Unpacking Environmental Racism and Advancing Ecojustice

The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series begins the Spring 2024 semester with Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown. She will use history, research, poetry, and art to address the impacts of and deep links between environmental racism, climate change, and sustainability.

Great Hall – February 20, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch will be served.

RSVP by February 16 using the link:

Foreman Biodiversity Lecture February 20, 2024, 12-1 in the Great Hall (office.com)


Save the date for the first Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the semester!

Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown – Unpacking Environmental Racism and Advancing Ecojustice

February 20, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 in the Great Hall

Please see flyer for more information and to RSVP.


Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – Unpacking Environmental Racism and Advancing Ecojustice

Join us as internationally renowned professor, ecojustice scholar, artist, author, and activist Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown illuminates ongoing impacts and deep links between environmental racism, climate change, and sustainability. Critical connections to biodiversity and human rights will be shared, with an emphasis on major intersections between systems, structures, policies, and practices. This presentation will weave together research, narrative, poetry, art, history, and current events while calling on us to collectively advance ecojustice.

Lunch will be served.

February 20, 2024

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall

Please RSVP by February 16, 2024.

Scan the QR code below or use this link or email [email protected] to RSVP.

 


Forces of Nature – Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture with author Clay Henderson

Please join the Biodiversity Institute for the first lecture of the academic year. We welcome Clay Henderson, environmental activist, lawyer, educator, and writer to speak about land conservation in Florida.

Coffee and pastries will be served. RSVP to [email protected].

 


RSVP to Attend the April 13th Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture

The final Biodiversity Lecture of the 2022-23 academic year will kick off Stetson’s 27th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition. Join law students from 12 different countries at the Lecture on Thursday, April 13 at 12:00 in the Great Hall.

Our speaker, Ed Gardner, will share his experiences combatting international crime and explore the link between destructive fishing practices and the growth of maritime piracy.

Please see the flyer for more information on our speaker.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected] by April, 10th.


Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – The Effect of Habitat-Destroying Fishing Techniques on Piracy in Proximate Coastal Regions

The final Biodiversity Lecture of the 2022-23 academic year is on Thursday, April 13 at 12:00 in the Great Hall. The Lecture will coincide with Stetson’s International Environmental Moot Court Competiton.

Join the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy and moot court teams from across the world as we kick off the 27th Annual IEMCC. Our speaker, Ed Gardner, will share his experiences combatting international crime and explore the link between destructive fishing practices and the growth of maritime piracy.

Please see the flyer for more information on our speaker.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected] by April, 10th.


RSVP to the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – Environmental Justice and Coal Ash

Walter Smith II, organizing representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, will discuss the impacts of coal ash pollution on frontline communities.

Check out the flyer here.

March 9th, 12 – 1 in the Mann Lounge.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected].


Don’t forget to RSVP to the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – Environmental Justice and Coal Ash

Walter Smith II, organizing representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, will discuss the impacts of coal ash pollution on frontline communities.

Check out the flyer here.

March 9th, 12 – 1 in the Mann Lounge.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected].


Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series – Environmental Justice & Coal Ash

Please join the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy as we welcome Walter L. Smith II to discuss coal ash pollution as an environmental justice issue. Mr. Smith brings his expertise as an environmental engineer and consultant to his work organizing and mobilizing frontline communities to push back against powerful polluters.

Please see our flyer for more information.

We will serve lunch with this lecture in the Mann Lounge on Thursday, March 9th, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

RSVP by March 7th to [email protected].


Don’t forget to RSVP for the February Biodiversity Lecture – Manatees and Mermaids

Dr. James Powell, President and CEO of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, will speak about his work with manatees and the efforts to protect them in Florida.

February 16th, from 12 – 1 in the Great Hall.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected] to attend in person or to request a Zoom link.


RSVP for the Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture: Manatees and Mermaids

Dr. James Powell, President of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and expert on manatees, will present a lecture on protecting this iconic species. Please see this flyer for more information.

Join us in the Great Hall on Thursday, February 16th from 12-1. Lunch will be served.

RSVP to [email protected]


Don’t forget to RSVP to the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – Environmental Justice and Coal Ash

Walter Smith, organizing representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, will discuss the impacts of coal ash pollution on frontline communities.

Check out the flyer here.

November 15th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected].


Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series – Environmental Justice & Coal Ash

Please join the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy as we welcome Walter Smith II to discuss coal ash pollution as an environmental justice issue. Mr. Smith brings his expertise as an environmental engineer and consultant to his work organizing and mobilizing frontline communities to push back against powerful polluters.

Please see our flyer for more information.

We will serve lunch with this lecture in the Great Hall on Tuesday, November 15th, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

RSVP by November 11 to [email protected].


Don’t forget to RSVP for the Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – Feeling the Squeeze: Saving Biodiversity on a Shrinking Natural Landscape

Elise Bennett, Florida director and senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, will discuss how development continues to put pressure on wild species that call Florida home, and how the Endangered Species Act is being utilized to protect them. See flyer here.

Join us in the Great Hall on October 25th, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be catered by 360 Eats. RSVP to [email protected].


Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – Feeling the Squeeze: Saving Biodiversity on a Shrinking Natural Landscape

Join the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy in welcoming Elise Bennett, Florida director and senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. Ms. Bennett will discuss how development continues to put pressure on wild species that call Florida home, and how the Endangered Species Act is being utilized to protect them. See flyer here.

Join us in the Great Hall on October 25th, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be catered by 360 Eats. RSVP by Oct. 20th to [email protected].


Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture – Feeling the Squeeze: Saving Biodiversity on a Shrinking Natural Landscape

Join the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy in welcoming Elise Bennett, Florida director and senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. Ms. Bennett will discuss how development continues to put pressure on wild species that call Florida home, and how the Endangered Species Act is being utilized to protect them. See flyer here.

Join us in the Great Hall on October 25th, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be catered by 360 Eats. RSVP by Oct. 20th to [email protected].


Don’t forget to RSVP for the Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture: Manatees and Mermaids

Dr. James “Buddy” Powell, President of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and a leading expert on manatees, will discuss threats to manatees in Florida and what is being done to protect them.

Thursday, September 29th, 12-1 p.m. in the Great Hall.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected] by September 26th.


Manatees and Mermaids

The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series kicks off the 2022-23 academic year by welcoming Dr. James “Buddy” Powell, one of the world’s leading experts on manatees. Dr. Powell will discuss threats to this iconic species and what is being done to save them.

Please see flyer for more information.

Thursday, September 29th – 12:00-1:00 p.m. – Great Hall

Lunch will be catered by 360 Eats

RSVP by September 26th to [email protected]


RSVP to the Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture

The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series welcomes speaker Maggy Hurchalla on February 1, 2022, at noon in the Mann Lounge and via Zoom.

A native Floridian and environmentalist, Maggy has dedicated much of her life to Everglades conservation. She will be presenting on the dangers of Cyanobacteria blooms in our aquatic ecosystems and how agencies are responding to the threat.

Lunch will be served. RSVP to [email protected] by January 28th to attend in person or to receive the Zoom link.