Climate Action Museum is open from 10 AM to 5:00 PM. Admission is Free!
CAM will close at 5:00 PM for our Panel Discussion.
Chained Reactions: How Modern Slavery and the Climate Crisis Escalate Together
Join us for a dynamic panel discussion featuring voices from Empowerment Collective, Chicago Fair Trade, Illinois State University, and more. Experts in climate justice and human rights will examine the systemic, self-reinforcing links between unconscious consumption, the exploitation of people, and the degradation of the environment.
Moving beyond analysis of the problem, the panel will highlight both innovative grassroots solutions and global systemic efforts, offering insights into how each of us can act—personally and professionally—to help build a more just and regenerative future.
Panelists:
Sahin Pravin plays a vital role at Empowerment Collective (EC) by connecting survivor voices with leadership through EC’s circular model. Her lived experience and deep cultural insight guide programs that respond to real community needs. She’s fluent in several regional languages and is a talented singer who channels her passion into music about women’s empowerment. Her creativity, empathy, and leadership continue to inspire transformation in the movement to end modern slavery.
Adeline Daab is a former Climate Action Museum intern who now serves as the Executive Assistant for Empowerment Collective (EC), a 100% survivor-led organization dedicated to ending modern slavery. Adeline is conducting research for EC’s upcoming documentary film that highlights the intersection of modern slavery and the climate crisis through the lens of survivor stories, and will be speaking about this research as well as EC’s global work and supply chain transparency initiatives aimed at addressing these crises simultaneously.
Jennifer Heyside Jennifer’s journey with Chicago Fair Trade began with a single event that sparked a deep sense of alignment. Drawn to its mission, she soon became a regular at community gatherings and eventually partnered with the organization for her Capstone project while pursuing a Master’s in Global Development Practice at Harvard University. Her research asked: What would it take to position Chicago as a global conscious fashion city?—a question that reflected her long-standing interests in design, urbanism, history, human rights, and global economics. Today, she continues that work as co-chair of CFT’s Conscious Closet Club, where she helps implement recommendations from her project. Jennifer holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Political Studies and Asian Studies from Pitzer College and currently works in compliance at a philanthropic foundation. She also writes We, Renaissance Women, a newsletter for women who live curiously, travel consciously, and think globally.
Noha Shawki is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, where she also serves as a co-director of the Center for a Sustainable Water Future and as the director of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies program. Her research focuses on transnational social movements that promote human rights and sustainable development. She has traveled with students on a variety of study abroad programs, including several programs that focus on fair trade and sustainable development.