2025 Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit
Environmental Justice in the Midst of Polycrisis: Where Do We Go From Here?
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: Wake Forest University, Benson University Center | 401
Join us for the 2025 Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit—a dynamic, full-day event where leading scholars, advocates and activists come together to highlight and discuss the most pressing environmental justice issues of our time. Engage with thought-provoking panel discussions, gain insights from those on the frontlines, and be part of the conversation shaping a more just and sustainable future! This free event is open to the public but space is limited. Breakfast and lunch are included.
Keynote Speaker:
The Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., legendary environmental justice leader, Wilmington 10 member, civil rights leader, public intellectual, NAACP Life Member, syndicated columnist, theologian, author, and current President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA): The Black Press of America.
Featured panels include:
- Indigenous Environmental Justice
- Mental Health Impacts of Environment and Climate-Related Displacement
- The Fight for Energy Justice
- Environmental Justice Academic Research at WFU
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