William Julius Wilson Symposium for the Advancement of Social Justice
“The Quest for Environmental, Climate, Racial, and Economic Justice in the United States”
By Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D.
Wednesday, September 25
7:00 p.m. | Compton Union Building (CUB) Junior Ballroom, WSU Pullman
Widely regarded as the “father of environmental justice,” Robert D. Bullard has devoted decades to documenting the ills of social inequality and promoting equity in all its forms. He will be honored with WSU’s William Julius Wilson Award for the Advancement of Social Justice and will deliver the 2019 William Julius Wilson Symposium address.
Dr. Bullard is a distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University and the author of 18 books. His book Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality won the National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award in Science.
National public policy group Apolitical recently named him among the world’s “100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy,” and the Global Climate Change Summit listed him among 22 “Climate Trailblazers.”
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from and engage with this globally prominent thinker in social and environmental policy. Common Reading credit available.
Free for everyone. Non-Pullman audiences can watch online