Weissberg Chair
Environmental Justice and Indigenous Rights
Joan Carling, Weissberg Chair Residency
March 24 - April 19, 2021
Joan Carling is an award-winning indigenous rights activist and environmental defender from the Philippines. She has been defending land rights from grassroots to international levels for more than 20 years. Her main concerns include protection of land rights of indigenous peoples, ensuring sustainable development of natural resources and upholding human rights of marginalized people.
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Weissberg Program Events 2021
March 24: Feature Lecture on “Environmental Justice from Indigenous Perspectives,” Joan Carling, 6 pm
March 31: “Wisconsin Voices: Native Cultural Preservation and Activism,” with regional conservationists, 6 pm
April 12: Alumni Panel on Careers in Sustainability, 7 pm
April 14: Feature Lecture on “Climate Change and Global Solidarity,” with Joan Carling, 6 pm
April 18: Film screening, “A is for Agustin,” by Grace Simbulan, 1:30 pm