Confronting Environmental Racism: Views from the Front Lines of the Climate Justice Struggle

Subtitle: 
A video dialogue series
Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
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Presenter: 
Jaqueline Patterson and Ahmina Maxey
Date: 
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall

"Sustainability" or Survival? Popular Responses to Global Climate Change:
A 5-part video dialogue series with international ad local leaders of NGOs highlighting effective mobilization efforts to protect themselves from the effects of global warming and to promote climate justice. The series will identify how climate change and environmental problems disproportionately affect already-vulnerable communities, the limitations of government, UN-based, "free-market," or technological attempts to address climate change, and the resulting rise of popular movements that promote more sustainable futures and all forms of climate and environmental justice.

Presenters:

Jaqueline Patterson, Environmental and Climate Justice Director, NAACP
&
Ahmina Maxey, Community Outreach Coordinator, Zero Waste Detroit

Refreshments will be served.

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Department of Sociology; Office of the Provost; the Year of Sustainability; Urban Studies