The Environmental Justice weekend will take place Friday, March 30 - Sunday, April 1 in the Adamson Wing, Baker Hall, on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University.
Friday Evening (2 hrs, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM)
Topic » Emerging Technologies and Environmental Justice (Sandler)
- “Nanotechnology, Environmental Ethics and Environmental Justice”
- The LaPaglia Ethics Lecture/University Lecture Series
Saturday Morning (3 hrs, 9 AM - 12 PM)
Topic » Towards a Definition of Environmental Justice (Sandler & Benjamin)
- Some Definitions of Environmental Justice
- Environmental Justice and Public Policy: Case Studies
- Causes of the Problem of Environmental Justice: Organizational, Social, Economic and Cultural
Saturday Afternoon (4 hrs, 1 PM - 5 PM):
Topic » Understanding Environmental Justice (Ferris & Rhodes)
- Brownfields and Environmental Justice
- The EJ Movement: Academia, Activism and Public Policy
- The Problem of Environmental Justice at the Geopolitical Level
- Solving Environmental Justice Problems
Saturday Evening (2 hrs, 7 PM - 9 PM):
Topic » Environmental Justice and Environmental Racism (Madsen)
- Movie: “Toxic Racism” PBS video from “Earth Keeping” and produced by WBGH
- Definitions of Environmental Justice -- Revisited
Sunday Afternoon (3 hrs, 1 PM - 4 PM)
Topic » General and Small Group Discussions of Topics in Environmental Justice (Madsen & McCoy)
- Discussion of Student Projects