The climate crisis worsens food insecurity, displacement, infectious diseases, water scarcity, poverty and inequality, and violence.

The speakers examine:

• ecocide, the deliberate or negligent criminal destruction of the natural environment
• ecocide as a force multiplier of conflict
• strategies for prevention and intervention

Co-sponsors:

• • Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Minnesota
  • Citizens for Global Solutions – MN
  • Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
  • Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
  • Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Minnesota Council of Churches
  • Minnesota Nurses Association
  • Mount Zion Temple
  • Shir Tikvah Congregation
  • The United Nations Association of Minnesota

Register by Wednesday, June 12, 5:00 pm CT

Admission:

• $10 general public; $5 seniors and students (over age 13, please).
• $25 for 2 CLE credits for Minnesota lawyers.
  
• ‘Clock hours’ for teachers, social workers, and nurses.
• Mitchell Hamline students free – Diversity credits are available.
• University of St. Thomas Law Mentor Externship experience.

MH students can register here.

This program addresses the following UN SDGs: