Programs and Events

Rachel’s Network 2026 Winter Book Club: All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Dates: Thursdays–January 29, February 12, and February 26
Time: 2-3:15 pm ET
Location: Zoom

Start your New Year by diving into cli-fi (climate fiction) with your Rachel’s Network community. All the Water in the World is told in the voice of a girl gifted with a deep feeling for water. In the years after the glaciers melt, Nonie and her family and friends have stayed behind in an almost deserted New York City, creating a settlement on the roof of the American Museum of Natural History. When a superstorm breaches the city’s flood walls, Nonie and her family must escape with a book that holds records of the lost collections. Along the way, they encounter communities that have adapted in very different and sometimes frightening ways to the new reality.

All the Water in the World is both a meditation on what we save from collapse and an adventure story—with danger, storms, and a fight for survival. This wild journey offers the hope that what matters most—love and work, community and knowledge—will survive.

Join Rachel’s Network to read and discuss this novel in community with women environmental funders and movement leaders. Though regular attendance will strengthen your experience, it is not required that you join every conversation.

This program is for Rachel’s Network Members and Invited Guests

Thursday, February 19, 2026; 2-3:15 pm ET
Zoom

Laredo, Texas, a city of 300,000 people, faces many unique environmental challenges: it’s the largest inland port along the US/Mexico border with tens of thousands of polluting trucks crossing the border daily. It’s situated on one of the most endangered rivers in the world, the Rio Grande—known as the Rio Bravo in Mexico. And it’s in the crosshairs of oil & gas development, climate change, and the border wall.

For 16 years, Catalyst Recipient Tricia Cortez has led the Rio Grande International Study Center (RGISC), the only environmental organization in Laredo. Under her visionary leadership, RGISC has grown into a powerful voice for the Rio Grande and borderland communities facing environmental injustice. Join Rachel’s Network to hear from Tricia about her community and leading an impactful organization with grace and grit.

This program is open to the public. REGISTER HERE. 

Breaking Free: The Next Generation of Political Leaders
February 24, 2026, 5-7:30 pm
Location: Washington, DC

Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win in New York City demonstrated a thirst for new, creative leaders who are thinking beyond the current political moment. From affordable housing to wealth inequality to climate change, today’s progressive leaders are running campaigns that reflect the issues most salient to the next generation.

Join Rachel’s Action Network in conversation with Amanda Litman from Run for Something, a nonprofit that recruits & supports young people running for state and local office, and candidate running for local office. They’ll share what they’re hearing from constituents and candidates, how their approach to campaigning and governing is different from prior generations, and why they’re hopeful for the future.

This program is sponsored by Rachel’s Action Network

REGISTER HERE

Suffs, A Broadway Tour Experience for Women Leaders
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Washington, DC

A musical event one hundred years in the making, Suffs brings to life a complicated chapter in the ongoing battle for the right to vote: the American women’s suffrage movement. Written by one of the most exciting voices in theater, Shaina Taub, the musical takes an unflinching look at the unsung trailblazers whose activism led to the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. A thrilling story of brilliant, flawed women working against and across generational, racial, and class divides, Suffs explores the victories and failures of a fight for equality that is still far from over.

Join Rachel’s Network for a touring performance of Suffs, and a pre-show dinner at a walkable restaurant from the theatre.

This program is for Rachel’s Network Members and Invited Guests. 

Rachel’s Network 2026 Spring Meeting: Building a Just, Green Future in Detroit
Dates: May 4-6, 2026
Location: Detroit, MI

“The Motor City” played a key role in the industrialization of America throughout the 20th century. While the auto industry is often credited with expanding the middle class, it also brought economic and environmental devastation in its wake. That damage fell primarily on Detroit’s majority-Black population who also faced rampant housing and job discrimination and deteriorating public services as white residents left for the suburbs.    

The scars of segregation and industrialization remain palpable in Detroit, but the city has also been rapidly changing into something new. Its residents, rooted in a deep love for their city, are coaxing a better future into existence. Join Rachel’s Network in May to learn from local women environmental leaders and see Detroit’s just green transformation firsthand. The meeting will also include ample opportunities for community-building with fellow funders and advocates. 

This program is for Rachel’s Network Members and Invited Guests.