Join Radical Public Health UW for an evening of discussion and consciousness-raising about the root causes and myriad dangers of the global climate change crisis. In the current political context, local and global, it is more important than ever before to have honest, unapologetic discussions about this growing emergency. Doors open at 5, event begins at 5:30.
5:30 - 6:30 Dr. Rob Wallace
6:30 - 7:30 Women of Color Speak Out The event will be led off by Rob Wallace, an evolutionary biologist and public health phylogeographer based at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Wallace will give a lecture titled "Capitalocene Park: Lucrative Risks in Neoliberal Public Health", analyzing public health and climate change in the context of John Bellamy Foster and Jason Moore's debates over the effects of capitalism on nature (and more specifically on influenza and other pathogens). Our discussion will continue with Women of Color Speak Out leading a panel on climate justice through an intersectional lens, connecting global warming to systems of oppression. Women of Color Speak Out has been a consistent and powerful force in climate justice activism in Seattle, and we are very excited they will be here with us to share their experiences, insights, and perspectives. This event is free of charge and open to the public. Spread the word and bring a friend! --- This event was made possible thanks to: UW Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF)
UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS)
ASUW | Associated Students of the University of Washington
UW Alumni Association |