Date & time
Saturday, March 28, 2020
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Unheard perspectives of climate change
A conversation with Vanessa Nakate
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Speaker(s)
Vanessa Nakate, Luisa Veronis, Raisa Beliard and others
Cost
$10 for students
$15 for community members
Organization
Contact
Where
Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Sir George Williams University Alumni Auditorium
Room H-110
Accessible location
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Vanessa Nakate, a young Ugandan environmental activist, is making waves in the news, especially in the environmental community. She gained a lot of international attention when a major news outlet recently cropped her out of a photo picturing her and other young climate activists, including Greta Thunberg. She used this incident to call attention to racism and discrimination within the environmental movement and called for more awareness about how climate change impacts minority populations.
This conference will discuss the intersectionality of environmental sustainability, including the economic and social impacts that climate change has on communities, especially those most vulnerable to its impacts.