Environmental Justice Reading Group: EJ + Incarceration
This event is not open to the public.
Join the Environmental Law Society & EPIC (Ending the Prison Industrial Complex) for the sixth spring meeting of the Environmental Justice Reading Group on Friday, April 2nd at 3pm NY time (Zoom link). We’ll be discussing environmental justice and incarceration, including the siting of prisons in heavily-polluted areas, threats of toxins and diseases in prisons themselves, and the wider links between environmental injustice and incarceration. ELS will circulate some suggested readings in advance of the session, which you'll be able to find on our website.
The EJ Reading Group is a relaxed space to discuss and learn more about some of the major issues at the intersection of law, society, and the environment, particularly in light of the incoming administration’s pledge to pursue environmental justice. Find our schedule for the semester here!
We encourage everyone with an interest — even in just a single week’s topic — to attend. No prior knowledge of environmental law is expected, and no reading is necessary! We circulate a variety of suggested readings, videos, and/or podcasts for each session, but the aim is to learn from each other and to encourage new perspectives and new developments.
Interested in guiding a discussion, proposing a topic, or otherwise helping keep the group running? Reach out to ELS Co-Chair Will Rose at wcr241@nyu.edu and he’ll get you looped in!