Be Part of the Change: February 24-25, 2023
From SOU’s Sustainability Center
The goal of the conference is to accelerate the pace with which a racial equity lens is integrated into regional climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience efforts. Centering of BIPOC experiences and adopting a racial equity lens for planning and decision making is urgently needed. By convening individuals and organizations from racial justice and social equity arenas with those working toward climate change resilience, this conference hopes to build a more equitable future where BIPOC and historically marginalized communities are less disproportionately impacted by a changing climate.
This two-day conference will feature case study presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and keynote speakers from Southern Oregon and beyond, around these three themes:
- Climate justice activism, action, and learning
- Adopting a racial equity lens – for individuals, for groups, and for action
- Learning lessons about equity and resilience from the 2020 fires
This conference is open to anyone interested in learning about climate and social justice! Attendees are expected to be a mixture of interested community members, high school and college students, teachers, and faculty from the region, and employees and volunteers with government agencies, businesses, and community organizations.
