AASHE stands in solidarity with the Black community and everyone fighting for racial equality and social justice (RESJ). We recognize that to be silent on issues of injustice of any kind, is to be complicit. We encourage faculty, administrators, staff, and students to start and continue conversations about the role higher education plays in creating and perpetuating racial injustice. We’ve assembled a list of resources related to understanding race, sustainability and anti-racism. This is intended to be a living document so please add to this list of RESJ Resources for the Higher Education Sustainability Community. 

During the month of August, AASHE leads a discussion series on August 4, 11 & 18 to talk through how the sustainability community is collaborating to advance RESJ and sustainability. These group discussions, facilitated by sustainability professionals, are guided by these questions:

• How are you making the connection between racial equity and sustainability?
• What additional resources have been helpful to you?
• How are you collaborating with other departments on campus to advance RESJ?
• How do we eliminate the role higher education plays in creating and perpetuating racial injustice?

A recap of this discussion series as well as reflections on moving forward will be offered as a webinar on August 25 at 3 p.m. ET. 

Register today for any or all!

Presenters

August 25 at 3 p.m. ET
	V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan Director of Sustainability Associate Director – Miller Worley Center for the Environment Mount Holyoke College
	Shá Duncan Smith Assistant Vice President and Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Development Swarthmore
	Moderator: Kimberly Smith Director of Marketing, Meetings, and Membership Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
August 4 at 3 p.m. ET
	V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan Director of Sustainability Associate Director – Miller Worley Center for the Environment Mount Holyoke College
	Ariel Stevenson, M.A. Assistant Director of Programs and Initiatives Office of Inclusive Excellence California State University-San Marcos
	Moderator: Kimberly Smith Director of Marketing, Meetings, and Membership Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
August 11 at 3 p.m. ET
	Kimberly Lewis Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development, North America U.S. Green Building Council
	Eriqah Vincent Network Engagement Director Power Shift Network
	Debbie Namugayi Senior Consultant RE Tech Advisors
	Moderator: Meghan Fay Zahniser Executive Director Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
August 18 at 3 p.m. ET
	Shá Duncan Smith Assistant Vice President and Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Development Swarthmore
	Terryl Ross Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion University of Washington
	Joy K. Polanco-O’Neil, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Inaugural DirectorEducational Sustainability University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
	Moderator: Kimberly Smith Director of Marketing, Meetings, and Membership Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)