Race, Labor, and Climate Justice: emerging frontline struggles for a Just Transition

04nov6:30 pm7:45 pmRace, Labor, and Climate Justice: emerging frontline struggles for a Just Transition6:30 pm - 7:45 pm OrganiserSouth Downs (Multimedia Studio 1)ThemeClimate Justice

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Reversing climate chaos will take undoing systemic injustice, racism, & militarism at the root of expansive extraction. Black and Indigenous leaders, workers, migrants, women, & climate-impacted peoples are leading political and economic programs to advance a Just Transition to an equitable economy.

Speakers: Derrick Johnson (National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peop), Terry Melvin (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists), and Shanna Peeks (United Mineworkers of America), Jose Bravo (Just Transition Alliance), Kali Akuno (Cooperation Jackson) Sheila Babauta (Micronesia Climate Change Alliance)

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(Thursday) 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm