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Bren EJ Symposium
May 19 @ 2:00 pm - May 20 @ 5:00 pm
FreeThe UC Santa Barbara Bren School’s Environmental Justice Club Presents: 4th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium
May 19-20, 2022
The 2022 EJ Symposium will explore topics ranging from the roots of environmental harm to professional advice for careers in environmental justice. This event brings together interdisciplinary scholars, activists, and thought-leaders to envision the future of environmental justice.
FLASH TALKS
Thursday, May 19th | 4pm on Zoom
3-4 minute presentations ranging from academic to community oriented environmental justice topics.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CAREER PANEL
Thursday, MAY 19th | 5pm on Zoom
This panel of EJ practitioners will share advice and experience for students interested in various career paths that incorporate environmental justice, from community organizing to environmental law.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CAREER PANEL
Thursday, May 19th | 5pm on Zoom
3-4 minute presentations ranging from academic to community oriented environmental justice topics.
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THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER – SARAH BISCARRA DILLEY
Friday, May 20th | 2pm at Bren Hall
Sarah Biscarra Dilley (b. 1986, unceded Nisenan land, unratified Treaty “J” region) is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, writer, educator and member of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash tribe. Her interdisciplinary process is grounded in collaboration across experiences, communities, and place. Relating land and beings throughout nitspu tiłhin ktitʸu, the State of California, and places joined bys hared water, her written and visual texts connect extractive industries, absent treaties, and enclosure to emphasize movement, resilience, sovereignty, and self-determination.
FOOD JUSTICE PANEL
Friday, May 20th | 3pm at Bren Hall
This panel will discuss different themes related to food justice including food sovereignty, social movements, community action, local and sustainable food systems, and more.
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