The BRIDGES Flagship Hub at Arizona State University advocates and creates space for the meaningful engagement of traditionally marginalized voices and perspectives as co-teachers and co-learners in justice-driven sustainability education across the lifespan. It does this by supporting, co-designing and co-facilitating humanities-led educational and action-oriented programs/initiatives which leverage the collective wisdom and strengths of humans and nature embedded across disciplinary, cultural, and experiential knowledges.
We’re a dynamic group of individuals who are passionate about what we do and dedicated to delivering the best results for our clients.
Executive Director of the BRIDGES Coalition. His role is based at Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.
Joni Adamson, Founding Director, BRIDGES Flagship Hub & Director, Humanities for the Environment, North America, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, President’s Professor of Environmental Humanities, Arizona State University
Sreya Ann Oommen, BRIDGES Flagship Hub Coordinator, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Humanities, English Literature, Island Studies, and Energy Humanities, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University.
Liron Arieli, Communications Coordinator, Scholar of Sustainability Studies, and Political Science, responsible for communication, administration, coordination, scheduling, and event planning at the UNESCO-BRIDGES Flagship hub, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University
Leading minds in the decarbonization and humanities space gathered at the Walton Center for Planetary Health, Arizona State University, on November 8 and 9, 2024, to begin a statewide dialogue on how to strengthen communities and clean energy standards utilizing the Justice40 Initiative, attended by Joni Adamson, Sreya Ann Oommen, and Liron Arieli of the BRIDGES ASU Flagship Hub.
Students in the Energy, Justice, and Action Humanities Lab —a Lab in the UNESCO BRIDGES series of Humanities Labs— partnered with co-faculty Joni Adamson, President's Professor of Environmental Humanities in the Department of English as well as founding director of the Flagship Hub UNESCO BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition and Gary Dirks a senior director from Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory™ and director of Lightworks.
How might we expand definitions of human and citizenship rights to ensure access within and across nations to clean water, nutritious food, safe homes, and functioning ecosystems?
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory™ is the base of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Flagship Hub, adopting the ‘urgent belief that we can and must make a meaningful contribution to ensuring a habitable planet and a future in which well-being is attainable.’
Assistant Professor Danae Hernandez-Cortes-Cortes, doctoral candidate Deepti Paul and PhD alum Jorge Morales Guerrero recently hosted a series of workshops to understand communities' mobility needs and perceptions of air quality.
