Conference: Strengthening the Ecojustice Movement
By admin on March 13, 2009 | Filed Under News
Strengthening the Ecojustice Movement:
How Will Disenfranchised Peoples Adapt to Climate Change?
Two-Day Conference
April 16-17, 2009
April 16th – Founders Assembly Hall
April 17th – The Underground
Community activists and activist scientists from Brazil, India, South Africa, and Arctic Canada will share stories of local vulnerabilities to climate change, and discuss strategies for addressing inequities in climate change causation, mitigation, funding, and education.
Sponsored by Environment Canada, International Polar Year, York International, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, & IRIS
- Download the event poster (pdf)
For more information please contact the conference coordinators:
Annette Dubreuil (afdubreu@yorku.ca) or
Jennifer Jew (jenjew@yorku.ca)
Phone: 416-736-2100 ext 33631
347 York Lanes, York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3
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