Celebrate 2022 International Open Access Week (Oct. 24 - Oct. 30) – Tackling Climate Injustice

“Climate change is a threat to everyone’s physical health, mental health, air, water, food and shelter, but some groups—socially and economically disadvantaged ones—face the greatest risks. This is because of where they live, their health, income, language barriers, and limited access to resources. In the U.S., these more vulnerable communities are largely the communities of color, immigrants, low-income communities and people for whom English is not their native language. As time goes on, they will suffer the worst impacts of climate change, unless we recognize that fighting climate change and environmental justice are inextricably linked.” [https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/09/22/climate-change-environmental-justice/ ]

EXTERNAL GLOBAL EVENT (VIRTUAL) OF INTEREST:

Real world impacts: how does open access tackle climate (in)justice?

Thursday, Oct 27, 2022:  9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Climate (in)justice is ongoing, the climate emergency unrepentant. In this panel we explore how actions and activists might be better informed and empowered if access to climate science was open and accessible.

Chair
Luqman Hayes, AUT

Panelists
India Logan-Riley, Te Ara Whatu
Lefaoali’i Dion Enari, AUT
Lisa Viliamu Jameson, 350 Australia
Thilakshi Mallawa Arachchi, WSU