Climate Justice +
Environmental Racism
Virtual Workshop
November 17 + 18, 2022
Roster of Participating Journalists
Itinerary
Thursday, November 17
10:30 a.m. (all times Eastern)- Welcome and Orientation
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Dave Spratt
CEO, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - The Kids Are Alright (And Outraged): Checking in with the Young Climate Leaders Working Toward a More Just Future
Maria Lopez Nuñez
Deputy Director, Organizing and Advocacy, Ironbound Community Corporation
Jerome Foster II
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, Founder One Million of Us & The Climate Reporter
Janelle Lapointe
Afro-Indigenous climate justice/Indigenous rights activist, Stellat'en First Nation
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Break
1:00 p.m. - Heat Check: Communities Work to Protect Public Health Under Hot Conditions - and an Even Hotter Future
Lynée Turek-Hankins
PhD Candidate, University of Miami, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy
Reggie Carrillo
Schoolteacher/Founder, AZ(Land)
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Eroding History: Thanks to Rural Redlining, Sea Level Rise Threatens the Heritage of Coastal Communities
Donzell Brown
Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative
Rona Kobell
Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative
4:30 p.m. - Workshop adjourns for the day.
Friday, November 18
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Tapped Out: How Heavy Rains and Historic Racism Threaten Critical Infrastructure
Samantha Zuhlke
Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Public Affairs, University of Iowa
Brooke Floyd
People’s Advocacy Institute, Jackson, Miss.
Abre’ Conner
Director, Environmental and Climate Justice, NAACP
12:30 p.m. - Break
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - On the Frontlines of the U.S. Food System: Ag Workers Face Growing Climate Threats
Michael Méndez
University of California Irvine, School of Social Ecology
Nayamin Martinez
Central California Environmental Justice Network
Davin Cardenas
Organizing Director, North Bay Jobs for Justice
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - What Just Happened? A Wrap Session with Fellow Participants of the Climate Justice + Environmental Justice Workshop
4:30 p.m. - Workshop adjourns.