Race, Place, and the Environment After Katrina: Reclaiming, Rebuilding, Revitalizing - May 15 - 17, 2008

Race, Place, and the Environment After Katrina: Reclaiming, Rebuilding, Revitalizing - May 15 - 17, 2008
JW Marriott Hotel, 614 Canal St., New Orleans, LA.

"Democracy required an educated populous; the survival of the earth will require an environmentally conscious citizenry. It is our job as educators to make this a reality." --- Beverly Wright, Ph.D., Executive Director, DSCEJ

National environmental symposium examines the progress of rebuilding the Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS -- The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) at Dillard University in New Orleans is sponsoring its 2nd national symposium on Race, Place, and the Environment After Katrina: Reclaiming, Rebuilding, Revitalizing, May 15 - 17, 2008 at the JW Marriott Hotel, 614 Canal St., New Orleans, LA. The symposium will examine the progress of rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast with some emphasis on the recovery of the City of New Orleans.

The main objective of the symposium will be to examine the extent to which communities in the Gulf Coast have been able to replace infrastructure, obtain loans, locate permanent housing, and rebuild neighborhoods, institutions, and businesses in a safe and sustainable way. Much attention will be given to efforts by local, state, and federal agencies, private businesses, and foundations but most importantly to efforts by communities to reclaim, rebuild, and revitalize their neighborhoods.

REGISTRATION FEE: $200 (A limited number of scholarships are available for students, young professionals, and community residents - Contact Celeste Cooper at 504-816-4005).

GREEN BUSINESS EXHIBIT

DSCEJ is extending the opportunity to businesses which operate in a manner which help solve both environmental and social problems a chance to exhibit their product during the conference.

If your business has adopted principles, policies, and practices that improve the quality of life for your customers, employees, communities, and the environment we invite you to join us.

COST - $1,000 (Cost includes two registration fees for symposium). Click on link to register your green business: www.regonline.com/dscej

We are particularly interested in GREEN BUILDERS participating in the recovery of the Gulf Coast.

Please visit www.DSCEJ.org for more information about DSCEJ.

Click to register online!

Host Hotel - JW Marriott New Orleans
Discover the acclaimed downtown New Orleans hotel blending distinct class with old world charm, at JW Marriott New Orleans luxury Hotel. Positioned along the historically celebrated Canal Street in the center of the central business district, this recently renovated New Orleans, LA Hotel is seconds from legendary entertainment and renowned attractions, such as the famed French Quarter, Convention Center, and Aquarium of the Americas...

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/msyjw-jw- marriott-hotel-new-orleans

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DSCEJ
The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) was founded in 1992 in collaboration with community environmental groups and universities within the region to address issues of environmental justice. The DSCEJ Community/University Partnership, under the auspices of Dillard University in New Orleans, provides opportunities for communities, scientific researchers, and decision makers to collaborate on programs and projects that promote the rights of all people to be free from environmental harm as it impacts health, jobs, housing, education, and general quality of life.

Website: http://www.dscej.org
Dillard University

Dillard University is a private, historically black, comprehensive undergraduate institution, having as its purpose the development of graduates who are broadly educated, culturally aware, concerned with improving the human condition, and able to meet the competitive demands of a global and technologically advanced society. To achieve this purpose, the university strives to create and maintain an academic climate that is conducive to the pursuit of scholarship through programs of excellence anchored in the liberal arts.

Website: http://www.dillard.edu
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice @ Dillard University
Mary Ivory Williams
Program Manager for Community Outreach
email: vincent@sylvainsolutions.com
Phone: 504-816-4028
Mary Williams' direct email: mivorywill@aol.com