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Summary:

• Environmental Justice Workshop
• Environmental Justice Conference: In-Reach before Outreach (agenda included)
• Call for volunteers for UW Earth Day

 

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Environmental Justice Workshop

WHEN: April 17, 2019; 12:00-1:30pm

WHERE: Johnson Hall room 117

DESCRIPTION: Do you know what Environmental Justice is? What Environmental Hazards are in your community? Examine environmental and health concerns across Washington State, discuss Environmental Justice and learn what you can do about it!

Facilitator: Melissa Banales [Front and Centered]

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2019 Environmental Justice Conference: In-Reach before Outreach

WHEN: April 19, 2019; 1:00-5:00pm

WHERE: Maple Hall Great Room

DESCRIPTION: The 2019 Environmental Justice Conference organized by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the UW College of the Environment will focus on issues of equity and inclusive collaboration to confront climate disruption. The main goal of this conference is to reflect on our outreach strategies and look into community-based solutions.

Agenda

12:45-12:55pm Registration      

1:00-1:10pm      Welcome and Opening Remarks              

1:15-1:45pm      Environmental Justice: Reflecting on our Actions locally and globally

• Debolina Banerjee [Puget Sound Sage]

1:50-3:20pm      Community Engagement through Participatory Action Research

• Branden Born [UW Built Environments]
• Patrick Christie [UW International Studies / Marine & Environmental Affairs]
• Megan Ybarra [UW Geography]

3:25-4:45pm      Collaboration & Coalition Building in Environmental Justice

• Bonnie Duran [UW Social Work]
• Vanessa Galaviz [UW Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences]
• Jill Mangaliman [Got Green]
• Tiffany Mendoza [Front & Centered]

4:50-5:00pm      Closing remarks and preparing for 2020

• Terryl Ross [UW College of the Environment; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion]

Registration for the conference is open to all. If you plan on attending the conference, please RSVP Nicole David at nmd3@uw.edu or through our calendar.

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Call for Volunteers for UW Earth Day- April 22, 2019

WHEN: April 22, 2019 (various shifts)

WHERE: HUB Lawn and Lyceum

DESCRIPTION: We need volunteers to help us make UW Earth Day possible. We want everyone that will be a part of this event to acknowledge the importance of stewardship in regards to our social and physical environments.

You don't need to volunteer for the duration of the event. There will also be food and swag packs for volunteers.

 

Shifts include:

- Set up: 9AM - 11AM

- Morning: 11AM - 1PM

- Afternoon: 1PM - 3PM

- Take down: 3PM - 5PM

 

Roles include:

- Set up

- Green room staffing (check-in guests, monitor room)

- Event sign-in/information booth staffing

- Photo booth staffing

- Letter writing booth staffing

- Giveaway table staffing

- Take down

 

For more information contact Emmanuel Salinas at emmanuelsalinas48@gmail.com. 

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Best regards,