Lecture by Kartik Amarnath and Kali Akuno on Environmental and Climate Justice.

 

Details:

Wednesday, September 18th, 2024

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (EST)

Tishman Auditorium, University Center,

63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

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Kartik Amarnath is the Policy Specialist for PUSH Buffalo and a MD and MPH

candidate at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, NY. Born

in Indianapolis, he was raised in four countries and is of Sri Lankan Tamil and

Indo-Malaysian descent. He received a B.A. in Biology with Anthropology and

Philosophy minors from DePauw University and a M.S. in Design and Urban

Ecologies from The New School.

Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. He served

as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral

Administration of the late Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, MS. His focus in this

role was supporting cooperative development, the introduction of eco-friendly

and carbon reduction methods of operation, and the promotion of human rights

and international relations for the city.

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This event has been organized by Rob Robinson and Tom Angotti for the MS Design and Urban Ecologies Colloquium I. It is free and open to faculty, staff, students and the general public.