Twenty years ago, Charles Lee issued the landmark report, “Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States.” In it, he made the audacious claim that noxious facilities were deliberately and disproportionately sited in communities of color. Though the movement has gained a great deal of public recognition since, it is painfully apparent how far we are from ensuring equity in environmental land use issues. The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) brings together two pivotal figures in the world of environmental justice to discuss the movement’s progress over the past twenty years, and its outlook for the future. Charles Lee is Acting Director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice. Majora Carter, a MacArthur Fellow, is the founder and executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental urban renewal.

Thursday, May 10, 7pm
Millennium Film Workshop
66 East 4th Street (between 2nd Avenue and Bowery)
New York, NY
F/V to 2nd Avenue, 6 to Bleecker Street

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, please RSVP to info@anothercupdevelopment.org