Bren EJ Club’s Environmental Justice Symposium - Save the date!

[Undergraduate Biology Advising]

The Bren Environmental Justice Club invites you to attend the 8th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium: Power, Place, & Possibilities in Environmental Justice.

📅Date: Friday May 15, 2026. 12:00 to 4:30pm. 

📍Location: Bren Hall 1414, UCSB.

⭐Registration: Free! Please register via the form → EJ Symposium registration form 

🍽️The event will be followed by a reception.

Since 2019, the Bren EJ Symposium has been a graduate-student-led event that brings together students, faculty, activists, and local organizations involved in environmental justice. This year's theme is Power, Place, & Possibilities in Environmental Justice. The event will deconstruct and (re)imagine systems of power, focusing on global forces, domestic challenges, and the future of environmental justice in a critical moment. 

These are heavy times. Finding and holding onto community and purpose can feel impossible when there's so much to face. Showing up for each other, the work, and the future takes real effort, but gatherings like this stand as a reminder of what is possible when we create space to learn from one another and refuse to face these challenges alone.

We will host three student-moderated panels: 

The Power panel examines the intersection of power structures that shape environmental inequities through the lens of resource extraction. 

Panelists: Julie Maldonado & Mona Damluji

The Place panel will explore the relationship between communities, land, and water in Central California.

Panelists: MariaElena Lopez & Nayamin Martinez

The Possibilities panel will (re)imagine the future of environmental justice, education, activism, and the interconnections between them. 

Panelists: Timnit Kelefa & Kimiko Russell-Halterman

Please see attached flyer and panel poster. 

We hope to see you there! Reach out with any questions. 

In community, 

Bren EJ Club

Lili Khosravi

Master of Environmental Science and Management (Expected June 2026)

Mobile: (818) 826-4896  Email: lkho...@bren.ucsb.edu