Events that address critical issues confronting society in pursuit of environmental balance, economic vitality & social justice.
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Confronting Climate Change: Food Security in a Changing World

Confronting Climate Change is an annual public lecture series that brings together luminaries and the community to discuss the latest in climate science and policy, and share solutions to protect our planet's well being. Noah Diffenbaugh, professor of earth system science at Stanford University; Aditi Sen, policy advisor at Oxfam; Naya Jones, professor of global… Continue Reading Confronting Climate Change: Food Security in a Changing World

Self-Care As Community Care

This is part 1 of 4 within our Mental Health in the Movement series. In a lot of ways, self-care blends into community care. But we can’t have one without the other, as we are all individuals who ultimately make up a collective. In this session, Dr. Julia Harper (TheraPeeds) will explore the question: how… Continue Reading Self-Care As Community Care

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California Plastic Crisis: Impacts and Solutions at Home and Beyond

Hosted by the Newkirk Center for Science and Society and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) the goal of this conference series is to engage the community in a discussion about the scope of the plastic problem, the impact of plastic pollution in California and beyond, as well as plastic alternatives, and policy solutions. Participants… Continue Reading California Plastic Crisis: Impacts and Solutions at Home and Beyond

Stories from the Sea: a Showcase of Student-Community Projects

Please join us for a program and multi-media exhibition that features moving and empowering stories from the sea. This project features UCI student-Newport Beach community collaborations and is co-sponsored by the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation, the UCI Humanities Center, the UCI Center for Storytelling, UCI Libraries, the UCI History Department, the California Humanities and… Continue Reading Stories from the Sea: a Showcase of Student-Community Projects

Diving Deep: Dialogues on Environmental Justice – Session 1

This symposium will be a collaborative effort bringing together the humanities and the sciences, as well as other STEAM fields from around the UCI campus. Three sessions will provide practical approaches to studying our oceans, engaging our communities around fighting for their access and preservation, and inspiring future generations to protect these fragile ecological and… Continue Reading Diving Deep: Dialogues on Environmental Justice – Session 1

Now, More Than Ever: Movement Building for Climate, Racial, and Health Justice

Join the UCSF School of Medicine Office of Population Health and Health Equity and the UCSF Center for Climate, Health, and Equity for the third event of a three-part speaker series on Climate Change and Health. The series, chaired by Sheri Weiser, MD, MPH, features three virtual 90-minute sessions on the 3rd Thursdays of the… Continue Reading Now, More Than Ever: Movement Building for Climate, Racial, and Health Justice

Session 2: Environmental Justice in Action

This symposium will be a collaborative effort bringing together the humanities and the sciences, as well as other STEAM fields from around the UCI campus. Three sessions will provide practical approaches to studying our oceans, engaging our communities around fighting for their access and preservation, and inspiring future generations to protect these fragile ecological and [...]

Session 3: Toolkits for Envisioning the Future

This symposium will be a collaborative effort bringing together the humanities and the sciences, as well as other STEAM fields from around the UCI campus. Three sessions will provide practical approaches to studying our oceans, engaging our communities around fighting for their access and preservation, and inspiring future generations to protect these fragile ecological and [...]

Racial Equity, Environmental Justice and Indigenous Wisdom

Native American and Indigenous people model economic and social exchanges on reciprocity and relationships in all systems. Centering this and other Indigenous wisdom has led to significant and meaningful contributions to the advancement of conservation, protection, and environmental justice, especially in the lives of youth. Dawn Knickerbocker belongs to the Anishinaabe people, is a citizen [...]

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