Social and Environmental Justice Panel: PITUN20 / IEEEISTAS20
Channel: Katina Michael
Date: 2021-01-03

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The panel was recorded live on 13th November, Day Two of the International Symposium on Technology and Society; jointly held with PIT-UN. The panel included: Katina Michael (Moderator), Darshan Karwat, Kirk Jalbert, Traci Morris, and Magali McDuffie.

Abstract: While COVID-19 brought most of America improvements in air quality, a return of species, fewer carbon emissions, the pandemic also brought to the forefront the fact that indigenous people and people of color are more likely to fall ill and die from the disease. As one educator states, “This increased risk is not incidental but is itself linked to cumulative environmental burdens that have compromised the immune systems and health of people living in communities often treated as sacrifice zones by our majority-white society.”

During our panel, we will discuss how environmental and social injustices go deeper than just pollution and how public interest technology’s intersection with justice issues can bring equality to all.