actions & events
Meditation Action
Join us for a meditation action on expressive rights and responsibilities this Friday, Dec. 6, from 12-1pm. We demand expressive freedom: don’t muzzle us. We demand that Cornell recognize their expressive duty: speak up and don’t look away from the climate emergency.
Ithaca's Climate Activism Calendar
Stay abreast of ongoing actions for climate justice locally with the Google Calendar.
Cornell on Fire Office Hours
Climate conversation and conviviality. Learn more, share your insights, and connect with the movement. Every Friday from 11:00-12:30! Alternating locations between the Ag Quad and Ho Plaza.
Post Election Climate Action
On November 15th, we will take to the streets to show that climate change is an emergency and that we expect our newly elected officials to treat it as such. Join the action starting downtown at 3:30pm at Bernie Milton Pavilion (which will follow an Ithaca High School walkout). RSVP for more details.
Protest action: Council and Board of Trustees
On October 18, we protested the Cornell Council and Trustees’ incrementalism and inertia in the face of accelerating climate and ecological crisis. Our coalition’s united call to Cornell’s leaders: Extraordinary times call for extraordinary leadership. Stand up or step aside.
Film Screening and Panel: Beyond Comedy: Getting Cornell to Step Up on Climate Justice (Campus showing)
Film screening and panel: Beyond Comedy: Getting Cornell to Step Up on Climate Justice
Film Screening and Panel: Beyond Comedy: Getting Cornell to Step Up on Climate Justice(Downtown showing)
Film screening and panel: The comedy of activism at Cornell (Downtown showing)
Cornell on Fire at First Unitarian Church
Cornell on Fire enjoyed fellowship and climate conversation with the members of the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca on September 1.
Alumni Weekend Action
Cornell on Fire welcomed alumni back to campus with a bear-led invitation to help their alma mater become a climate leader.
Cornell on Fire Presents to TCCPI
We Need Climate Accountability from Cornell. A presentation and discussion with the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative (TCCPI) on Friday, May 31, 2024.
Big Oil + Big Red Banner Drop & Report Launch
A banner drop at Cornell’s 156th commencement launched a new report that marks a critical moment for reckoning at Cornell. Big Red echoes Big Oil’s climate doublespeak. It’s time for a course correction.
