Event Date: 02/27/2010
9:00am - 6:00pm

Location: Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY

The Barnard Center for Research on Women brings together a group of panelists to explore how global climate change poses not just a disproportionate threat to some, but also how scholars and activists are responding. How does social exploitation parallel environmental exploitation in regional and global contexts, and how can an analysis of gender and race help build an effective response? How can the diverse groups that are affected find common ground? What are the challenges and complexities of working within multiple movements, including those for environmental, racial, and gender justice?

Already among the most vulnerable populations worldwide, women and other marginalized groups have been the most acutely affected by the instabilities produced by climate change. Issues such as water scarcity, drought, and other environmental problems threaten the world's food supply, making it more difficult for disadvantaged groups to obtain the basic necessities of life. Increased temperatures and more intense weather patterns raise the likelihood of illness and disease, especially among the poor. Diminishing resources, known to increase conflict and war, are leading to greater numbers of "climate refugees" and displaced people. In all of these situations, women are disproportionately affected by the dangers that climate change poses to our world.

The conference is open to the public and admission is on a sliding scale

For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.barnard.edu/bcrw/scholarandfeminist/2010/index.htm

With keynote addresses by:  
Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx and creator of SSBx's "green-collar" job training and placement programs.
and

Joni Seager, Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography of Hunter College in New York City

This event is a Panel Discussion
Filed Under: New York City