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11200 SW 8th ST, College of Business Complex, Miami, Florida 33199

https://commonsforjustice.fiu.edu/events/cfj_symposium/
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FIU-MMC 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL 33199
College of Business (CBC) Room 233
November 12, 2024 10AM-5PM

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The temperature of the planet is rising, and it is happening now, impacting both natural and human systems. These changes are significantly and unequally affecting communities of color, particularly in Miami, FL where there are consequences of rising sea levels, hurricanes, more severe storms, flooding, and extreme heat. When facing these accelerating climate threats, it is imperative to implement sustainable climate-resilient measures that value lived experiences, traditional and local knowledge.

After four years of working with eight Miami communities, The Mellon-funded Race, Risk, and Resilience: Building a Local-to-Global “Commons for Justice” Project (FIU-‘CfJ’) is excited to present the one-day transdisciplinary Climate Change and Community Resilience Symposium. This symposium, the culmination of research, engagement, gathering oral histories, teaching and art activations throughout Miami Dade County and at FIU asks: how do the humanities and arts respond to the growing environmental crisis and how can researchers work with communities on resilient strategies? How can social scientists help to assist in mitigating the threats we face and together fashion a more sustainable future?

The day will highlight this work and the collaborations through lively discussions, spoken word, musical performance and more. This event offers a platform for meaningful discussion among members of the university, community, and local government to access what has been done and to imagine and map out how we can all move forward together with the goal of effecting positive change. The event features opportunities for attendees to network with like-minded individuals who are seeking climate solutions as collaborators, funders, or implementers.

The Climate Change and Community Resilience Symposium offers a platform for meaningful discussion with social and climate justice organizers, practitioners, students, artists, and academia who will provide valuable perspectives on climate change, resilience, and advocacy in Miami, Florida heavily impacted by hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, disinvestment, displacement, and extraction of value, with the goal of effecting positive change.

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