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Centering Equity & Justice in Addressing Climate-Forced Displacement in the United States and Abroad

April 20, 2021 1pm EDT - 2:45pm EDT

Hosted by Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

Join UUSC, our partners and allies to learn about how equity, justice, and human rights should be centered in U.S. government policy responses addressing climate-forced displacement in the United States and abroad.

Moderator: Salote Soqo, Senior Partnership Officer for Climate Justice and Crisis Response, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

Guest Panelists:

  • Rosina Philippe, Elder, Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha Tribe, Louisiana
  • Stanley Tom, former tribal administrator, Newtok Traditional Council, Alaska
  • Hilton Kelley, founder and director, CIDA, Inc.
  • Robin Bronen, human rights attorney and co-founder and executive director, Alaska Institute for Justice
  • Aranzazu Lascurain, member of the Rising Voices Community Relocation & Site Expansion Working Group
  • Richard Gorkrun, executive director, Tuvalu Climate Action Network
  • Alicia Wallace, director, Equality Bahamas
  • Adriana Laurent, climate change activist
  • Kayly Ober, senior advocate and program manager for the Climate Displacement Program at Refugees International
  • Marcos Ramírez Domingo, legal advisor, Asociación Pop No’j"