John Fiege is a director, cinematographer, and photographer whose films have played at SXSW, Cannes, Museum of Modern Art, Hot Docs. In this interview, he discusses his latest film Raising Aniya, which tells the story of Aniya Wingate, a 16-year-old dancer, who sets out on a creative journey to choreograph and produce a performance to heal her spirit after Hurricane Harvey.

Hip Hop Caucus is working to protect people and the planet by fighting for racial, climate, and economic justice. We engage artists, activists, and lawmakers to advance policies that create a safer, healthier, and more just world for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and marginalized communities. Advancing Equity and Justice at Hip Hop Caucus Hip Hop Caucus…

K.J. Chien (she/her) is a Taiwanese-American writer based in New York City, and a finalist for Grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction competition for her short stort, “The Ones Left Behind”. She loves using the speculative and the strange to examine themes such as intergenerational relationships, the Asian American diaspora, and to dream of different tomorrows.

In the first of this two-part blog series, we interview Sage Hoffman Nadeau, winner of Grist's Imagine 2200 climate fiction competition, about her background, short story, and her perspective on the role of writers in the environmental movement.

Candice Youngblood is a passionate environmental justice lawyer and advocate. Candice currently practices law at Earthjustice, where she focuses on issues at the intersection of clean transportation and racial justice.