We are building a global cultural movement that's inspiring big, bold, and beautiful climate action.
Arts and culture to inspire action for a just and thriving world.
What are your Human Impacts? Climate change is complex and often overwhelming. We also know that caring about something doesn’t necessarily lead us to meaningful impact. We make action personal and practical by highlighting new voices of leadership, connecting you to solutions in engaging ways, and welcoming you to a diverse, creative community that is addressing the root causes of the climate crisis.
How We Do It
EDUCATION
Developing leadership skills and tools for resiliency through hands-on learning, mentorship and community service.
Storytelling
Amplifying extraordinary voices of leadership and innovation through personal narratives.
EXHIBITS
Celebrating creative approaches to communicating and engaging people in the future we want.
Upcoming Events
Announcements
Meet our NYC Youth Fellows
Meet our NYC Youth Fellows! These young New Yorkers are joining us for the Summer of 2022 to explore environmental health and justice through community engagement and creative projects. We can't wait to see what they have in store!
COP 26: Stories of Indigenous Women and Youth Heading to Glasgow
Our latest Impact Stories Series, Climate Crossroads, was at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow! This exhibit sheds light on the lives and work of 10 inspiring Indigenous climate leaders from the Global South who are championing resilience in the face of the climate crisis. These incredible individuals have shared stories from their communities, knowledge from their ancestors, and a glimpse into their lives as climate activists, women’s rights advocates, and Indigenous caretakers of the land.
Image: Helton Mattei
Welcome our 2022-2023 Youth Advisory Council
Welcome to our 2022-2023 amazing Youth Advisory Council members who are joining us from the UK, Nigeria, India, and the US. Take a look at their bios and goals for joining the HII Crew. Stay tuned for some amazing initiatives from our new YAC cohort.
Check out our Summer Interns
Our HII Crew is growing with an amazing group of summer interns from around the world. Check out their experience and commitment to HII. Together, we will be working on NYC health-climate connections, building a global, creative climate communications lab, supporting youth climate activism, and centering diversity and equitable collaborations in climate work.
We are so inspired by their leadership and you will be too. They're young, they're here, and they're ready to change the world!
Become a Member
For less than the price of one coffee per month, your membership supports our mission and helps us use the arts and culture to engage more people in supporting big, bold, and beautiful climate action.
Join the Crew
Want to dig deeper into our work and mission? See what opportunities we have to join our Crew, including internships, Youth Advisory Council, Advisory and Board, and volunteers!
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Our Impact
What are your Human Impacts? Ours include building collaborations between artists and scientists, policymakers, activists, and educators and developing over 23,000 hours of creative climate programming to audiences across the globe. We are ready to do more.
1100+
trees stewarded
308,000+
program participants
17,700+
volunteer hours
