The Sheller Center for Social Justice Presents The Green New Deal Decade: From Platform to Policy

March 26, 2021
12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM EDT
Online • Temple University Beasley School of Law

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Thanks to the hard work of social movements, organizers, and a diverse range of people committed to a more just and equitable future, the Decade of the Green New Deal has finally arrived. But how will we build policies, laws and institutions that live up to social movements’ demands?

Join us for a conversation with policy experts and elected officials to discuss how we can transform the Green New Deal into federal, state and local policies. Professors Billy Fleming and Akira Drake Rodriguez will discuss their work designing a Green New Deal for Public Housing and a Green New Deal for Public Schools. And Councilmember Helen Gym, Councilmember Kendra Brooks and State Senator Nikil Saval will discuss the politics of winning a Green New Deal for Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.

Panelists

Billy Flemming

Billy Fleming is the Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center in the Weitzman School of Design, a senior fellow with Data for Progress, and co-director of the climate + community project.

Akira Drake Rodriguez

Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design and School of Social Policy and Practice.

Councilmember Kendra Brooks

Philadelphia City Councilmember at-large

Councilmember Helen Gym

Philadelphia City Councilmember at-large

Sen. Nikil Saval

PA State Senator, Senate District 1

Moderated By

• Neilay Shah – 3L, Temple University Beasley School of Law

Co-Sponors

NRDC, TELS, L4GND, BLSA, LALSA, APALSA, MENALSA, Brehons, WLC, JLSA, NLG, SPIN, ACS, and PCRS