The Year of Climate Action Launch

Event Date: 
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 7:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Online Event
Event Fee: 
Free
Event Contact Name: 
Ledah McKellar

On November 26th, 2020, Lakehead confirmed its leadership on climate change by announcing it is divesting its endowment of fossil fuel stocks, the sixth Canadian university to do so. Building on this accomplishment and recognizing the need for more bold steps to tackle climate change, Lakehead University is declaring the 2021/2022 academic year the Year of Climate Action (YOCA).

Join us on Tuesday, September 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 pm for the official Lakehead University Year of Climate Action launch.

The evening will feature opening remarks from the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), Dr. David Barnett. Students, faculty, and staff will share how they are getting involved in the YOCA. Join us to learn more about the YOCA, how you can get involved, and our #36ClimateActions campaign. Dr. Andrew Dean, Vice-President Research and Innovation, and Dr. Lindsay Galway, Canada Research Chair in Socio-Ecological Health, will MC the event.

The evening will culminate with a keynote presentation from Clayton Thomas-Müller, campaigner, media producer, organizer, facilitator, public speaker and author on Indigenous rights and environmental and economic justice. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.

"These are tough conversations to have, but we need to have them. Climate change is the civil rights issue of our generation right now. It unites every facet of society." - Clayton Thomas-Müller

Register here and learn more about the YOCA at lakeheadu.ca/yoca

More about Clayton Thomas-Müller:
Clayton Thomas-Müller is a member of the Treaty #6 based Mathias Colomb Cree Nation also known as Pukatawagan located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Based in Winnipeg, Clayton is a senior campaign specialist with 350.org.

Clayton is involved in many initiatives to support the building of an inclusive global movement for energy and climate justice. He serves on the board of the Bioneers and the Wildfire Project.

He has been recognized by Yes Magazine as a Climate Hero and is featured as one of ten international human rights defenders in the National Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He has campaigned across Canada, Alaska and the lower 48 states organizing in hundreds of First Nations, Alaska Native and Native American communities to support Indigenous Peoples to defend their territories against the encroachment of the fossil fuel industry with a special focus on stopping the expansion of the Canadian tar sands and its associated pipelines.

Clayton is a campaigner, award-winning film director, media producer, organizer, facilitator, public speaker and author on Indigenous rights and environmental & economic justice.

Twitter: @creeclayton
IG: clayton_thomas_muller
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClaytonThomasMuller/