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MillerComm Lecture Series 2026: Climate Change and the Urgency of Hope, Action and Joy by Dr. Lisa Reyes Mason

Event Type

Lecture

Sponsor

Hosted by the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, in conjunction with Center for Global Studies, College of Law, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Department of Natural Resources, & Environemtal Science Institute for Sustainability, Energy & Environment, School of Social Work. Series support provided by: Center for Advanced Study, George A. Miller Endowment, James Marchand Memorial Fund, Ledyard R. Tucker Fund, Peggy Harris Memorial Fund.

Location

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana

Date

Oct 8, 2025   4:00 pm  

Speaker

Lisa Reyes Mason, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver

Contact

Anita Kaiser

E-Mail

csggeatillinois@illinois.edu

Originating Calendar

Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

Climate Change and the Urgency of Hope, Action, and Joy by Lisa Reyes Mason. 

In this talk, Dr. Reyes Mason will highlight examples of climate injustice in the US and abroad, then provide ways to "connect the dots" and multi-solve the climate crisis with other societal problems, discuss strategies for action including collaborating across sectors and silos, and offer touchstones of hope and joy inspired by Christiana Figueres' approach to holding both "outrage and optimism" and Eve Tuck's "desire based" framework for community partnership and social change.