Name: Xavi Solish

Social Justice Group: Global Warming (A)

Date of Fieldwork: December 17, 2024

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Eliza Zygmuntowicz

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork:

Eliza believes that Climate Change can affect New Yorkers. An example of this is the flooding in Jamcia Bay. She talked about a way that houses become inhabitable is because of there not being enough green infrastructure. Not having enough green infrastructure can cause places to heat up. She mentioned that we can stop the spread by adding green to neighborhoods. She talked about how most neighborhoods that suffer from flooding are low-income areas.

We asked if she tries to stop Climate change, and Eliza said she does what she can, like using energy-efficient cars. She mentioned that not only one person can stop climate change and that we all must do our part. She added that we can help this electing people that want to stop climate problem.