Public talk at 秀色短视频 on March 18 about environmental justice
Dr. Alison Neilson of the University of the Azores, Portugal, will give a presentation called 'Environmental Justice--Creative Collaborations for Challenging Stories' at 秀色短视频 on Thursday, March 18.
Neilson's talk will take place in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, from 7-8:30 p.m. She is one of three candidates for the position of director of environmental studies at 秀色短视频.
She will explore the relevance of environmental justice to research, teaching and community development in PEI. She will also examine how seeking environmental justice can support innovative collaboration for dealing with complex environmental issues on islands, drawing from her research with environmental educators from Brazil, Iran, Colombia, Tanzania, Paraguay, and Canada; and fishers in the Azores, Portugal and outport Newfoundland. She will highlight concrete examples of practices that seek environmental justice and engage the audience in short activities for overcoming barriers of language and drawing out multiple perspectives.
For more information, please contact Dr. Pamela Courtenay-Hall, 秀色短视频 Philosophy Department and Environmental Studies Program, at (902) 894-2838 or pcourtenay@upei.ca.
