{"id":68792,"date":"2023-03-28T09:18:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=68792"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:50:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T23:50:50","slug":"2023-climate-justice-teach-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/2023-climate-justice-teach-in\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The time to learn and act together is now\u2019\u2014NAU\u2019s 2023 Climate & Justice Teach-In"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 29, hundreds of colleges, universities and K-12 schools all over the world will host a Climate & Justice Teach-In. This year, NAU will host its second annual event. The Climate & Justice Teach-In is an all-day event that encourages dialogue about climate change and climate<\/span>\u00a0justice.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Climate & Justice Teach-In has a broad, transdisciplinary focus,\u201d said <\/span>Nora Timmerman<\/span><\/b>, associate teaching professor from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and researcher in Sustainable Communities. Timmerman is one of the several team members organizing this year\u2019s teach-in at NAU.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the sessions focus on issues of climate justice, but they dive into a range of topics from migration and refugees to local climate policy, protest, to health impacts of climate change. The overall message of the teach-in is that we are all hugely impacted by global climate change, we need to make time and space to talk about it across disciplinary boundaries, across the campus and community divide. The time to learn and act together is now.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Climate and Justice Teach-in is open to the entirety of northern Arizona. Last year\u2019s teach-in had more than 300 people in attendance, and this year the event is expected to bring in close to 500 participants. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re someone who is concerned about climate change but doesn\u2019t know what you can do to get involved in the solution, the Climate and Justice Teach-in is a great place to start.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe teach-in is important in this moment because we are all already being affected by climate change,\u201d said Timmerman. \u201cWe need to address climate change and climate injustices in our lives, and to do so well, we have to come together to learn and dialogue.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Event attendees can expect to make new connections and speak with highly knowledgeable individuals they might not have had access to otherwise. Additionally, they can also expect to learn a lot about what we already know about the impacts of climate change and the actions communities are already taking to address it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Climate & Justice Teach-In will take place at the DuBois center beginning at 9:30 a.m. The event will consist of panel sessions, keynote addresses, interactive workshops and live performances.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Review the full schedule of events below.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9:35 \u2013 10:50 a.m. – Panels<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFood and Climate\u201d – With <\/span>Armando Medinaceli<\/span><\/b>, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Anthropology, and Sara Sprague from Colton Community Garden<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cClimate Protest\u201d – With <\/span>Sean Parson<\/span><\/b>, associate professor of politics and international affairs, <\/span>Nora Timmerman,<\/span><\/b> associate teaching professor of Sociology, and Madeline Trilling, Flag High Environmental Club President<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen B<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFossil Free Transitions\u201d – with <\/span>Jennifer Wade<\/span><\/b>, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; <\/span>Brandon McNamara<\/span><\/b>, graduate research assistant; Dara Marks Marino and Eric Souders<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen C<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

11:10 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. – Panels<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSocial Causes of Climate Change\u201d – with <\/span>Alder Keleman <\/span><\/b>Saxena<\/strong>, assistant professor of anthropology; <\/span>Kent Linthicum<\/span><\/b>, assistant teaching professor of comparative cultural studies; and<\/span> Brian Petersen<\/span><\/b>, associate professor of geography<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLocal Climate Policy\u201d – with <\/span>Erik Nielsen<\/span><\/b>, NAU Chief Sustainability Officer and <\/span>Anna Vaughn<\/span><\/b>, NAU grad student<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen B<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMigration, Refugees & Climate\u201d – with <\/span>Leah Mundell,<\/span><\/b> associate teaching professor of anthropology and <\/span>Sydney Shevat<\/span><\/b>, NAU grad student<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen C<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cClimate, Health & Human Rights\u201d – with S<\/strong><\/span>ara Shuman<\/span><\/b>, assistant clinical professor of public health; <\/span>Matt Maurer<\/span><\/b>, lecturer in the department of health sciences and <\/span>Carmenlita Chief<\/span><\/b>, senior research coordinator from the Center for Health Equity Research<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1-2 p.m. – Keynote Panel and Dialogue<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cVisioning the Future We Want to Build\u201d – In person at the du Bois Center and streamed on Zoom at <\/span>this link<\/span><\/a>, with password 706465.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Opening remarks from<\/span>\u00a0Timmerman on NAU\u2019s student activists\u2019 commitment to climate justice.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keynote Panel of NAU student climate activists to include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama<\/span><\/b>, Ph.D. student of earth science and environmental sustainability; director of climate action, NAU graduate student government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindsey Falkenburg<\/span><\/b>, MA student in sustainable communities, ecological restoration practitioner, visionary writer and community engagement minor graduate assistant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brendan Trachsel<\/span><\/b>, student body president of ASNAU, Parks & Rec Management and Outdoor Ed & Leadership senior<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2:20 \u2013 3:35 p.m. \u2013 Panels<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIndigenous Land & Water Futures\u201d – with <\/span>Cipactli (Candi) Corrales,<\/span><\/b> assistant teaching professor of ethnic studies; <\/span>Karen Jarrat-Snider<\/span><\/b>, professor of applied indigenous studies; Nicole Horseherder and To Nizhoni Ani<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEco-Emotions” – with Kinney Anderson, Flagstaff Public Library; <\/span>Jenna Gibson<\/span><\/b>, psychology grad student; <\/span>Alex Lange<\/span><\/b>, construction engineering management student; and Mara Pfeffer, community herbalist and death doula<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen B<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFires, Forest Ecology, and Communities\u201d – with <\/span>Peter Ful\u00e9,<\/span><\/b> Regents’ professor in the School of Forestry and <\/span>Michelle Mack<\/span><\/b>, Regents’ professor of ecosystem ecology <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Room: Aspen C<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3:45-4:45 p.m. – Interactive Activities<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Art workshops<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seed workshops<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Documentary showing\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tabling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6-8 p.m. – Performance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tha Yoties Band Performance at the International Pavilion<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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