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September 17, 2026, 3:00–4:00 PM ET

Get ready to laugh, connect, and rethink what "building community" means in this interactive webinar from comedian, educator, and activist Esteban Gast. Drawing on his work creating spaces that people want to show up for, Esteban breaks down the techniques he uses to turn one-off audiences into real, sustained communities—the kind that keep showing up long after the workshop ends. You'll learn how humor, vulnerability, and shared ritual build trust faster than facts alone; why belonging (not guilt) is what keeps people in climate action for the long haul; and practical tools for designing moments—online or in person—that make people feel like they're part of something rather than being lectured at. This engaging, high-energy session will leave you with concrete strategies and a renewed sense of what's possible when community changes everything.

Speaker

Esteban Gast is a Colombian-American comedian and educator based in Los Angeles. After teaching and co-authoring a textbook on creativity at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Esteban moved to Panama and eventually became President of Kalu Yala Institute, an off-the-grid ecocommunity and sustainability-focused study abroad program. A few months of his time there were captured for the VICELAND TV show Jungletown. After the TV show came out, Esteban moved to Los Angeles and created work at the intersection of education and entertainment. From co-creating and co-hosting the Spotify Original podcast Identity at Play about Latinidad to creating and hosting a webseries called Nothing Is Boring for SoulPancake that celebrates curiosity, Esteban is passionate about telling stories that matter. He's currently the host of Do You Even Care, a comedy talk show from Adam McKay's Yellow Dot Studios. Most recently, Esteban helped create Climate Comedy Cohort, alongside Generation180 and American University's Center for Media and Social Impact's GoodLaugh, a program for professional comedians to learn about the climate crisis. With Generation180, he also helped create Climate Cultura, a program for Latinx creatives. He currently serves as the comedian-in-residence at Generation180. He was selected as a Grist50Fixer in 2023 and "Top 100 Latinos" in the climate movement by Sachamama. He continues to tour as a standup comedian and performer. He's been featured on NPR's Science Friday, ABC's Nightline, and The Guardian.

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