Our Collective Power — A Centering Justice Webinar Series (Part 1)

This is the first webinar in the Centering Justice Webinar Series 2026: Meeting the Moment: Community Level Preparedness and Resilience for Extreme Weather. In this timely conversation, community leaders Thi Lam, Deputy Director of the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition (SEAMAAC), and De'Wayne A. Drummond, President of the Mantua Civic Association (MCA), join Mathy Stanislaus, Director of The Environmental Collaboratory (TEC) at Drexel University, to discuss community-led approaches to preparedness, resilience, and recovery in the face of increasingly severe weather. The conversation highlights transparent, equitable, and scalable systems that strengthen local resilience and minimize harm from extreme weather. Resources mentioned during the webinar: • Community-Level Preparedness and Recovery for Increasingly Severe Weather Report: https://drexel.edu/environmental-coll... • Thriving in the Storm podcast (Spotify), including the latest episode, "Extreme Heat": https://open.spotify.com/show/3yg62kK... • The Heat Gap Memo (published by the Philadelphia Climate Justice Collective): https://drexel.edu/environmental-coll... Learn more about our featured organizations: • SEAMAAC: https://seamaac.org/ • Mantua Civic Association: https://www.phlmca.org/ • The Environmental Collaboratory (TEC): https://drexel.edu/environmental-coll... Stay connected with the Centering Justice Network https://www.tishmancenter.org/centeri... and learn about upcoming webinars here: https://event.newschool.edu/centering...