An environmental justice masterclass is one of the activities of the ANZ Society of Ecological Economics Conference at the University of New England (19–23 October). It will be held on Monday 19 October at the Smart farm 9am–12.30pm. No background knowledge is required to attend.
Amanda Kennedy, from the Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law University of New England, will speak on her research on cases of environmental injustice. Amanda is co-editor of the recently published book, In Search of Environmental Justice (Edward Elgar, 2015).
Other speakers are from the Australian Environmental Justice (AEJ) research team based at RMIT University (Melbourne) working on a project in partnership with Friends of the Earth (Australia). They will talk about Australian cases contributed to the more than 1500 global cases of environmental injustice detailed on an international online interactive environmental justice atlas ) to which AEJ contributes.
Register — and get information on buses to the Smart Farm for the masterclass.
Email Anitra Nelson with questions or for more details.
By: Anitra Nelson
Given that I have written in the price for attendance at the full conference, it behoves me to state here that the masterclass can be attended on its own. The price is $50. Clicking on the Register link in the bulletin above gives a full table of the prices.