Environmental Racism and Climate Impacts: Justin Cook & Marquetta Dickens

Discover how frontline communities are overcoming environmental challenges in the face of climate change. Join us for an inspiring talk featuring Marquetta Dickens, co-founder of Freedom Org in historic Princeville North Carolina, the first town in America chartered by formerly enslaved Africans after the Civil War. Learn firsthand about the experiences and efforts of Princeville locals as she shares innovative strategies her nonprofit employs to empower the community with ancestral wisdom and research-based approaches as they deal with flooding from the Tar River worsened by climate change. Justin Cook, a passionate climate journalist and photographer from nearby Durham, NC, will shed light on the intersection of climate change and colonialism and share stories of hope and climate solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired and informed!