Worldwide Climate Justice Teach-In: DC
Join the DC area colleges and universities for this D.C. wide Teach – In. Each campus will host their own speakers for the first two sessions between 4-6PM. The final session will bring together the D.C. Universities for a livestream panel, hosted at GW. Each session will involve lightning speeches lasting only 5 minutes in length followed by Q&A and discussion.
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Session 1, 4-5PM
Student Center Room 402 – Education
Student Center Room 404 – Public Health I – Air Quality
Student Center Room 405 – Advocacy
Student Center Room 407 – Walking Tour of Campus Sustainability
Engage with speakers from: GW UNESCO, The Nature Conservancy, Smithsonian Science Education Center, Alliance for the Chesapeake, D.C. Council, DOEE, D.C. Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, GW Office of Sustainability, GW Faculty
Session 2, 5-6PM
Student Center Room 402 – Resilience and Mental Health
Student Center Room 404 – Public Health II
Student Center Room 405 – Energy and Environmental
Student Center Room 407 – Student Groups
Engage with speakers from: Planet Forward, Environmental Justice Action Network, Sunrise GW, New Columbia Solar, GW VegOut, Medical Students for a Sustainable Future, Duke Solar, GW Faculty
Session 3, 6-7PM
The final hour will consist of a webinar streamed on each participating campus, live from the Jack Morton Amphitheater at GW. Representatives from each university will give a 5 minute presentation on a climate focused initiative or research project.
Post – Event 7-8PM
MPA Art Gallery – Light refreshments will be served