Community Visions for Environmental Justice Organizing will explore how technical assistance providers such as academics, students, lawyers, researchers, and scientists can support community-based and community-led movements for environmental justice. Session I focuses on legislation and executive action.

Sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, the Howard University School of Law, Shaw University, Vermont Law School, and the Yale School of Forestry and the Environment.

Moderator: Marianne Engelman Lado

Hear the voices of grassroots leaders addressing disaster preparedness and relief, and join a discussion across disciplines on lessons and next steps at the 2019 Environmental Justice Symposium. The event includes a community tour, dinner, and panel on Friday, and a keynote, panel, and group discussions on Saturday.

Appearing: Donna Chavis, Yesenia Cuello, Marianne Engelman Lado, Esther Calhoun, Leslie Fields, Ruth Santiago

Symposium title: 2019 Environmental Justice Symposium, Resilient Communities: Environmental Justice in the Face of Disaster