Name: Xavi Solish

Social Justice Group: Global Warming (A)

Date of Fieldwork: January 27, 2025

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Billion Oyster Project

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

My partner Harvey and I interviewed the Billion Oyster Project and learned about what they do to make New York more sustainable to climate change. They hope to build a stronger connection with New Yorkers and their environment and have a bigger impact on what is going on.

They hope to plant 1 billion oysters in New York Harbor by 2035. By planting the oysters it can naturally strengthen the shorelines of New York to minimize the damage caused by high wave energy brought by large storms. Putting the oysters in the water can improve water quality, boost biodiversity, and protect the shorelines from erosion and storm surges. This fieldwork really showed us how there are so many different ways to combat climate change.