Join 350 Wisconsin and Professor Leah Horowitz for a conversation on climate justice and just transitions. During the meeting, we will discuss how climate change impacts different groups in different ways, how climate change and social justice are deeply intertwined, and what the Climate Justice movement demands. Then, we can examine how the energy transition itself -- moving away from fossil fuels and toward renewables -- can exacerbate pre-existing social inequities. Finally, we will explore what opportunities and challenges are involved in supporting an energy transition that also respects communities’ livelihoods and Indigenous Peoples’ relationships to the environment. 

WHAT: 350 Wisconsin Monthly Meeting
WHEN: Monday, October 6, 7:00–8:10 pm
WHERE: multiple options! 
Join us at the Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Court
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On Zoom: Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone.

About our speaker: Leah S. Horowitz, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program. Her research sheds light on how to achieve environmental protection that also supports Indigenous Peoples’ efforts to achieve recognition of their rights and sovereignty.

She has used ethnographic methods to examine the governance of nickel mining and refining near Indigenous Kanak communities in New Caledonia; and biodiversity conservation through ecosystem protection in New Caledonia, Malaysia, and the US. Currently, she is investigating the governance of oil and gas pipelines near Indigenous communities in the US, and solar geoengineering research on or over Indigenous lands in Sweden. She teaches Indigenous Peoples and the Environment, and Climate Change Governance.

Looking forward to seeing you on Monday, October 6!
350 Wisconsin's Monthly Meeting Team