Participants
- Matt Bahar, History
- Ben Fitch-Fleishmann, Economics
- Frank Kelderman, Comparative American Studies
- Kristina Mani, Committee Chair, International Studies Concentration; organizer of the Global Issues Symposium
- Amy Margaris, Anthropology
- David W. Orr, Environmental Studies and Counselor to the President of Oberlin College
- Swapna Patak, Environmental Studies
- John Petersen, Environmental Studies
- Chie Sakakibara, Environmental Studies
- Ben Schiff, Politics
Current Program
Wednesday April 6 | |
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8:00 pm – 9:30 pm | Keynote Address: “Living on the Changing Planet: Why Indigenous Voices Matter for Debates on Climate Change,” by Igor Krupnik, Smithsonian Institution. Science Center, Dye Lecture Hall |
Thursday April 7 | |
4:45 pm – 6:15 pm | Panel I – Climate Policy at the Global Level: Needs and Solutions AJLC, Hallock Auditorium Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Swapna Patak, Environmental Studies Ben Fitch-Fleishmann, Economics Moderator: Ben Schiff, Politics |
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Reception and Poster Session on Student Projects AJLC Atrium and Hallock Auditorium |
Friday April 8 | |
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Climate Resilience in and around Oberlin (Session led by Oberlin College’s Office of Environmental Sustainability on Oberlin and regional initiatives) AJLC Atrium Bridget Flynn, Sustainability Coordinator, Office of Environmental Sustainability, Oberlin College Sean Hayes, Executive Director, Oberlin Project Cynthia Andrews, Executive Director, Oberlin Community Services |
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Panel II – Resilience at the Local Level: Environmental Attitude and Knowledge in Indigenous Communities AJLC, Hallock Auditorium Caroline Cannon, Inupiat Tribal Elder Frank Kelderman, Comparative American Studies Amy Margaris, Anthropology Matt Bahar, History Moderator: Chie Sakakibara, Environmental Studies |
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Panel III – Connecting the Global and Local: Assessing the Future of Climate Resilient Action AJLC, Hallock Auditorium Caroline Cannon, Inupiat Tribal Elder Igor Krupnik, Smithsonian Institution Arjun Makhijani, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Moderators: John Peterson, Environmental Studies, and David W. Orr, Environmental Studies and Counselor to the President of Oberlin College |
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
Closing Reception |
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Climate Change Consequences: Disruption, Migration, and the Development of Resilient Communities
April 6-8, 2016
Through the symposium and related events, we seek to address both the global urgency of climate change and the possibilities of climate resilient action in communities around the world. This event is organized by the International Studies Concentration Curricular Committee and made possible through a gift from the Isenberg Family Charitable Foundation.
Symposium events are free and open to the public.