Environmental & Social Justice

Summer examines how increasingly digital landscapes affect workers and ecologies, broadening discussions about the future of work, race, and the limits of data in the face of the climate crisis.

Temesgen is an environmental justice advocate working toward a future where technology is balanced with nature, society is ecologically and economically productive, and the needs of both people and the environment are met.

Natasha (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) is pursuing a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy with a focus on International Development and Environmental Policy, and International Legal Studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. She is interested in the intersection of federal Indian law, environmental law, and water law.

Nicole explores the intersection of affordable housing and climate equity, including building energy retrofit strategies that can reduce energy burden, prevent displacement, and target climate investments to low-income communities of color.

Jazz's studies are concentrated in sustainability and design/development. He has worked on issues such as extreme heat, air quality, community engagement and schoolyard greening.

Ataya (Ute, Assiniboine, Lakota) examines the complex and contradictory relationships between oil and gas development, tribal sovereignty, and environmental justice on the northern Ute reservation.

Landry strives to integrate environmental justice principles with ecological stewardship and foster connection through food and forestry.

Sydney is a researcher and community organizer based in Eastern Connecticut. Her work focuses on the intersection of farmer viability, food access and environmental sustainability.

Alejandra is a transnational emerging scholar cross-pollinating Indigenous ways of knowing, agroecology, and ecological economics to conserve stingless honeybees.