ITP is very excited about current Grant Partner Tara DePorte of Human Impact Hours and her Impact Hours program - Amplifying and Inspiring Impact.  The Impact Hours series will dig into ongoing environmental and social justice work, while sharing tools for more effective personal and organizational action.  Helping people navigate the current climate of information “clutter” is more important than ever.  Each Impact Hour will include perspectives from an artist, activist, and academic on issues of communication, engagement, action, and impact.  Together, we will challenge each other's assumptions and share practical tactics for sparking social change.  Join in-person in NYC (space is limited) or online from around the world.  Read more about the series topics and sign up to participate:

The Human Impacts Institute is excited to invite you to join us for our 2017 Impact Hours series.

Thank you to Invoking the Pause, a small environmental grants program and the Brooklyn Art Library for their support of this series.

FREE Impact Hour: Communication that Counts
Thursday, May 11th, 2017, 12-1pm EDT
In-Person at the Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg NYC*
*Online participation link will be provided for online RSVPs

RSVP here: Impact Hours #1: Communication that Counts - Eventbrite

We want to know...What do we need to communicate in the age of “alternate facts”? 
We’re going to learn…making it personal, words that work, tools for speaking up
Superpower you will develop….succinct and strong messaging

Invited Guests:
    •    CONFIRMED Artist: James Hannaham, Pen/Faulkner award-winning author of Delicious Foods, visual artist, and Associate Professor. Humanities & Media Studies at Pratt Institute
    •    Activist: Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Director of Communications,  International Women's Health Coalition
    •    Academic: Todd Gitlin, Professor & Chair, Ph.D. Program in Communications at Columbia’s School of Journalism

All events are free and open-to-the-public. Register to participate.  Doors open at 11:30. FREE lunch will be provided.

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FREE Impact Hour: Engagement Beyond the Choir
Thursday, June 8, 2017, 8:30-9:30am EDT
In-Person at the Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg NYC*
*Online participation link will be provided for online RSVPs

RSVP here: Impact Hours #2:  Engagement Beyond the Choir - Eventbrite

We want to know...How do we get people more effectively involved in complex issues?
We’re going to learn…visual storytelling tricks, community organizing, arts and activism links
Superpower you will develop….fearlessness to inspire others

Invited Guests:
    •    CONFIRMED Artist: Christine Arroyo, Creative Director and MTV Music Video of the Year Award winner
    •    Activist: Nantasha Williams, National Organizer, Women’s March on Washington and Candidate, New York State Democratic Assembly
    •    Academic: Dipti Desai, Associate Professor of Art and Art Education, New York University

All events are free and open-to-the-public.  Register to participate.  Doors open at 8am.  FREE breakfast will be provided.

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FREE Impact Hour: Collaboration Across Borders
Thursday, July 13, 2017, 12-1pm EDT
In-Person at the Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg NYC*
*Online participation link will be provided for online RSVPs

RSVP here: Impact Hours #3:  Collaboration Across Borders

We want to know…How do we build strong and respectful alliances?
We’re going to learn…systems thinking for partnership, group listening, movement history and makeup
Superpower you will develop….being an awesome ally

Invited Guests:
    •    CONFIRMED Artist: Karen Johnson, Researcher and Systems Designer, Openbox
    •    Activist: Nelini Stamp, organizer of #ResistTrumpTuesdays & National Membership Director, Working Families Party
    •    Academic: Chris Kennedy, PhD in Education and Cultural Studies from the University of North Carolina, Co-founder of Chance Ecologies and Weedy Resistance

All events are free and open-to-the-public.  Register to participate.  Doors open at 11:30. FREE lunch will be provided.
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FREE Impact Hour: Sustaining Effective Action
Thursday, August 10, 2017, 8:30-9:30am EDT
In-Person at the Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg NYC*
*Online participation link will be provided for online RSVPs

RSVP here: Impact Hours #4:  Sustaining Effective Action

We want to know…How do we decide what to do for max impact?
We’re going to learn…sparks for action, minimizing burnout, giving/doing like you
Superpower you will develop…prioritizing your actions for the long-term

Invited Guests:
    •    Artist: Kemi Ilesanmi, Executive Director, The Laundromat Project
    •    CONFIRMED Activist: Phil Aroneanu, Campaigns Director at Purpose and co-founder of 350.org
    •    Academic: Lukas Haynes, Executive Director, The David Rockefeller Fund or  Chris Cardona, Program Officer for Philanthropy at Ford Foundation

All events are free and open-to-the-public.  Register to participate.  Doors open at 8am. FREE breakfast will be provided.
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FREE Impact Hour: Understanding Our Impact
Thursday, September 14th, 2017, 12-1pm EDT
In-Person at the Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg NYC*
*Online participation link will be provided for online RSVPs

RSVP here: Impact Hours #5:  Understanding Our Impact

We want to know…What tools do we need to see how we’re doing?
We’re going to learn…how to know you’re making a difference, taking it to the next level, diverse ways to support
Superpower you will develop….tracking and amplifying your impact

Invited Guests:
    •    Artist: Isobel Yeung, Correspondent and Producer for HBO's Emmy-winning documentary show, VICE
    •    Activist: Ezra Levin, President of the Board, Indivisible or Mark Connelly, Director of Online Campaigns, Moveon.org
    •    Academic: Sophia Catsambis, Professor of Sociology, Queens College, City University of New York

All events are free and open-to-the-public.  Register to participate.  Doors open at 11:30. FREE lunch will be provided.