Please join us at The Living World at the St. Louis Zoo for the 2017 Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum on “Environmental Justice”! Free to attend, but PLEASE RSVP by emailing Ashley at johnsa@umsl.edu to ensure we have enough dinners for everyone.

5:15 – 5:45 p.m. Registration and Exhibit Viewing

5:45 – 6:15 p.m. Pandora Thomas – Ecological Designer, Teacher and Bridgebuilder – “Applying Ecological Principles to Social Design.”

6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Dr. Sacoby Wilson – University of Maryland – “The Use of Community-Engaged Research to Understand and Address Environmental Justice Issues and Related Health Disparities.”

6:45 – 7:30 p.m. Light Dinner and Exhibit Viewing

7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Dr. Carole Gibbs – Michigan State University – “Environmental Justice: Connections to Criminology.”

8:00 – 8:30 p.m. Jacqueline Patterson – Director NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program – “Upholding the Beloved Community: Advancing a Just Transition to a Sustainable Planet for ALL”

8:30 – 9:00 p.m. Panel Discussion