1st Wednesday – The Path to Climate Justice is Local
1st Wednesdays DIGITAL EVENT
The Path to Climate Justice is Local
Puerto Rican climate justice leader Elizabeth Yeampierre has helped pass climate legislation at all levels, including New York’s progressive Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. In this talk she describes how intergenerational BIPOC activists are changing the landscape of national climate priorities by speaking up for themselves and their neighborhoods. Registration required at VT Humanities website.
Statewide sponsors of the entire First Wednesdays season: the Vermont Department of Libraries and the Institute of Museum and Library Services Underwriter: University of Vermont Center for Community Engagement Partner: Middlebury College and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation