Climate Justice
Part of a series, this webinar with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative will explore the disproportional impacts of climate change on systematically oppressed communities.
Climate justice recognizes the disproportional impacts of climate change on the people and places least responsible for the problem: systematically oppressed communities and communities of color. Libraries that approach climate action through the lens of climate justice can accelerate necessary work in communities to ensure all are heard in disaster preparedness and emergency management work. Learn how to think like a 21st century economist and how libraries can help lead the way to a just transition of our communities to strengthen community resilience and livability not just in the aftermath of climate change-driven disasters, but well before they ever happen.
Presented by: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP), Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System (NY) and Co-founder/Current President, Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI), and Author; additional presenter info coming soon.
NOTE: 90-minute session
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Related resources and links
- Sustainable Libraries: Resources and Webinars for Climate Action
- OCLC's Distinguished Seminar Series with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich: Sustainability—A Call to Action for the Library Community
- Sustainability in Libraries: A Call to Action (pdf)
- Road Map to Sustainability
- eNewsletter of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative
- Sustainable Library Certification Program
- Final Presentations from the Sustainable Library Certification Program
- Resources from the Sustainability Round Table of the American Library Association
- Sustainability and Libraries: ALA and Sustainability
Join us for other webinars in the series
Sustainability 101
18 July 2023 (2:00 pm–3:00 pm EDT)
Climate Action Planning (Part 1): An Introduction
16 August 2023 (2:00 pm–3:30 pm EDT)
Climate Action Planning (Part 2): Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience
26 September 2023 (2:00 pm–3:30 pm EDT)
Living Our Values Out Loud: Programs that Walk the Talk
28 November 2023 (2:00 pm–3:00 pm EDT)
Stronger Together: Collective Impact and Climate Action Programming
13 December 2023 (2:00 pm–3:30 pm EDT)
Date
03 October 2023
Time
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
Webinar presenter Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Upcoming Webinars
06 June 2023
Promoting Voter and Civic Engagement at Your Library
29 June 2023
Low Morale in Libraries: Impacts and Countermeasures
13 July 2023
Designing for Diversity in Your Library’s Communications
18 July 2023
Sustainability 101
16 August 2023
Climate Action Planning (Part 1): An Introduction
26 September 2023
Climate Action Planning (Part 2): Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience
03 October 2023
Climate Justice
28 November 2023
Living Our Values Out Loud: Programs that Walk the Talk
13 December 2023