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On her first Canadian visit, 2008 NY Post Liberty Medal for Lifetime Achievement recipient Majora Carter will explore sustainability and renewal issues during her speaking engagement.
A dynamic and passionate speaker, Carter will explore how sustainability, economic community building, and social and environmental justice converge to improve and renew neighborhoods in innovative ways. Carter will also speak to her compelling personal story of activism emerging from her experiences growing up in the South Bronx.
Majora Carter’s talk will also involve commentary and discussion from panelist’s including:
• Joe Pantalone, Deputy Mayor of Toronto
• Dr. Blake Poland, associate professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and the Co-Director: Environmental Health Justice in the City Research Group
• Ben Powless, co-founder Canadian Youth Climate Coalition and a Mohawk from the Six
Nations
• Moderator: Dr. Eric J. Miller, Director of the University of Toronto’s Cities Centre
Free, but tickets must be reserved through UofTtix: www.uofttix.ca / 416-978-8849
Event Sponsors:
Hart House
Centre for Environment
Cities Centre
The Metcalf Foundation
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