Fair Park- Briscoe Carpenter Auditorium
1403 Washington Street, Dallas, 75210
Join CityLab High School Foundation and CityLab High School for our 2022 Summit Keynote Adrian Parr, PhD, who will discuss the importance, urgency, and self-responsibility of sustainability followed by an interactive discussion with CityLab High School and University of Texas at Arlington CAPPA students. The event will be followed by a Sponsor Reception.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Adrian Parr is an internationally recognized environmental, political, and cultural thinker and activist. She is the Dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon and a Senior Fellow of Design Intelligence. She has served as a UNESCO water chair for eight years and prior to joining the University of Oregon, she served as the Dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington, and as the Director of the Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati.
Parr is a writer, public speaker, community organizer, and filmmaker. She has published numerous books and articles and has been interviewed for her views on social and environmental justice by The New York Times, public radio and television. She has published op-eds in The LA Review of Books, Al Jazeera, The World Financial Review, and The European Magazine.
The driving force behind all her work is the question of how to overcome ecological and economic scarcity. As governments, policy makers, and the courts worldwide struggle to redress environmental degradation and the harms experienced by vulnerable communities, Parr looks to themes of equity, friendship, and generosity as starting points for change.
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