2020 Environmental Racism Workshop
Wednesday, July 22nd:
11:00 a.m. (All Times Eastern)- Welcome, Introductions and Brief Overview
Adam Hinterthuer
Program Director, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Iyana Esters
Program Assistant, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Dave Spratt
CEO, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
11:30-12:45 a.m. - Fenced In: How Policy and Planning Created Environmental Injustices in the U.S. - A Case Study of Houston
Robert Bullard
Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy, Texas Southern University
Susan Rogers
Associate Professor and Director of the Community Design Resource Center, University of Houston College of Architecture
12:45 - 12:55 p.m. - Break
12:55 - 2:15 p.m. – The Sunnyside of Solar: Can the Largest Urban Solar Farm in the U.S. Help Revitalize a Historic Black Community?
Efrem Jernigan
President, South Union Community Development Corporation
Dori Wolfe
Owner, Wolfe Energy
Sandra Massie Hines
Honorary Mayor of Sunnyside
Jeremy Peaches
Founder, Fresh Life Organic Farm
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. – Break
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Citizens Say Houston's Climate Action Plan Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
Tracy Stevens
President, Sunnyside Civic Club
Bryan Parras
Organizer and Co-Founder, Sierra Club/Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Turbulent Times: How Public Health Issues Disproportionately Impact Black and Latino Neighborhoods
Eleca Dunham
Global Health Security Consultant (formerly World Health Organization)
Bakeyah Nelson
Executive Director, Air Alliance Houston
5:30 p.m. – Workshop adjourns for the day.
Thursday, July 23rd
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Again, Eastern Time!) – Words (and Pictures) Matter: Turning a Critical Eye on Media Coverage of Environmental Injustices
Danielle Kilgo Brown
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Summer Harlow
Assistant Professor of Journalism, Valenti School of Communication at the University of Houston
12:30 - 12:40 p.m. – Break
12:40 - 2:00 p.m. – Confronting Implicit Biases When Covering EJ Issues
Emilia Askari
Postdoctoral student, Michigan State University/Former environment reporter, Detroit Free Press
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. – Break
2:15 - 3:45 p.m. - Respect and Report: Covering Marginalized Communities
Neeta Satam
Freelance Photographer/National Geographic Explorer
Darryl Fears
Environment Reporter, Washington Post
Kendra Pierre-Louis
Climate Reporter, Gimlet
Daniella Zalcman
Documentary Photographer
3:45 p.m. - Workshop adjourns.