Cornell on Fire joined hundreds of activists in Albany to call on Governor Hochul to sign the Climate Superfund Act before the end of the year.

Cornell on Fire held a statue-garbing meditation action on expressive rights and responsibilities on Friday, Dec. 6. We demand expressive freedom: don’t muzzle us. We demand that Cornell honor their expressive duty: don’t look away. Declare a climate emergency.

On November 15th, we will take to the streets to show that climate change is an emergency and that we expect our newly elected officials to treat it as such. Join the action starting downtown at 3:30pm at Bernie Milton Pavilion (which will follow an Ithaca High School walkout). RSVP for more details.

On October 18, we protested the Cornell Council and Trustees’ incrementalism and inertia in the face of accelerating climate and ecological crisis. Our coalition’s united call to Cornell’s leaders: Extraordinary times call for extraordinary leadership. Stand up or step aside.

Film screening and panel: Beyond Comedy: Getting Cornell to Step Up on Climate Justice

Film screening and panel: The comedy of activism at Cornell (Downtown showing)

Cornell on Fire enjoyed fellowship and climate conversation with the members of the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca on September 1.

Cornell on Fire welcomed alumni back to campus with a bear-led invitation to help their alma mater become a climate leader.

We Need Climate Accountability from Cornell. A presentation and discussion with the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative (TCCPI) on Friday, May 31, 2024.

A banner drop at Cornell’s 156th commencement launched a new report that marks a critical moment for reckoning at Cornell. Big Red echoes Big Oil’s climate doublespeak. It’s time for a course correction.