Events Calendar
The Fight for Environmental and Climate Justice in Texas and Beyond: A Conversation with Frontline Community Advocates
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
- Start:
- 11:45am
- Save to your calendar:
- iCalendar (.ics)
- Location:
- CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
- Event type:
- Panel Discussion / Speaker Series
Join Patrice Simms, Vice President for Healthy Communities at Earthjustice, Co-founder of People over Plastic, and Visiting Professor at Harvard Law, for a panel discussion with community advocates, with a focus on issues at the intersection of environment, climate, and racial and social justice.
Learn from Simms and an amazing group of advocates what community-based advocacy looks like, why it matters, and what it can accomplish. And hear about some of the biggest challenges that communities are facing, the great work they are doing, and how lawyers can partner with communities to amplify their power.
Panel discussion in the Eidman Courtroom, 11:45-1:00 pm, with lunch available in the Jamail Pavilion immediately following. Simms and the panelists will be available for conversation over lunch from 1-1:30pm.
Open to the public. Please RSVP for lunch by 12pm Thursday, October 26: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patrice-simms-environmental-attorney-earthjustice-tickets-709492419927?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Specific audiences:
- Texas Law students
- Prospective students
- Texas Law alumni
- Faculty
- Staff
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.