significant and growing coalition of cities nationwide, including major hubs like Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, and San Francisco, alongside many other diverse communities. This broad municipal support highlights increasing momentum for the Act.

For a complete list of endorsing municipalities, visit the Citizens' Climate Lobby website: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/endorsements/municipal/

Nineteen-year-old artist Austin Picinich founded Save Our Salmon through Art (SOS) in 2021. This nonprofit uses public art to educate and empower communities to protect local salmon-spawning

Nineteen-year-old artist Austin Picinich founded Save Our Salmon through Art (SOS) in 2021. This nonprofit uses public art to educate and empower communities to protect local salmon-spawning streams, many of which are blocked by urban culverts. Picinich was inspired after only three salmon returned to spawn in Juanita Creek near his home.

SOS hosts interactive mural painting events. Picinich designs salmon-themed murals, which volunteers and attendees complete during "SOS Community Days." These events have engaged nearly 750 painters and over 3,000 attendees, raising more than $28,000 for stream restoration and reaching almost a million people through awareness efforts.