Rising Tides Conference

This conference explores issues of racial and social justice in the context of environmental action to address climate change.

This conference is linked to Northeastern’s Myra Kraft Open Classroom, and to an environmental justice map exhibition at the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Engaging with civic community action toward emerging environmental policies brings forward issues of justice and social equality. This conference will address how citizens engage with environmental governance and how policymakers engage with equitable green development.

Our Noon keynote speaker is Senator Edward Markey, whose new Federal climate legislation includes $60 billion out of $370 billion to address issues of climate justice brought on by decades of racial, economic, and social discrimination. Morning presentations and discussions are linked to policy actions and community engagement by public officials, faculty, community activists, planners, and advocates addressing racial and social justice to address climate change.

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