SJCon: Health and Environmental Justice: Constructing Coalitions at the Intersections of Extraction, Militarism, and Climate Collapse

About the event

Washington State University Vancouver Native American Programs and Collective for Social and Environment Justice invite the public to attend a three-day conference entitled, SJCon: Health and Environmental Justice: Constructing Coalitions at the Intersections of Extraction, Militarism, and Climate Collapse. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 19 and 20, and from 3:30 to 8 p.m. April 21. Most content will be presented on Zoom with some in-person sessions as noted on the conference agenda.

The free conference features a variety of keynote speakers and breakout sessions. For the detailed agenda and to register, please click the link.

At the end of day one, attendees are invited to an Indigenous Garden Dedication from 5:15 to 7 p.m. in the field adjacent to the Clark College Building on the WSU Vancouver campus. The event will feature Indigenous drumming and refreshments and will be followed by a 30-minute talk by Celilo Wy’am activist Lana Jack on her experience as a water protector at Standing Rock.

The fifth annual SJCon will wrap up with an Evening with Activist Women in Film: The Fight for a Livable Planet from 3:30 to 8 p.m. April 21 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4505 E. 18th Street, Vancouver, WA 98661. The event will feature films by Misty Grace, Jan Haaken and Heidi Hutner. All three filmmakers will be on hand to speak about their work. Donations will be accepted at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds will help fund a student organizer for the Collective for Social and Environmental Justice.