VIRGINIA’s CLIMATE FUTURE:
THE PATH FORWARD IN THE FACE OF COVID-19, ECONOMIC CRISIS, AND INEQUITY
September 24, 2020 | 5-7 pm EDT
Live-stream at gmutv
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WELCOME:
PROF. ALONSO AGUIRRE, Chair, Department of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University
VIRGINIA AT RISK: PREPARING FOR THE NEW NORMAL
PROF. JIM KINTER, Director of the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, George Mason University
PANELISTS:
DEL. RIP SULLIVAN, Lead Sponsor, Virginia Clean Economy Act
DEL. SAM RASOUL, Lead Sponsor, Green New Deal Act
SUPERVISOR JAMES WALKINSHAW, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
COLIN NACKERMAN, Sunrise Movement Fairfax County Hub & Mason graduate student
MODERATORS:
BIRUK HAREGU, Doctoral student, Schar School; Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for a Sustainable Earth
DASHA MASLYUKOVA, Undergraduate student, President of the Mason Environmental Justice Alliance
EVENT ORGANIZERS: Green New Deal Virginia, George Mason University’s Chapter of the NAACP, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, George Mason University’s Office of Sustainability, Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University’s Dept. of Environmental Science & Policy.
EVENT RESOURCES
- Clean Energy Virginia Five-Part Webinar Series
- Virginia League of Conservation Voters panel discussion on “Environmental & Racial Justice, Here and Now in the Era of Covid-19, Where Do We Go From Here”
- Virginia Clean Economy Act
- Green New Deal Act
- Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act
- Solar Freedom
- Update to Commonwealth Energy Policy
GET INVOLVED
Student Organizations at Mason:
- Mason Environmental Justice Alliance (MEJA)
- Mason’s Chapter of the NAACP
- GMU Organic Gardening Association (GOGA)
- Green Patriots at Mason
- The Food Recovery Network at GMU
- Model United Nations (GMUN)
- George Mason University Chapter of the United Nations Association
- Engineers for International Development
- STEAM Undergraduates for Renewable Energy
Climate Action Initiatives (External):
- Fairfax County Community-wide Energy and Climate Action Plan (CECAP)
- Sunrise Movement
- Zero Hour
- WECAN Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network
- Extinction Rebellion
- #Youth4ClimateLive Webinar Series
- Citizens’ Climate Lobby Fairfax County Chapter
- 350.org
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network
- Food and Water Watch
Fellowship Opportunities: