A special program will celebrate Earth Day and launch a system-wide University of California Center for Climate Justice, an initiative to address climate change as a social justice and equity issue. “The UC Center for Climate Justice seeks solutions that address the root causes of climate change and, in doing so, simultaneously address a broad range of social, racial, and environmental injustices.”
The Center for Climate Justice launch event will be held over two days, April 22-23, 2021, beginning on Earth Day. It will feature:
* Keynote presentations by food sovereignty scholar-activist Vandana Shiva and DOE Deputy Director for Energy Justice Shalanda Baker.
* A fireside chat with Green New Deal architect Rhiana Gunn-Wright (https://lnkd.in/geyGH83) and the director of the new center, Tracey Osborne.
* Panel discussions featuring California climate justice leaders, scholars and activists.
* A music and spoken-word celebration on the second day.
WHEN
Thursday, April 22, 9 AM – 1:30 PM
Friday, April 23, 9 AM – 3:30 PM
MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE.