Village Building Convergence - Portland Unveiling #6: Nuhamin Assegid Eiden and Hope Yamasaki on Diversity and Sustainability Nuhamin will discuss her work as a resident services coordinator at one of the Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives PCRI community centers and as a planning committee member of the Portland Roots Festival. She will focus on what sustainability means to East African immigrants living in Portland, drawing on her own experience as well as from the perspective of her residents. Find more information about PCRI here: pcrihome.org/about Hope will discuss how the organization she founded - Sustainability for All fills the lack of diversity within sustainability discourse in the United States that reinforces dominant culture. By critically looking at issues related to race and privilege, highlighting diverse perspectives, and by using multiple lenses and frameworks, sustainability educators and leaders can help bridge this divide increasing the diversity of change agents and strengthening the overall movement. Find more information about S4A here: sustainability4all.org/ Exciting! #VBC14 #BeatoftheUrbanHearth
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 05:55:53 +0000
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