July is Climate Justice and Environmental Justice July!
From the placement of landfills to the impacts of extreme weather events, it is apparent that climate change and other environmental issues disproportionately and unjustly affect communities of color and low-income neighborhoods, worsening existing health disparities and overall wellness and wealth-building. We challenge our sustainability network to educate ourselves on the importance of climate justice and environmental justice and how we can all further these movements.
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Faculty & Staff
Emory Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group Hosts Virtual Discussion on Forks Over Knives
Contact adam.hicks@emory.edu to register for this event.
Marvelous Mondays Speaker Series with Kelsey Waidhas
RCE Greater Atlanta will discuss the history of The Atlanta Regional Commission's Green Communities Program, introduce its climate action new ventures, and discuss tools that practitioners can use to exert change at a local level. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session
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Emory Climate Talks: Sophia Kianni
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Athlete. Scholar. Activist: Chapters in the Life of Dr. Pellom McDaniels
Emory Libraries partners with the BronzeLens Film Festival for a screening of the film “Flash Here and There Like Falling Stars: The Life and Work of Dr. Pellom McDaniels III,” followed by a conversation. The event honors the contributions of Pellom McDaniels III, former Emory professor of African American Studies and curator of … Continue Reading →
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Emory University Presents:
ZoomEmory University is hosting a conversation focused on how metro Atlanta is striving to become a more economically just and inclusive community. A panel of exceptional leaders in the region will share their insights on how their efforts are improving economic access and opportunities for historically underrepresented business enterprises.
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Dr. Anthony Jack
ZoomDr. Anthony Jack, sociologist and Assistant Professor of Education at Harvard University, is transforming the way we address diversity and inclusion in education. His new book, The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students, reframes the conversation surrounding poverty and higher education. In it, he explains the paths of two uniquely segregated groups. First, … Continue Reading →
17th Annual Hamilton E. Holmes Memorial Lecture
Virtual DiscussionThis talk will discuss the role of race in recruitment, selection, and ultimate job choice. It will benefit students to understand how race-ethnicity has relevance for applicant screening and their own screening of employers.
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Emory Climate Talks: Jacqui Patterson
Digital Conversation via ZoomJacqueline Patterson, the Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program joins Emory Climate Talks for a conversation on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 6:00 PM.
Emory Community Conversation
Digital Conversation via ZoomDr. Valerie Babb and Dr. Jessica Lynn Stewart will lead us in a conversation on the construction of race, the difficulties individuals experience with Black versus African American, intraracial dynamics, and the many intersections of the Black identity. Join us for this honest conversation.