Schedule of Events:
Throughout the day, community partners will be available to share their activities and ways you can get involved with environmental justice efforts in the area.
9:00 Light Breakfast will be provided in the Lobby of Neils Science Center
9:20 Opening Remarks and Introduction to Environmental Justice, Dr. Julie Peller, Neils Science Center Rm 249
9:30-10:50 Stories of Environmental Justice - Urban and Rural Stories - Keynote speakers
"Superfunds are not Super Fun."
Dr. Carolyn Boiarsky, Prof. Emerita, Purdue University Northwest
“The Hidden Cost of Factory Farms: Environmental Injustice in Rural Communities”
Kim Ferraro, Managing Attorney, Conservation Law Center at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law
10:50-11:00 Break - visit community partner tables in lobby
11:00-12:00 Components of Achieving Evironmental Justice-Community, Science/Health, and Law/Policy followed by a panel of all speakers
12:15-12:45 Lunch will be provided - visit community partner tables in lobby
12:45-1:30 Success Stories - progress in Environmental Justice