“Finding Hope in a Time of (Civilizational) Crisis” The world is confronting an ever greater political, social and ecological crisis. Yet we seem to be digging ourselves into an even deeper hole. Where can we find solutions and hope to build the just world we need?Read More
Join us to take action to protect our lands, air, waters, and health!Read More
Eunice Newton Foote discovered 162 years ago that carbon dioxide is the principal cause of global warming. She was the first person to demonstrate that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. She also was the first person to recognize that an atmosphere with more CO2 would lead to an earth with a higher temperature. In their […]Read More
Dr. Yamini Narayanan, Senior Lecturer at Deakin University in Australia, will present a more-than-human sociological analysis of cow protectionism in India.Read More
Neil Narang (Global Security Hub Co-Convenor and Assistant Professor, Political Science Department) was recently selected for an award from the Stanton Foundation to develop a course on Nuclear Security, based on his time serving as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The grant includes approximately $10,000 for course support, including […]Read More
This talk draws attention to the role that role civil society can play in destabilizing the fossil fuel regimeRead More
A constituent project of the Orfalea Center’s EJ/CJ Hub, the UC-CSU Knowledge Action Network (UC-CSU KAN), was recently awarded a grant by the UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative for upgrading and expanding the UC-CSU KAN Digital Platform. The two-year, $128,000 grant will also be used to scale-up faculty engagement and climate education resources in support of […]Read More
Join us for a colloquium by Dr. James D. Morrow, where he will be presenting on his paper “Modeling Multilateral International Negotiations.”Read More
Environmental Justice/Climate Justice Hub Co-Director David Pellow’s newest book, “What is Critical Environmental Justice?” was recently published by Polity. In this novel book, David Naguib Pellow introduces a new framework for critically analyzing Environmental Justice scholarship and activism. In doing so he extends the field’s focus to topics not usually associated with environmental justice, including the Israel/Palestine […]Read More
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