2021 Local to Global Justice Virtual Forum & Festival
Please join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Local to Global Justice in 2021!
Community Resilience & Action
February 27, 2021
Welcome: Dr. Jen Richter, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice
Panel of Arizona Activists:
• Dr. Grace Gamez, Tucson, American Friends Service Committee
• Klee Benally, Flagstaff, Indigenous Activist, Filmmaker and Musician
• Miriam Araya, Phoenix, Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro, PhD student, Justice Studies
Moderator: Sam Royall, PhD student, Justice Studies (ASU)
Closing: Dr. Beth Blue Swadener, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice
[In]Justice in the Borderlands
March 20, 2021
Welcome: Dr. Jen Richter, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice
Panel:
- Imani Grace Lewis-Norelle, No Mas Muertes, Tucson
- Zaira Emiliana Livier, Peoples Defense Initiative, Tucson
- Sarah Eary, Lutheran Social Services Southwest Refugee Services, Phoenix
Moderator: Daniel Furnish, MS student in Justice Studies (ASU)
Discussant: Attorney Ray A. Ybarra Maldonado
Closing: Dr. Beth Blue Swadener, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice
In Honor of Earth
April 22, 2021
Welcome: Richard Starling, Activist, Local to Global Justice Planning Committee
Panel:
- Dr. Denisse Roca-Servat (Columbia), Water Justice and Indigenous Communities in Latin America
- Dr. Sailesh Rao (Phoenix), Climate Healers
- Jess Bristow, Chipsa Arizona
Moderator: Dr. Jen Richter, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice
Closing: Dr. Beth Blue Swadener, Co-Adviser, Local to Global Justice