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Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms, and Solutions
11-24 April 2008

PLENARY   |   BREAKOUT SESSIONS   |   COFFEE SHOP   |   ADMIN CORNER
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PLENARY DISCUSSION
Intended to stimulate, rather than restrict, the below framework may be revisited as the e-conference progresses. Given the dialogue's interdiscipl-
inary nature we anticipate and encourage a wide scope of perspectives.
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Topic 1: EJ / CJ in Brief: Defining the Terms

Themes: Definitions & differentiations; Examples; Historical foundations; Symptoms & causes; Players & platforms
Fri 11 Apr — Sat 12 Apr

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Topic 2: Current Approaches: What's Working

Themes: Education, activism & awareness; Country- & situation-specific solutions; Reaching decision-makers; Advocating ethics: Should it be done?
Sun 13 Apr — Tues 15 Apr

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Topic 3: Aspects & Issues: Tackling Tough Challenges

Themes: Environmental refugees & immigration; Policy & politics; Xenophobia, racism & classism; Self-determination & democracy; Contraction & convergence
Wed 16 Apr — Sun 20 Apr

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Topic 4: Moving Forward: Now That We Know,
What Can We Do?


Themes: Networking; Setting objectives; Ways & means;
Taking action; Making change

Mon 21 Apr — Wed 23 Apr

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Wrap-up: Making Sense of It All

Themes: Summary and Closing Comments
Thurs 24 Apr

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS / GUEST PRESENTATIONS
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Developing the EJ Agenda in the UK & Europe
Maria Adebowale, Director, Capacity Global (London)

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Injustice & Species Extinction
Prof. Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, American University of Sharjah (UAE), LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York, USA; Allen Thompson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
OVERVIEW & AGENDA

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Role of Environmental Education and Environmental Ethics in Solving Climate and Justice Issues
Olga Osadchuk, Chair, Sevastopol Green Planet Task Force

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Local Small Scale Farming: Providing Survival Food Crises Arise
Dr. Joan Mencher, Anthropologist, The Second Chance Foundation, Emerita Professor of Anthropology, Lehman College, CUNY; CUNY Graduate Ctr(NY)
Dr. Franklin Southworth, Emerita Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Ethics & Justice: Key to Reaching Consensus on Climate Negotiation?
Nazmul Huq, MPA, Unnayan Onneshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere
William Aal, Tools for Change and the Community Alliance for Global Justice; Viki Sontag, EcoPraxis; Carlos Alicea Negron, community activist, South Bronx

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Agricultural Farming, Commercialization and
Environmental Justice: India

Asutosh Satpathy, PhD, Resource Development Centre, New Delhi, India
OVERVIEW & AGENDA

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COFFEE SHOP
In the Forum Coffee Shop you are invited to join and initiate informal, unmoderated conversations with your co-registrants on topics related to climate and environmental justice and climate change issues in general.
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Coffee Shop Home
Join a discussion below or start a new topic here.

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Participant Introductions: Tell Us About Yourself!
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Resources & Related Links: Your Recommendations
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Recommended Readings: Your Suggestions
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Related Conferences
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SPECIALTY FORUMS
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¡Bienvenidos al foro de los Hispano parlantes!
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Willkommen zum deutschsprachigen Forum!
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Discussion publique en langue francaise : Bienvenue !
Participants parlant français sont invités d’utiliser à côté de la langue anglais aussi la discussion publique en français. Une plate-form pour le débat public multilingue avec des contributions simultanées en langues differentes n’est pas encore disponible ; pourtant cette plate-form est en train de developer.

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FORUM CENTRAL INDEX

Environmental (In)Justice:
Sources, Symptoms, and Solutions

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ADMINISTRATIVE CORNER
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BREAKOUT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION                         [Session Website Template]

Proposals for breakout discussions are being accepted at ej-econf [at] eco-res.org. Please include in your email body (no attachments):

1) Title of proposed session/paper
2) Abstract of less than 300 words
3) Complete contact and affiliation information for all presenters/authors

Key Dates
Deadline for proposals and abstracts     24 March 2008
Notification of acceptance30 March 2008
Deadline for papers and/or material links     5 April 2008