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SYMBIOFUTURES
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| With Scott Lathrop (Founder/CEO, Native Nuclear), Kalpana Arias (Founder, Nowdays & PLAY), Isabelle Boemeke (Dir., Save Clean Energy). |
| Farm.One, 625 Bergen St, Brooklyn |
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Sep 23 (Tue) , 2025 @ 06:00 PM
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SYMBIOFUTURES
A world-building gathering with food, drinks, & new friends - where nature, technology, & people grow together.
Our best machines are made of sunshine - Donna Haraway
You belong in the room where nature & machines high-five. At SYMBIOFUTURES, you'll explore nature-tech - from cyborg tools to alternative energy, & the messy middle in between. Together, we'll unpack power, bias, & future-building, asking: who gets to build the future & what does it run on? You'll leave with fresh ideas, new friends, & maybe a contact in your phone saved as Solar-Powered DJ.
Here's What's Waiting for You
Bites with a side of conversation: Because the future is easier to talk about with something tasty in your hand.
Friends you haven't met yet: Leaders, activists, designers, changemakers, all ready to say, Oh, I've heard of you!
Hands-on futures: Real talk on power, bias, repair & possibility. Warning: may cause hope & unshakable motivation.
This Is For You If
You've ever said:
What if tech actually helped the planet?
I want to meet cool people without awkward small talk.
Yes, I will attend if there are snacks.
Last year sold out. Fast. Like refreshing the ticket page fast. So don't wait to grab yours. We're excited to welcome you back because..honestly, the future is not as fun without you in the room.
AGENDA
Doors Open 6 PM
Panel Starts 7-7:45 PM
Book Signing 7:45-8:15 PM
Networking 7:45-9 PM
Speakers: TBA!
FULL PROGRAM RELEASE SEP 9
After the panel, Radical Futures author, Isabelle Boemeke, will be signing copies of her latest book Rad Futures here. Books will be available to purchase at the event.
About The Symbiocene:
We're co-creating futures you actually want to live in through culture, ecology, tech & sustainability. Co-founded by Kalpana Arias (Nowadays On Earth) & Isaias Hernandez (Queer Brown Vegan ).
Meet your hosts:
Your go-to for world-building futures, the Symbiocene is a multi-media summit & satellite event series that creates impact-driven events on culture, ecology, technology, & sustainability, working with grassroots communities, conferences, festivals, artists, & changemakers.
Meet your Speakers:
Isabelle Boemeke is the Founder & Executive Director of Save Clean Energy & the creator of the online persona Isodope. Through Isodope, Boemeke has taken a uniquely subversive approach to harness the power & scale of social media to inform the next generation of leaders & builders about the massive potential of nuclear electricity to help solve global climate crises. Her education & advocacy efforts have expanded beyond the digital sphere into the real world, where she led a successful grassroots campaign to delay the closure of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in California. In 2021, she delivered a TED Talk that has since been viewed nearly 2 million times, explaining why nuclear electricity is our best chance to replace fossil fuels. In recognition of her influence on the global energy conversation, the following year she was named a TIME Magazine Next Generation Leader. RAD FUTURE is Boemeke's provocative debut: a scientific & unconventional manifesto positioning nuclear electricity as a key solution to the climate emergency.
Kalpana Arias is a guerrilla gardener, technologist, nature rights activist & food grower, writer, speaker & the founder of Nowdays & PLAY, a social enterprise fighting for urban nature. Kalpana campaigns for the right to grow, nature rights & tech for good, & has spent over 10 years researching how technology & nature can work together from biomaterials & AI to robotics & other nature-based tech. She has delivered a global TED talk, spoken at the United Nations, featured on Evening Standard's 30 under 30 list of Climate Activists On A Mission To Save London & Vogue, & is a trustee for GROW charity & National Park City. Kalpana is currently an environmental consultant for corporations & governments & works with leading charities, institutions, brands & grassroots change-makers. Check out their latest project glitch.
Scott Lathrop is an elder of yak titu titu yak tihini (ytt) Tribe & is the founder & CEO of Native Nuclear, a nonprofit led by Native professionals working in the Nuclear energy sector. Scott has an established focus on building relationships between tribal communities, the nuclear power industry, & governmental leaders to ensure mutual benefit from the growing nuclear power sector. Scott is an alumnus of California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo & is a member of the university's President's Council of Advisors, the Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Engagement Panel, Cuesta College Foundation Board, & ytt Northern Chumash nonprofit. With decades of experience in nuclear operations & community engagement, Scott leads Native Nuclear as its Chief Executive Officer & is a national speaker on the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in nuclear policy. Scott established Native Nuclear with the mission to educate both general & tribal communities about the complete life cycle of nuclear power & combat fear of nuclear development with knowledge. He aims to highlight the minimal environmental impact of nuclear energy & emphasize its importance as the most viable alternative to replace fossil fuels.
Isaias Hernandez is an environmentalist, educator, & creative devoted to improving environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, & public engagements. Isaias is more commonly known by his moniker, Queer Brown Vegan: the independent media platform he started to bring intersectional environmental education to all. His journey to deconstruct complex issues, while centering diversity & authenticity, has resonated with a worldwide audience. He also collaborates with other leaders from the private & public sectors to uplift & produce stories of change for his independent web series, Sustainable Jobs & Teaching Climate Together. He is currently working on his first-ever debut book, Dear Environmentalist, set to be published in April 2027 with Hachette Book Group under the Timber Press imprint.
.....MORE COMING SOON!
About Our Sponsors:
Stephanie Dillon Art Studio
Stephanie Dillon is an artist, writer, poet, & cultural thinker, or as she calls it, an Ideator whose work unearths the unspoken & confronts the ache of being human. She writes & creates from the thresholds of survival, loss, & reinvention, offering sharp reflections on vulnerability, resilience, & the weight of what goes unsaid. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, Dillon's creative journey began not as a career move, but as an act of defiance...an urgent need to document what it means to live through what almost broke you. Her writing asks hard questions: When does empathy become enabling? Can beauty coexist with suffering? Her work blurs the lines between memoir & manifesto, weaving together fragments of lived experience, emotional clarity, & cultural critique. She is a contributing writer to publications like Rolling Stone Culture Council & Forbes, where she explores leadership, identity, & modern survival through a deeply personal lens. She doesn't believe in tidy endings or easy answers, only in the courage to speak what's been buried. Learn more about Stephanie Dillon here.
ISODOPE
Isodope sits at the intersection of art, science & activism, inspiring humans to solve the world's problems with optimism.
The Isodope persona was created to advocate for nuclear energy as a solution to climate change & energy inequality. Learn more here & check out Isabelle Boemeke's latest book Rad Futures here.
About The Venue:
FARM ONE
Farm One is a neighborhood farm. And we've just expanded our roots to include a brewery & taproom! Our main location at 625 Bergen Street in Brooklyn, New York, is now a chic hub of urban farming innovation, brewing craftsmanship, & amazing culinary experiences.
At our core, we cultivate unique microgreens, specialty herbs, edible flowers & premium salad greens for chefs, restaurants & consumers. These ingredients will also influence our brewery program.
Our vertical farm operates indoors year-round, nestled right in the heart of the city, ensuring that we provide the freshest & most flavorful produce. Visit our Brew Lab to purchase greens, embark on a farm tour, savor craft beer, wine & other cocktails, & immerse yourself in live events. Learn more here.
Queer Brown Vegan + Nowadays On Earth
Isaias Hernandez & Kalpana Arias
Questions?
Email us at contactsymbiocene@gmail.com or go to symbiocene.io
There will be photographers & videographers at the event to help us share our efforts. If you would not like your photo to be included, please let them know on site.
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