EcoRes Announces First Band of April 2008 E-Conference Panelists

As the exponentially growing numbers of unemployed, displaced and dis-eased climate refugees and victims of injustice outpace projections, no one feels any gratification in this realization, which a burgeoning chorus of voices has been echoing, more and more loudly, in past years.

At root? The interrelated issues of environmental and climate justice. The stark reality surrounding these issues, which reveals an urgent need for widespread political and societal transformation, will be the focus of an upcoming online conference hosted by the EcoRes Forum.

On the heels of the Second Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change, EcoRes has today announced the first cohort of panelists for the April 2008 two-week dialogue Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms & Solutions.

Joining the discussion will be Drs. Julian Agyeman (USA), Patrick Bond (South Africa), Michael Dorsey (USA), and Shirley Thompson (Canada), internationally known and respected leaders in their fields. Moderators include Wendy Lynne Lee, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, and Mary Leyser, EcoRes Forum.

This thought-provoking series brings together academics and activists, scientists and social critics, researchers, journalists, community leaders and members from around the world, offering a unique opportunity to learn from and network with like-minded citizens. By offering the series free of charge, crossing cultural, disciplinary and geopolitical borders,
and removing the financial and logistical hurdles to participation often encountered by those whom climate change threatens the most, EcoRes continues to encourage wide-ranging stakeholder participation, with registrants from over 80 countries taking part in previous issue discussions.

For more information or to register for the April event, visit the EcoRes Forum at www.eco-res.org or write forum@eco-res.org.

EcoRes Forum April 2008 E-Conference Panelists – First Cohort

Julian Agyeman, Ph.D. FRSA (tufts.edu/~jagyem01/)
Associate Professor & Chair, Dept of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA (EJ & sustainability; Just sustainability, Rural racism, linkages to belonging, becoming, continuity & change in racialised spaces; Education for sustainability)

Patrick Bond, Ph.D. (ukzn.ac.za/ccs/default.asp?10,24,8,55)
Professor & Director, Centre for Civil Society, School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (Carbon trading)

Michael K. Dorsey, Ph.D. (dartmouth.edu/~envs/faculty/dorsey.html)
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA (International equity; Environmental justice; Biopolitics)

Shirley Thompson, Ph.D. (home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~thompso4/)
Professor, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Lake loadings of toxic chemicals; Environmental equity & health; Natural & social capital; ...)

Moderators/Facilitators

Wendy Lynne Lee, Ph.D. (bloomu.edu/departments/philosophy/pages/content/lee/lee.html)
Professor, Department of Philosophy, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, USA

Mary Leyser, M.A. (eco-res.org/press/Spotlight_Leyser.html)
Founder & Director, EcoRes Forum, Baltimore, MD, USA

* January 2008, Second Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change, Honolulu, Hawaii