Bay Area Rights of Nature Ethics Tribunal

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When:
October 5, 2014 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
2014-10-05T17:00:00+00:00
2014-10-05T21:00:00+00:00
Where:
The Forum, Laney College
Laney College
900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94607
USA

 

The Bay Area Rights of Nature Ethics Tribunal will examine the violations of nature’s rights and human rights caused by the fossil fuel industry, using Chevron’s refinery in Richmond as a case study. By highlighting the impacts on people and nature from the Chevron refinery and Big Oil’s activities, the Tribunal will also place on trial current legal and economic systems that advance the destruction of nature.

Tribunal judges include:
Carl Anthony (Breakthrough Communities; Urban Habitat)
Brian Swimme (California Institute of Integral Studies; Journey of the Universe)
Anuradha Mittal (Oakland Institute)
Courtney Cummings (Arikara and Cheyenne; Native Wellness Center, Richmond)
Bill Twist (Pachamama Alliance)
The day will also include:
The Web of Life Labyrinth, created by local artists
Local music; food for purchase
Insights from Bay Area ecological justice, human rights, local economy, indigenous, women’s, and other groups.
Save your space for this important event;

register now.

 

(Directions: Lake Merritt BART. Located on north campus off 10th St, across from the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center.)
FREE; registration is required – Register now!)

*Please arrive 20 minutes early to experience the Web of Life Labyrinth.

Presented by the Bay Area Rights of Nature Alliance: bringing people together to advance the rights of nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
For more, visit: therightsofnature.org/events/bayareatribunal
On Facebook: Bay Area Rights of Nature Alliance

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