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Racial Understanding, Social Equity, and Environmental Justice Symposium | SJPL |Virtual
April 8, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Free
Today: Virtual Racial Understanding, Social Equity, and Environmental Justice Symposium
Join teens from the nonprofit Youth Environmental Power Initative (YEPI) to discuss issues of race, social equity, and environmental justice.
Each week’s session will focus on one of the three main topics and allow time for discussion about these important issues.
Some sample questions that may be asked: Sharing of your own racial/ethnic background. At what age did you start to realize there are racial differences between people? Session 2: Social Equity: This session is aimed towards conducting honest and open dialogues to brainstorm creative and innovative ideas to mitigate the racial issues that occur within schools and communities. (Occurs in place of West Valley’s monthly Teens Reach meeting) Session 3: Environmental Justice: Connect previous discussions to environmental justice. Some questions to consider: What does environemntal justice mean to you? Why is it important? What environmental problems or environmental justice issues do you see in your community? Free.
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Audience: Teens, ages 12-18 Source
| ♦ This event is online. Review the event description and requirements in advance. ♦ For those under 18 years of age who may be joining, we recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the meeting. |
