We are living through a moment of active erasure. Climate desks are closing, and media consolidation has narrowed the stories we tell about climate and environmental justice, while the communities most impacted by environmental racism are increasingly absent from the narratives shaping public understanding, policy, and investment. At the same time, environmental justice work is being systematically defunded, distorted, and deprioritized at the federal level, even as climate impacts intensify. As the nation approaches major historical milestones, this is a moment to center the stories of those who have always pushed this country toward justice, often without recognition. Storytelling is one of the few tools a community can carry forward and control, regardless of what gets defunded around it. Stories that Move is a day-long, multi-format Climate Week program bridging storytelling disciplines and sectors: journalism, documentary film, interactive and visual media, and oral history, anchored by a public exhibition and an evening reception celebrating the Environmental Justice Oral History Project's new Mothers of the Movement collection: a landmark storytelling initiative centering the leadership, wisdom, and lived experiences of 27 women in the environmental justice movement. In this series of panels, workshops, open mics, and communal gatherings, hear from some of the leading practitioners of storytelling for social impact as well as several leaders and icons of the Environmental Justice Movement today. To register and view our full speaker line-up, check out our Luma calendar here: https://luma.com/ejohp-climate-week-2026 View the full Mothers of the Movement storytelling collection here: https://ejohp.com/mothers-of-environmental-justice/