Friday, January 22, 2021

Environmental Justice Reading Group - Spring Session 1

2:30–3:30 p.m.
This is a virtual event
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This event is not open to the public.

Join the Environmental Law Society for the first spring meeting of the Environmental Justice Reading Group on Friday, January 22 at 2:30pm NY time (Google Meets link). We’ll be discussing environmental justice in the context of human health, including the discriminatory impacts of polluting infrastructure and lack of access to green spaces, and ELS will circulate some suggested readings (and update this listing) later this week. 

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. Throughout the semester, we’ll meet to discuss environmental justice in connection with areas such as health disparities and the COVID crisis, housing and transportation, and agriculture and animals. See our schedule for the semester below!

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’ll 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!

EJ Reading Group Spring 2021 Schedule and Topics

  • Friday, January 22, at 2:30pm: EJ + Health (Google Meets link)
  • Friday, February 5*: EJ + Cities
  • Friday, February 19: EJ + Agriculture
  • Friday, March 5: TBD
  • Friday, March 19: TBD
  • Friday, April 2: TBD
  • Friday, April 16: TBD

Times and topics will be circulated closer to the date!

*This session will likely be rescheduled to avoid conflict with the PILC Fair

CLE Credit Available: No
Event Contact(s): William Rose , wcr241@nyu.edu