Shifting Paradigms: A Grassroots Response to Industry and Climate (PSR PA)
This half-day, virtual conference will focus on organizational and individual roles in preserving the health of fenceline and frontline communities while fighting climate change and the industries that harm them. We will bring together community leaders to share actionable strategies for sustainability and empowerment; research on air quality and childhood leukemia in proximity to fuel infrastructure; and close with an Indigenous-led discussion about resisting the harms of climate change from a global perspective. The goal is to cultivate solutions based strategies to preserve and improve the health of our communities.
For more info:https://www.psrpa.org/event-details/shifting-paradigms-a-grassroots-response-to-industry-and-climate
Agenda
12PM: Welcome
12:05 PM: The State of the Commonwealth
12:20 PM: Preparing for what’s next: Communities and Resilience
Sharon Lavigne - Rise St. James
Erniko Brown - Organized Uplifting Resources & Strategies
Lindsay Harper - Arm in Arm for Climate
Moderator - Matt Mehalik, Executive Director, Breathe Project
1:25 PM: Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Drinking Water, and Children's Health in the Appalachian Basin - Nicole Deziel, PhD, MHS
2:25 PM: Intermission with Halt the Harm
2:30 PM: Improving our Understanding of Hazardous Air Pollutant Exposure and Risk in Fenceline Communities - Peter Decarlo, PhD
3:30 PM: Global Guidance on Climate Change
Pooven Moodley - Natural Justice
Delilah Barrios, CST
Moderator - Tammy Murphy, Advocacy Director, PSR PA
Closing and Additional Q&A