HCJM: Migration and the Climate

Hosted by The Houston Climate Justice Museum, Migration and the Climate is a symposium bringing together artists, scholars, and community leaders on the intersection of the climate crisis and migration. Day two of this event looks to the global and the local - untangling migration and the climate crisis through understanding foodways and colonial histories in Texas and beyond.

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This event is free and open to the public.

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Schedule

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11:30AM - 1:00PM

Imperial Debris: Entangled Histories, Migration, and the Climate Crisis

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Speakers

Matt Manalo, Multidisciplinary artist and founder of Alief Art House and Filipinx Artists of Houston

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Kairn Klieman, Associate Professor of History at University of Houston

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Juan Mancias, Tribal chair of the Esto'k Gna (Carrizo/Comecrudo) Tribe of Texas, Historian, Storyteller, and Keeper of the Lifeways

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Moderator

‍ Alden Sajor Marte-Wood- Assistant Professor of English at Rice University

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1:00PM - 2:00PM‍

Lunch

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2:00PM - 4:00PM

Climate Migrations on the Table: Exploring Foodways in Changing Worlds

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Speakers

Materanya 'Pierre' Ruchinagiza, Pastor, farmer, and educator from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Anita Jaisinghani, Chef and co-owner of Pondicheri Café, cookbook author, and columnist for the Houston Chronicle

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Roy Vu, Professor and Chair of history Discipline at Dallas College North Lake Campus

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Jonny Rhodes, Chef and founder of Indigo restaurant, Food Fight farms, and Broham Fine Soul Food & Groceries

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Moderator

Keren Reichler, PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at Rice University

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