All Natural History from the Other Side Events

“Breaking Climate Behemoth: Report from Santa Marta,” a roundtable on the stakes for global climate diplomacy today. Bringing together three Red Natural History Fellows who were on the ground in Santa Marta, Colombia for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in April, 2026, speakers discuss what happened behind closed doors—and what happened in the streets, unpacking not only the problems and controversies that flared up in Santa Marta, but also the openings, models for engagement, and new grounds for solidarity that were brought into view.

SPEAKERS

* Janene Yazzie (Diné), Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and human rights advocate, longtime community organizer from the Navajo Nation, and Director of Global Programmes for The Woven Project

* Mohammed Usrof, Palestinian researcher, organiser, and Founder and Executive Director of the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy

* Joel Wainwright, Professor at Ohio State University and author of “The End: Marx, Darwin, and the Natural History of the Climate Crisis” (2025)

“The Data Center Frontier,” a roundtable on the environmental and social costs of the AI data center boom. Drawing lessons from Indigenous-led fights against pipelines, mining projects, and other forms of extractive infrastructure—as well as successful campaigns to block data centers—speakers share insights from the frontlines of the data center frontier and explore how movements across sites and issues can build durable solidarities in the face of a rapidly expanding digital-industrial regime.

SPEAKERS

* Jordan B. Kinder (Métis), Red Natural History Fellow and author of “Petroturfing: Refining Canadian Oil through Social Media” (2024)

* Krystal Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota/Northern Cheyenne), Executive Director of Honor the Earth, organizing at the intersection of Indigenous sovereignty, anti-militarism, and environmental justice

* Thea Riofrancos, scholar and author of “Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism” (2025)

* Vivek Bharathan, technologist and organizer with the No Desert Data Center Coalition in Arizona, and a Data Center Fellow with MediaJustice