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Twin Cities' Virtual Dialogue: "Landscapes of Environmental Justice"

Minneapolis's Upper Harbor Terminal, which is slated set a major redevelopment, in 2019. Photo credit: Myra Billund-Phibbs

March 16, 2021 (7:00 pm—8:30 pm CST)

The Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota  Heritage Studies and Public History program kick off their run as Climates of Inequality local hosts by presenting "Landscapes of Environmental Justice: Bridging Past and Present."

This virtual dialogue will address community organizing for environmental justice in urban planning, pollution remediation, and climate disaster preparedness, touching on projects such as the Upper Harbor Terminal, East Phillips Urban Farm, and North Minneapolis tornado recovery. Learn what activists are doing to create new stories of environmental justice—and how you can get involved.

Moderator:
• Michelle Garvey, Program Director, Environmental Justice Sustainability,  Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs

Guests:
• Catherine Fleming, The Calvary Group d/b/a Project Sweetie Pie
• Cassandra Holmes, East Phillips Neighborhood Institute Board Member and Community Health Worker
• Roxxanne O’Brien, Northside Environmental Justice Activist
• José Luis Villaseñor, Community Connector on Issues of Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Register  here! (Zoom link will be sent to registered participants)

This panel is presented in collaboration with the University of Minnesota's  Heritage Studies and Public History program