PAEE SW Region Event -
Building effective relationships for environmental justice through innovative programming
Environmental justice and anti-environmental racism are now being recognized as imperative to solving environmental problems. Organizations and federal and state grant funding have made environmental justice a priority. However, environmental science is the least diverse of the STEM fields. Therefore, we as environmental educators must forge relationships with organizations that have been systemically excluded from the field or have previously been thought to exist outside the realm of environmental education. This session will discuss the role and responsibility of environmental educators in anti-environmental racism and environmental justice education while offering an opportunity for members to join PAEE in creation of a new water justice education project.
Monday, September 23, 2024
Networking: 4:30-5:00 PM
Workshop: 5:00-6:30 PM
Optional after-session meetup: 7:00 PM (This will be held at a local restaurant called Butterjoint (https://butterjoint.com/) at 208 N Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 for anyone who wants to continue the conversation or join in if you aren't able to make it to FEC. Dinner will be “Pay What You Can” with the difference being covered by our PAEE Regional Funds. People are welcome to come to the workshop at FEC, just dinner or both.)
Phone: Susie Moffett, 412-445-3715