Starting Date: 03-03-2016
Ending Date: 03-06-2016
University Of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97405
United StatesFor decades, the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has cultivated a forum recognized for novel constructive debate. It is a place to address both the best and the worst moments of humanity’s relationship with nature and with itself. We have reflected on past interactions. We have fought to challenge matters of ecological, social, and cultural degradation. We have responded. Over time, PIELC has become a reliable element to the mechanism of modern environmental justice.
Now it is time to build new legacies. Now it is time to recognize that although the tools of rationality and logic have gotten us to where we are, we have so much further to go. While we live in a world that expresses diverse realities, dominant assumptions of ecology, economy, and society have left us with only one narrative. A different construction of our assumptions will lead to a more open conversation of shaping environmental justice in the 21st century.
“A Legacy Worth Leaving” is a response to the drastic need of daily, direct action of individuals in their communities. Cohesive leadership models must acknowledge that individual participation directs society’s impact on interdependent community and global systems. Diversity of cultures, talents, and specialties must converge to guide community initiatives in a balanced system. Each has a unique role that can no longer be hindered by the complacent passive-participation models of traditional leadership schemes. Building community means being community.
This year at PIELC, we will be exploring alternative methods of approaching current ecological, social, and cultural paradigms. First, by examining the past – let us not relive our mistakes. Then, by focusing on the present. Days to months, months to years, years to a lifetime; small acts compound to the life-story of a person, a place, a planet. What legacy are you leaving?
Please join us March 3rd – 6th in Eugene, Oregon, for the 34rd annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. We are now accepting panel submissions. Please note that if your panel is expected to receive CLE credit, we ask that your panel materials be submitted by the end of January, prior to the conference.
Registration for the conference will open in January.Geographical Scope: National Conference |
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