Racial Justice and Climate Justice: A Conversation with Activist Elizabeth Yeampierre
Date
Wed September 23rd 2020, 4:00 - 5:20pm PDT
Location
ONLINE-ONLY EVENT. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Event Sponsor
Department of Communication, Program in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences Program, Center for African Studies, Center for Innovation in Global Health, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, Center for South Asia,...
Speaker: Elizabeth Yeampierre
Elizabeth Yeampierre is a internationally recognized Puerto Rican attorney and environmental and climate justice leader of African and Indigenous ancestry born and raised in New York City. A national leader in climate justice movement, Elizabeth is the co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance. She is Executive Director of UPROSE, Brooklyn's oldest Latino community based organization. Her award winning vision for an inter-generational, multi-cultural and community led organization is the driving force behind UPROSE.
Contact Email
jwreid [at] stanford.edu
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