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Panel Session

Community Organization and Social Administration

Emerging Perspectives on Environmental Justice

Friday, October 25, 2024
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 3501F
Earn 1 CE Hour
Environmental injustice and climate change disproportionately impact the wellbeing of vulnerable and oppressed communities. Panelists will describe socio-environmental impacts caused by (1) extreme weather events including heat, (2) forced environmental migration, and (3) green gentrification. They conclude with promising approaches for social workers and other changemakers to mitigate associated harms.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand Indigenous and emerging perspectives on community practice with populations experiencing environmental injustices.
  2. Differentiate between forms and scales of displacement resulting from climate change and unsustainable development.
  3. Identify opportunities for alliance and solidarity building between residents, advocates and community practitioners in tackling environmental injustices.