Forum on sustainability, policy, and justice hosted at IU Northwest

Event Information

The IU Northwest School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) and Brown Faces Green Spaces (BFGS) will be hosting a forum on sustainability, policy and environmental justice in celebration of IU Northwest's Sustainability Month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 13, 2023, in the Library Conference Center (room 105).

The forum, “Sustainability, Policy & Justice - A Critical Conversation,” will include presentations from Brown Faces Green Spaces founder/director Kimmie Gordon; IU Northwest SPEA professor of 30 years, Dr. Jacqueline Huey; and the Chicago-based Region 5 EPA’s Director of Tribal and Multimedia Programs, Alan Walts.

Presentations and Breakouts:

• Environmental Justice in NW Indiana — Kimmie Gordon, BFGS founder/director
• Considering EJ & Civil Rights in the Decision-Making Process — Alan Walts, EPA Region 5
• Victim Crimes Act /Env. Crimes Among Minority Groups — Dr. Jacqueline Huey, professor of public affairs (criminal justice, women & gender Studies, diversity)
• Breakout Discussion — “Normalizing the Conversation on Sustainability & Social Justice”
• Breakout Summaries — Dr. Jacqueline Huey

This free event is open to the IU Northwest campus and community.