Positive New US | Ithaca shows what reclaiming Earth Day looks like!

If any doubt remains about the resurgence of climate activism post-Covid, Reclaim Earth Day in Ithaca, NY may have dispelled it. An upwelling of mass mobilization was in full force as over 440 people engaged in seven distributed actions around Ithaca and then converged on the Ithaca Commons for a unified call to action.

By bethany ojalehto mays

Published on April 29, 2024

Op-ed | Demanding climate accountability from Cornell: Its actions affect all who live, work, and study in Ithaca

Cornell on Fire sees the university’s greatest good as acting now, when time is so very precious, to do all it can to mitigate climate change and to be a role model for educational institutions the world over.  In 2024, when evidence of climate change is indisputable, pressure from the community beyond the campus is needed. The truth is that what Cornell does – or doesn’t do — when it comes to climate action affects all of us who live, work, and study in Ithaca.  (By Lisa D’Annolfo Levey)

Published in the Ithaca Times on April 24, 2024

Bryan Alexander | For Earth Day 2024

I haven’t seen too much [Earth Day activity] in the higher ed space, at least from Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education. One fine exception is in upstate New York, where Cornell University and Ithaca College people are seeking to reclaim Earth Day.

By Bryan Alexander

Published on April 23, 2024

The Ithacan: Local groups urge climate justice action, engage with politicians ahead of equity proposal vote

On April 22, Earth Day, students and Ithaca locals gathered on The Commons to declare a climate emergency on “Reclaim Earth Day.” Local groups — like Cornell on Fire and Extinction Rebellion Ithaca — alongside Cornell University, Tompkins Cortland Community College and some Ithaca College students marched to The Commons to participate.

By Prakriti Panwar

Published on April 23, 2024

The Dispatch: Ithaca Community Reclaims Earth Day: This isn’t the Earth Day you know

Ithaca community members united in the national movement to Reclaim Earth Day on April 22. Notable speakers discussed with urgency the state of the climate crisis and spoke strongly on the intersections of environmental and social justice, speaking on the necessity of indigenous land stewardship.

By Alis Fruehstorfer

Published on April 23, 2024

The Cornell Daily Sun: Indigenous and Climate Justice Student Groups March to Reclaim Earth Day

Cornell student groups celebrated Earth Day with advocacy. On Monday, Climate Justice Cornell and Cornell on Fire joined Native American Indigenous and Indigenous Students at Cornell to promote climate justice for underserved communities.

By Skylar Kleinman

Published April 24, 2024

WSKG Public Broadcasting: Ithaca Demonstrators Want to ‘Reclaim Earth Day’

Earth Day brought a wave of activity across Ithaca and Tompkins County Monday as students and community groups led demonstrations calling on universities and elected officials to act with urgency to address climate change.

By Rebecca Redelmeier, Aurora Berry

Published April 23, 2024

Ithaca Now on 91.7 WICB: Reclaim Earth Day

In this radio segment, Caroline Grass interviewed multiple organizers and youth leaders involved with Reclaim Earth Day. It aired on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Podcast link coming soon.

News | Signs of Sustainability: Reclaim Earth Day

Young people today face a future that is terrifying: not because it has to be, but because their elders, leaders, teachers, politicians, and parents have not yet mustered the political will to protect them and all of life on Earth. The time is now for citizen engagement. Stand with the youth and stand up for their future on April 22.

Published in Tompkins Weekly on March, 27, 2024