Thank you for your interest in Advancing Environmental Justice: 2018 EJ Law & Policy Convening! The convening is the result of a collaboration between Vermont Law School and the Yale Law School Environmental Justice Clinic and was inaugurated last year as a space to discuss environmental justice strategies. This year's convening will bring together EJ community leaders, activists, attorneys, academics, and students to foster discussion about EJ strategies in the Trump era. The agenda for the convening is as follows:

9:00am - 11:30am
Environmental Justice Tour
Hosted by Lee Cruz, Community Outreach Director for The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
(Note: registration will be capped at 25)

12:00pm-12:45pm
Lunch in Winslow Auditorium at The Yale School of Public Health
60 College Street, New Haven, CT

12:45pm-1:00pm
Welcoming Remarks
Sharon Lewis, Executive Director of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice

1:00pm-2:30pm
First Panel:  Environmental Justice Strategies in the Trump Era
Panelists: Catherine Flowers, Sharon Lewis, Michele Roberts, Oday Salim

2:30pm-2:45pm
Coffee Break

2:45pm-4:15pm
Second Panel:  Civil Rights Strategies to Advance Environmental Justice in the Trump Era
Panelists: Leah Aden, Rachel Godsil, Richard Grow, Vernice Miller-Travis

4:15pm-4:30pm
Coffee Break

4:30pm-6:00pm
Third Panel:  Building Capacity and Broadening Coalitions
Panelists: Devon Hall, Sofia Owen, and Judy Robinson

6:00pm-6:15pm
Closing Remarks
Marianne Engelman-Lado, Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School

Please fill out the brief survey below to let us know which parts of the event you will be attending, and so that we can be sure to accommodate your dietary and accessibility needs at the event.  We are looking forward to seeing you on April 7th!