Climate of Inequalities: Fall 2024

Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center for a series of virtual conversations with environmental and climate justice leaders from Chicago this fall. Their work reveals frameworks and strategies to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental pollution on communities of color and low-income earners. Students in the Environmental and Climate Justice course (LALS 495/MUSE 400) will facilitate the conversations.

Truck traffic is a major source of pollution, leading to serious health problems for those who breathe it in. Communities situated near industrial corridors and major highways face a significantly higher risk of exposure to diesel pollution. But just how many trucks are on our streets? In 2023, the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization and the Center for Neighborhood Technology set out to answer that question by deploying truck counting cameras at 35 locations across Chicagoland. Join us as Carolina Macias (LVEJO), Melanie Minuche (LVEJO), and Paulina Vaca (CNT) share some of the data collected and its impact on communities. 

When: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Time: 5-6 p.m. 

Where: Via Zoom (RSVP)

Auto-captions available.

For access needs or questions, email us at lcc@uic.edu

Upcoming presentation: 

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 5-6 p.m.

Citlalli Trujillo, President of Board, Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 5-6 p.m.

Michael Mendéz, Assistant Professor, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine

Co-sponsored by the UIC Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, Freshwater Lab, Great Cities Institute, L@s GANAS, Social Justice Initiative, and Museum and Exhibition Studies Program.