The Center for Brooklyn History at the Brooklyn Public Library will host a three-part public discussion series exploring the connection between environmental harm, race and class starting on June 4.
The series examines why lower-income neighborhoods and communities of color face disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards, the effects of recent policy shifts and how to build a more equitable, resilient future.
Each event will feature leading voices in environmental justice, offering historical context, current challenges and solutions for tomorrow. The series will explore how systemic inequality shapes environmental outcomes and how climate change and extreme weather continue to threaten the most vulnerable.
Events will be held at the Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont St., and will begin at 6:30pm. Admission is free, and registration is highly encouraged. The schedule includes The Path to Today on Wednesday, June 4, The Present Crisis on Monday, June 16, and The Way Forward on Thursday, June 26.
Vann R. Newkirk II, senior editor at The Atlantic and host of the podcast Floodlines, will moderate the discussions.
Speakers include Dr. Robert D. Bullard, founding director of the Bullard Center at Texas Southern University; Marianne Engelman-Lado, director of NYU Law’s Environmental Justice Laboratory; and Rose Eveleth, science journalist and podcast creator, along with a range of other leaders in climate justice, advocacy and community organizing.
The program is presented with support of Con Edison.
