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VIRTUAL: New Horizons in Conservation Conference

The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative (JEDSI) at the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) is proud to present the third annual New Horizons in Conservation Conference. The conference is an annual gathering of students and early career professionals who are historically underrepresented in the environmental field and/ or committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field. Conference attendees have opportunities to network, engage in hands-on workshops, and learn from leaders and visionaries in the environmental field.

VITUAL: Reporting on Tropical Forest Carbon

Uptake of carbon dioxide by vegetation reduces accumulation of the gas in the atmosphere and slows climate change. One ton of every four tons of greenhouse gasses produced from burning fossil fuels is absorbed by plants. But ongoing global warming influences how effectively plants continue playing this essential function. The socio-political contexts and power structures that govern forests are also critical factors influencing their success in mitigating climate change.

Conversation with Hopewell Chin'ono

The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs will host a conversation with Hopewell Chin’ono, a Zimbabwean human rights activist, award-winning journalist, and documentary filmmaker. The event is co-sponsored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism.
  


Chin’ono will speak about his exposure of corruption in Zimbabwe, the ruling government’s repeated detention of him and others seeking justice and share his ideas about how the international community and the Biden Administration can assist Zimbabweans. 

LGBTQ & YAAA - Book Club Discussion - A Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and the LGBTQ Affinity Group for a book club discussion on The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation by Jodie Patterson. Inspired by her transgender son, activist Jodie Patterson explains identity, gender, race and authenticity to tell the real life story of a family’s history and transformation.

Join Us in Solidarity

To the YSM Community:
The murders last week in Atlanta of members of the Asian community are deeply disturbing to all of us. Sadly, these crimes are only the most recent chapter in the historic racism faced by Asian communities that has intensified during the current pandemic.

ANY Holding Space

This is a safe space for community members to be with one another, be heard, share, and process together. We will have an open conversation regarding the recent killings and violence towards Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) people across our country and the effects on our well-being. This gathering will provide emotional support to the ANY community and our allies during these tense and difficult times

R. Peter Straus '44 Lecture Series. "A Conversation with Erica Green: Voice, Agency, and Untold Stories"

The Dean’s Office at the Yale School of Management, in conjunction with The Broad Center at Yale SOM, is pleased to welcome Erica Green, New York Times correspondent, for our R. Peter Straus ‘44 Lecture Series. Join us as she discusses her journey to her current bold approach to journalism, and how she pushes herself and her newsroom colleagues to tell the stories that would otherwise go untold, no matter how much blowback it may cause, and find the meaning behind the story for children and families.

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