30th Annual Local Environmental Action Conference

When:
Sunday, Mar 05, 2017 9:00a -
5:00p

Where:
Northeastern University's Curry Student Center
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

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Admission:
$45

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
http://www.localenvironmentalaction.org/

We enthusiastically invite you to come learn, network, collaborate, and be inspired at our
30th Annual Local Environmental Action Conference.
Sunday, March 5th at Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Join nearly 500 citizens, activists and experts at one of the premier grassroots events in New England!
This year, our keynote speakers are Kandi Mossett and Lois Gibbs. Kandi Mossett is a powerful Indigenous leader and environmental justice hero on the frontlines of the fight to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. A member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Kandi is the Indigenous Environmental Network's Extreme Energy & Just Transition Campaign Coordinator, leading the fight to raise awareness about the environmentally & socially devastating effects of hydraulic fracturing on tribal lands. We're so honored to have her joining us to share lessons from NoDAPL and her international and national climate advocacy work. Lois Gibbs is known by many as the mother of the anti-toxics movement and the federal Superfund program. Lois was a housewife living in Niagara Falls, New York in 1978 when she learned that her neighborhood, Love Canal, was built on top of 21,000 tons of hazardous chemical waste. After successfully organizing her neighbors to win the evacuation and cleanup of Love Canal, Lois went on to found the Center for Health, Environment & Justice and has helped communities across the country fight to protect themselves from toxic exposures. Most recently, Lois has been working on the ground in Flint, Michigan.
We are thrilled to offer nearly 20 workshops that cover a range of issues and skills - from the future of energy in New England, to organizing in the age of Trump, to the health impacts of fracked gas well-head to your kitchen stove.
Local Environmental Action 2017 is a day to recognize our many victories over the year and be inspired to go back and continue the fight to protect the health and safety of our communities, our environment, and our climate. Whether you’re a veteran participant from all 30 years of Environmental Action or a first time attendee, don’t miss out on this exciting day!
Register now for just $35. Or cosponsor as a group and receive a discount of two tickets for $60. (Breakfast and lunch included in all tickets.) Register online or call 617-747-4362 for more details. Early bird registration closes February 11th and prices go up $10 after that date.
If you have any questions, please contact us at 617-747-4362 or by email at [email protected].
Cohosted by Toxics Action Center, Massachusetts Climate Action Network, the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC) in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the Northeastern Social Science Environmental Health Research Initiative, and many others.

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