Faculty Speaker Series Talk with Andre Forsythe and Minh-Ly De Reboul of the School for Climate Justice.
Solidar(c)ity - Earth Hub : Art, Action & Research for a Decolonial Toronto Future
The Indigenous Educational Research Centre (IERC) invites you to attend Solidar(c)ity - Earth Hub : Art, Action & Research for a decolonial future of Toronto led by Andre Forsythe and Minh-Ly De Reboul of the School For Climate Justice.
The online talk will be recorded and uploaded to the IERC YouTube channel. The event will begin with a presentation and then end with a live Q & A session.
Solidar(c)ity - Earth Hub : Art, Action & Research for a Decolonial Toronto Future
Join us for a panel discussion featuring speakers from the Earth Hub – Solidar(c)ity: School for Climate Justice project, at the School of the Environment. This initiative is reimagining the main floor at 5 Bancroft Avenue into an interactive, decolonial space rooted in the vision of Tkaronto.
Through collaboration with artists, students, faculty, and community partners, the project invites co-creation of a space that sparks critical conversations about climate justice. In a time marked by ecological and political crises, this project aims to foster hope through creative engagement, centering youth voices, Indigenous sovereignty, reconciliation, and solidarity.
From art jams to immersive dinners and community gatherings, this panel will explore how art-based climate engagement is essential to advancing justice, building kinship, and imagining a just and sustainable future for Toronto.
RSVP via Eventbrite - it's free! Registrants will receive the Zoom link to the talk.
About the Speakers
Andre Forsythe
Andre Forsythe founded the non-profit Canadian Climate Challenge (CCC) to raise awareness of the incredible climate work and solutions being implemented in the Greater Toronto Area every day. As a person of colour, he was particularly frustrated by the inequities in access to climate action and climate solutions awareness. Through CCC he aggregated and began streaming climate events taking place in the GTA, in hopes of helping to democratize access and to demonstrate that the structural change and paradigm shift in our cultural narrative was already underway. In 2019, Andre launched the School for Climate project (an extension of CCC) to empower artists to convey what a vision rooted in climate justice looks like, what a different cultural story feels like, and the role each community and industry can play in bringing that reality to fruition. Leveraging creative skill sets, the School for Climate develops creative experiences –from murals to immersive environments– to express the power of climate solutions. As co-chair of the Toronto Climate Action Network, Board Member of Fashion Takes Action, and proud member of the Canadian Coalition for Climate & Environmental Justice, Andre continually seeks to further his work on partnership development and stewardship of intersectional collective impact.
Minh-Ly De Reboul
Minh-Ly De Reboul is a climate justice activist & organizer, alumni of the University of Toronto, and constantly learning how to decolonize our worldviews and paradigms. Her activism is deeply rooted in her identity as a Franco-Vietnamese settler on Turtle Island, and she draws strength from her heritage to imagine and build a world beyond colonialism. Minh-Ly has been involved in grassroots campaigns such as Climate Justice UofT and the Youth Climate Corps, working alongside youth organizers to challenge systemic oppression and advocate for a just transition.Her approach to climate justice is intersectional and decolonial, understanding that to truly confront the climate crisis, we must grapple with the legacies of colonialism, capitalism, and racial injustice. As a writer and social media storyteller, Minh-Ly uses art and digital tools as spaces of expression, resistance, and healing.She is particularly inspired by decolonial feminism, class struggle, and collective resistance that centers joy, autonomy, and solidarity for an alternative system. Throughout this project she would like to uplifts the importance of reclaiming narratives, honoring land-based relationships, and fostering deep, interconnected movements for liberation to be able to see a just future.
