Migrants in Sustainability Community Meetings
Wed, Aug 13
|Zoom
Equity and Sustainability wants to celebrate and connect migrant voices in sustainability and environmental fields, so we can learn from each other and amplify our voices. We invite you to join our monthly meetings happening every second Wednesday at 12 pm EST. Sign up to attend our meeti
Time & Location
Aug 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Zoom
About the event
Migrants in Sustainability - In North America, migrants (immigrants, refugees, foreign workers, and expats) continue to experience lack of visibility and inclusion from sustainability solutions and planning. It is not common for migrants to be explicitly included in discussions over the equitable impacts of conservation, resilience, or climate action. Moreover, while efforts on climate justice are increasing, it is common that they lack adequate representation from migrants. This can be connected to how migrants, and especially those that are undocumented, inherently face many barriers to participation and often they have been disconnected from their home towns and lands, ot to mention that the current political climate is actively marginalizing them.
Community - It is important for migrant leaders and family members working in sustainability fields to have a voice in impacting the sustainability solutions that are being created in these catalytic times. Migrant perspectives are inherently important because our communities need active representation in…