Online eventNov. 10, 2020 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST Webcast link How do we govern for the long haul? Humans are manipulating the planet in ways that will play out for centuries, but our decision-making is often myopic and localized. The few concerted global responses to the climate crisis we have been able to […]

Speaker Series: Kim Stanley Robinson, Davis Author When: November 12, 2020 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Zoom Meeting UFC welcomes Kim Stanley Robinson to our Speaker Series. Recognized internationally for his thought-provoking science fiction, or “climate fiction,” Mr. Robinson explores future worlds impacted by dramatic climate change. A winner of the two most prestigious science fiction prizes, […]

Story/Teller with Jonathan Lethem, Edward Norton, and Kim Stanley RobinsonMonday, 7:30 pm EST November 16, 2020 Edward Norton, who wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a film adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn, will perform a dramatic reading of Lethem’s newest novel The Arrest, which takes place in a post-technology world soon disturbed by a […]

December 1-3, 2020 Climate change is already impacting cities around the world, including where people are moving and why, the housing and real estate markets, and nearly every aspect of life in cities. In partnership with the City of Orlando, NewCities is excited to launch our initiative, Higher Ground. Opening Remarks & Opening Keynote City of Orlando Mayor Buddy […]