Worldwide Teach-In for Climate and Justice
March 30 | 9:00am-12:00pm | Downtown Campus and Virtual
Join us for an opportunity for PCC's community to engage in conversation about climate change actions and solutions. Hear a diverse group of panelists from PCC, local governments, and the greater community. Bring your thoughts, experiences, and questions to further this critical dialog about our shared future.
Many similar events are taking place worldwide simultaneously!
Access Livestream
Livestream is scheduled at 9:00 AM on March 30, 2022.
Location
Amethyst Room, Downtown Campus.
Agenda
9:00am - 9:15am | Opening Remarks
Lee D. Lambert, Pima Chancellor
Catherine Ripley, Pima Governing Board chair
9:15am - 10:00am | THEME #1: Climate Change Awareness, Impacts and Actions
Moderators: Charlie MacCabe, Pima Geography faculty and Ashlee Contreras, Pima student
Panelists: Regina Romero, Tucson Mayor; Fatima Luna, Tucson Mayor’s Environmental and Sustainability Advisor; Anne Browning-Aiken, Pima Anthropology faculty; Oscar Harper, Pima student; Jonathan Marquis, Pima Art faculty; Raquel Baier, Sustainable Tucson; Jaimie Galayda, Tucson Water Co.
10:00am - 10:45am | THEME #2: Teaching and Learning About Climate Change
Moderators: Rob Foth, Pima Acting Dean of Mathematics, and Maria Pereira, Pima Astronomy faculty;
Panelists: Sarah Jansen, Pima Philosophy Faculty; Don Gest, Pima Geology faculty; Anjelica Morales, Pima student; Donya Meggs, Pima Adult Education faculty; Steve Grede, Pima Computer Aided Drafting faculty
10:45am - 11:00am | Break
11:00am - 11:05am | U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (video)
11:10am - 12:00pm | THEME #3: Technical Innovations and Planning for the Future
Moderators: Emily Halvorson, Pima Dean of Sciences, and Nyx Leegan, Pima student
Panelists: Chien-Wei Han, Pima Physics faculty; Trevor Ledbetter, Director, University of Arizona Office of Sustainability; Edward Beshore, Greater Tucson Chapter, Citizens Climate Lobby; Aaron Colton, Pima student; Scott Sawyer, Pima Physicsfaculty
Online | THEME #4: Continuing the Conversation (online)
Gary Mechler, Pima Astronomy faculty; Francisca James Hernández, Pima Ethnic, Gender and Transborder Studies faculty; Alexis Ellsworth-Kopkowski, Pima Library