February 25, 2008 (Vol. 7, No. 3)

Faculty Member to Speak on Environmental Justice Issues

Professor Jeanne Peloso (Early Childhood and Childhood Education) will join a distinguished group of policy, environmental, and social justice advocates for a panel discussion March 12 in Washington, D.C.

The session—entitled "Environmental Justice: What is Our Future?"—will be hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke. It seeks to highlight environmental issues that disproportionately affect low-income urban communities, such as lead poisoning, asthma, and overcrowding, and place these issues at the top of the national agenda.

Professor Peloso will discuss her paper, "Environmental Justice Education: Empowering Students to Become Environmental Citizens," which was published online in the Urban Education Journal last fall. In the paper, she advocates the integration of environmental justice education into the P-12 curriculum in order to prepare children to become responsible environmental citizens.

Other panelists will include representatives from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and Greenpeace.

Professor Peloso joined the Lehman faculty in 2005 because of her interest in preparing teachers to work in urban schools. She earned a B.A. from Georgetown University and M.Ed., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Boston College.

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