Indigenous and Black voices explore environmental justice

Climate change, environmental racism, settler colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, north/south divides, and unequal access to basic environmental resources by communities of color have inspired

ongoing environmental justice activism in the Americas. “The Air, Water, Land: Native/Indigenous, Black, and Afro-Descendent Relationalities and Activism” symposium, cosponsored by the OHC’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, will center Indigenous and Black voices, leverage the campus residencies of Maya activist and teacher Irma Alicia Velasquez Nimatuj (in residence through the Global Justice Initiative and the Department of Anthropology) and Muskogee/Creek artist and activist Amber Starks (in residence through the UO Common Reading program) and focus on environmental justice and sustainable food systems. 

Designed to foster critical conversations from Indigenous and Black/Afro-descendant communities across the Americas, this event is organized around themes of air, land, and water, with a committed focus to issues impacting local communities. 

The hybrid remote and in-person symposium will take place November 3 and 4, 2021 and feature three panels that explore these connections through air, land, and water, a keynote conversation, and a final discussion and demonstration of sustainable food systems. The event will be free and open to the public. It is organized by the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS), Native American and Indigenous Studies, Anthropology, Black Studies, the Global Justice Initiative, and the Common Reading program of the University of Oregon. For information and access contact: cllas@uoregon.edu.

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