Registration and check-in starts at 5:30pm at Wilson Hall on the Tempe Campus. Wilson Hall is northeast of the Gammage Auditorium near the intersection of Gammage Parkway and Forest Ave.

Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and personal care products for donation to the mutual aid group NOURISHPhoenix.

6:00pm - 6:45pm: Vegan dinner - Catered by Green New American Vegetarian

Wilson Hall - 2nd Floor Patio

7:00pm: usical performance by Artificial Red Wilson 103

Artificial Red

Randy Kemp is a Native American artist and musician. A tribal member of the Choctaw/Muscogee-Creek and Euchee nations of Oklahoma, he is a storyteller and flute player, sharing contemporary stories of Native American life, themes, and views.

Randy will be joined by guitarist Phillip Empey.

7:30pm: Fireside chat with Drs. Tommy Rock and Jennifer Richter Wilson 103

Dr. Tommy Rock

Dr. Rock’s research takes a multidisciplinary approach to tackle complex issues, such as sustainability in the Southwest, from a Native American point of view. One of the main objectives is to merge health, environmental, and cultural aspects, specifically related to uranium mining (environmental exposure), to make better-informed decisions about tribal lands. As a member of the Navajo Nation, Rock believes that addressing uranium contamination must reflect Navajo culture. He recommends using Navajo Fundamental Laws to guide policy development, making it more effective. Furthermore, Traditional Ecological Knowledge can assist the tribe in improving their quality of life, particularly around uranium contamination, which is a subject of particular interest in Rock’s research.

Dr. Jennifer Richter

Dr. Jennifer Richter is an associate professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. Her research interests are at the intersections of science, environment, and society, and she teaches courses on environmental justice, science and society, and energy policy. She is especially interested in how policies that govern innovations and research are created and then taken up by local populations, specifically in the American West. Professor Richter focuses on energy justice, specifically in relation to the cultural, political, and environmental issues that come with larger energy transitions.

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