This podcast offers you the opportunity to listen to curious conversations exploring the intersection of sustainability, equity, and social justice. It is a resource for folks who are interested in learning and thinking about how equity and environment interact and who want to approach solving environmental problems in ways that are better informed by social justice -- or solving social justice problems in ways that are more environmentally conscious.
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This podcast offers you the opportunity to listen to curious conversations exploring the intersection of sustainability, equity, and social justice. It is a resource for folks who are interested in learning and thinking about how equity and environment interact and who want to approach solving environmental problems in ways that are better informed by social justice -- or solving social justice problems in ways that are more environmentally conscious.
Just Sustainability, Episode 25B: liz Thomson on universal design principles, counter-spaces, and home-spaces
Just Sustainability
45 minutes 27 seconds
2 years ago
Just Sustainability, Episode 25B: liz Thomson on universal design principles, counter-spaces, and home-spaces
In the second half of the conversation that I had with liz Thomson, we spoke built on our discussion about the relationship between equity and disability by talking about universal design principles and the creation of counter- and home-spaces as a framework for improving sense of belonging. liz and I finished our chat reflecting upon interdependence, mutual support, and community.
Elizabeth (liz) Anh Thomson, PhD is 5’2″, dark-skinned, disabled, Vietnamese adoptee, gender non-conforming person with shaved black hair, black eyes, and tortoise colored thick-rimmed glasses. They’re the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Minnesota Morris. They’re a disability studies scholar that studies cultural centers and works to create counter and home spaces for students belonging to marginalized populations.
This podcast offers you the opportunity to listen to curious conversations exploring the intersection of sustainability, equity, and social justice. It is a resource for folks who are interested in learning and thinking about how equity and environment interact and who want to approach solving environmental problems in ways that are better informed by social justice -- or solving social justice problems in ways that are more environmentally conscious.
