Indigenous, Black and Communities of Color Fighting for Environmental Justice

Description

Associated Program:
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Speakers:
Karen Diver
Shamar Bibbins
Stephen Roe Lewis
Megan Hill
Co-Sponsors:
Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

Join the Ash Center Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project and the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) in the JFK Jr. Forum for a discussion about how racial and climate justice intersect. Hear from Karen Diver MPA ‘03, senior advisor to the President on Native American affairs at the University of Minnesota, former special assistant on American Indian affairs during the Obama Administration, former Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa chairwoman; Shamar Bibbins, senior program officer, environment, Kresge Foundation; and Governor Stephen Roe Lewis MPA '06, Gila River Indian Community. Megan Hill, director of the Honoring Nations program at Harvard and the program director of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, will moderate. This in-person event will be livestreamed on Institute of Politics socials including YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.

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