Education & Work in North America: the projects changemakers recommend

The selection

• 350.orgWashington DC, USA“They anchored a global movement to a single number. The climate fight got a clear line to hold.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Billion Oyster ProjectNew York, USA“Ecological restoration at the scale of a city, with schools at the heart of it. Few projects reconcile a city with its ocean like this one.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• BiofabricateNew York, USA“Suzanne Lee built the community that takes grown materials out of the lab and into actual products.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Ford FoundationNew York, USA“They aimed their giving straight at inequality and pulled their money out of fossil fuels. That is leadership, and it should be named.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• KadeyaChicago, USARecommended by Simon Bernard
• MareBluGarabito, Costa RicaRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Mellon FoundationNew York, USA“They put the arts and the humanities first in what they fund. It takes some nerve, and I respect it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• MIT Media LabBoston, MA, USA“Their belief that the best ideas live between disciplines. I come back to it often.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• OceanWellLos Angeles, USARecommended by Simon Bernard
• Philo BoxeMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• Ralph NaderWashington D.C, USA“Because he demonstrated that one person armed with rigorous research and moral clarity can reshape entire systems of power, and because he never confused access to elites with actual influence over them.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• Yellow Dot StudiosLos Angeles, USA“They use sharp humour to call out greenwashing. It keeps people awake, and I enjoy it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume