Fourth Annual A2 Climate Teach-In Returning for Earth Month

- Mar 30, 2026
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The City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) is proud to present the Fourth Annual A2 Climate Teach-In on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Mitchell Elementary. The event is free, but registration is required at a2climateteachin.com. 

The theme for this year’s Teach-In is Community Resilience – providing residents, business owners, students, sustainability professionals, and community leaders with concrete actions they can apply to enhance the resilience of individuals, neighborhoods, institutions, and our community as a whole. At the Teach-In, attendees will be able to: 

  • Explore the future of clean energy in Michigan with local sustainability leaders 

  • Engage in resilience action planning for individuals and businesses 

  • Practice everyday resilience strategies with practitioners 

  • Network with panelists, OSI staff, and the residents of Ann Arbor in attendance  

The Ann Arbor Climate Teach-In found its beginnings in the original Earth Day in 1970, organized by University of Michigan students responding to the national call for environmental activism. This capstone event attracted over 3,000 students, faculty, and community members to attend debates, lectures, movies, and musical events. It attracted national press and helped inspire 35 more teach-ins on college campuses within the next week.  

The legacy of the Teach-In has been preserved by members of the community over the past 50+ years. In 2022, members of the Ann Arbor community, identifying with a need for education and action, revived this spirit and began the A2 Climate Teach-In in its current iteration, before passing organization of the event along to OSI in 2026.  

This event is a part of A2ZERO, the City of Ann Arbor’s plan, vision, framework, and associated actions for a just and equitable transition to carbon neutrality, community-wide, by the year 2030. Learn more at a2zero.org. 

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Media Contact: 

Dr. Missy Stults, Director of the City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations, mstults@a2gov.org.

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