THE EPA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SYSTEMIC RACISM SPEAKER SERIES FEATURES THE MAPPING INEQUALITY PROJECT
The Mapping Inequality Project created a foundational resource for unprecedented research, education, organizing, and policy advocacy on redlining and current environmental challenges. It provides publicly accessible digitized versions of redlining maps for about 200 cities. This has already generated an explosion of trailblazing work in the area of environmental justice (EJ) and systemic racism. Two of its founders will discuss the genesis, philosophy, methodology, and impact of this game changing project.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Robert Nelson, Director, Digital Scholarship Laboratory, University of Richmond
Dr. LaDale Winling, Associate Professor of History, Virginia Tech
Moderated by Charles Lee, Senior Policy Advisor for Environmental Justice, EPA
Background: The EJ and Systemic Racism Speaker Series will illustrate how addressing systemic racism is highly relevant to the missions of EPA and other environmental agencies. Understanding and addressing systemic racism and the roots of disproportionate environmental and public health impacts is key to integrating EJ in environmental policies and programs and achieving environmental protection for all people. We can all learn from the highly substantive and inspiring work already taking place in this arena across the nation. The objectives of this speaker series are:
Provide information on cutting-edge work in science, policy, and practice to strengthen the evidentiary link between historical inequities and current environmental conditions;
Inspire leaders and staff in government, communities, academia, business and industry, and civil society to think about how systemic racism relates to their own work by hearing from leading national policy experts, researchers and practitioners;
Align government leaders and staff with the leading work taking place in this area and create a cohesive environment for fruitful partnerships; and
Create intellectual ferment about dealing with systemic racism in a rigorous manner so that EPA and other environmental agencies can overcome their historical aversion to talking about race and systemic racism.
For more information and to register for this event, click HERE.