Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA) and Halt the Harm Network are proud to convene Shifting Paradigms: A Grassroots Response to Industry and Climate.

 

Shifting Paradigms: A Grassroots Response to Industry and Climate

December 9th, 12:00-4:30pm

Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA) is proud to convene Shifting Paradigms: A Grassroots Response to Industry and Climate.

This half-day, virtual conference will focus on organizational and individual roles in preserving the health of fenceline and frontline communities while fighting climate change and the industries that harm them.

We will bring together community leaders to share actionable strategies for sustainability and empowerment; research on air quality and childhood leukemia in proximity to fuel infrastructure; and close with an Indigenous-led discussion about resisting the harms of climate change from a global perspective. The goal is to cultivate solutions based strategies to preserve and improve the health of our communities.

Virtual Conference Schedule

12 PM Welcome

12:05 PM The State of the Commonwealth

12:20 PM Preparing for what’s next: Communities and Resilience

• Sharon Lavigne – Rise St. James
• Erniko Brown – Organized Uplifting Resources & Strategies ​
• Lindsay Harper – Arm in Arm for Climate​
• Moderator – Matt Mehalik, Breathe Project​

1:25 PM Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Drinking Water, and Children’s Health in the Appalachian Basin

• Nicole Deziel, PhD, MHS – Yale Univers​ity School of Public Health​

2:25 PM Intermission with Halt the Harm​

2:30 PM Improving Our Understanding of Hazardous Air Pollutant Exposure and Risk in Fenceline Communities

• Peter Decarlo, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering​

3:30 PM Global Guidance on Climate Change

• Pooven Moodley – Natural Justice​
• Delilah Barrios, CST – Gubernatorial Candidate for Texas​
• Robert Blake – Solar Bear​
• Moderator – Tammy Murphy, PSR Pennsylvania​

4:30 PM Closing / Q&A