Upcoming Events
Our Movement Starts Here
Please join us on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 from 5-7:45pm in the Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium (Rosenau 133) to learn about the historic fight against the construction of a toxic PCB landfill in Warren County. A panel discussion will follow the film screening and light refreshments will be served. This event is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Law, the Environmental Justice Action Research Clinic, Carolina Engagement Week, and the Diversity Student Alliance.
Panelists include:
- John Rash – Film Director and Producer
- Dollie Burwell – Environmental Justice Leader
- Terry Jones – Executive Director of the Living & Learning Youth Center
- Amanda Northcross – Associate Professor at UNC
- Chandra Taylor – Senior Attorney at SELC
The event will be moderated by Maria Savasta-Kennedy, Clinical Professor of Law at UNC.
Please register for the event here.
Past Events
Epidemiology & Justice: Meet & Greet
Join us on Tuesday, October 8th at 5pm at the Weaver Street Patio in Carrboro for a casual get-together to learn about social/environmental justice issues being worked on at Gillings. Connect with faculty, students, and staff from the Epidemiology Department, the Public Health Leadership Department, the Environmental Justice Clinic & more! We hope to see you there!
Body and Land: Afro-Colombianas and Land Defense in Cauca
We hope you can join us on Friday, September 20 at 5:30pm at the Duke Divinity School (Goodson 0016) to learn from Maroon leader, Deyanira Peña Carabalí, about the resistance and land defense of communities in Pacific Colombia. This event is part of the Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective and is co-sponsored by the Duke Divinity School: Hispanic House of Studies, Duke Divinity School: Center for Reconciliation, Dissenters NCSU, and the UNC EJ Clinic. Event parking is available in the Bryan Center Parking Garage. For more event information or questions, please contact: tirzah@solidaritycollective.org. We hope to see you there!
