Just Futures: Equity & Sustainability

The Department of Geography, Environment and Sustainability is excited to announce our Spring 2020 Harriet Elliott Lecture Series events under the theme "Just Futures: Equity and Sustainability". All are welcome at this enaging series of events examining issues of environmental justice from diverse perspectives, following up on our very successful initial events in the fall. Our master event list is below and in the attached poster. Stay tuned for details on specific events and speakers throughout the semester.

Feb.  4, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“What Black Panther Taught Me about Our Inner Gorilla: The Shape of Human Animality to Come”
Kim Ruffin

Feb.  7, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Paper Nor Plastic: Proposing a Fee on Single-Use Bags in Durham, NC”
Nancy Lauer

Feb. 20, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Building the Future: Perspectives on the Green New Deal”
Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, & Nick Estes

Feb. 25, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Coffee, Frogs & Workers: Conservation in the Anthropocene”
Paul Robbins (Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar)

Feb. 28, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“How to Build a Black Town”
Danielle Purifoy

Mar. 10, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“This Land Is Our Land: A Call for an American Right to Roam”
Ken Ilgunas

Mar. 17, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“EquiDemia: Solutions in Equity & Justice for Higher Education”
Julian Keniry

Mar. 19, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Believe in the Future: Inclusion & a Radical Sustainability”
Janisse Ray

Apr. 17, 3:30pm, Graham 212
“Indigenous Energy Justice & the Climate Change Crisis”
Kyle Whyte

Apr. 20, 3:30pm, Ferguson 100
“Connecting the Dots: How to Think About, Talk About & Fight for Environmental Justice”
Justin Onwenu

Apr. 20, 4:30pm, Ferguson 100
“Diversity in Careers in Environment & Sustainability”
Panel & Workshop

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