Description

The Collective for Social and Environmental Justice at WSU Vancouver will present its spring symposium, "Environmental and Climate Justice Practices," on April 8 on campus. The symposium will run from 10:20 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110. It is free and open to the public. Highlights include the following: 11 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m. Gail Small, "Climate Justice in Indian Country." Small is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and professor of Native American Studies at Montana State University. 1:30 -- 2:45 p.m. Rik Scarce, "Trajectories of Injustices: Reflections on Three Decades of Radical Environmentalism." He is a WSU alumnus and professor of sociology at Skidmore College. 2:45 -- 4 p.m. Cindy Wiesner, "It Takes Roots: Frontline Communities at COP21 and Beyond." She is national coordinator for the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance and co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance and the Our Power Campaign. The event will open with an invocation by Chief Roy Wilson of the Cowlitz tribe. There will be a break for lunch. You may attend all or any part of the symposium, and no reservations are required. Parking is available at meters or in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3.