Robertson Hall
Bowl 16

Moderator: Professor Ariel Rogers ’08, visiting instructor, Dominican University. Panelists: Hon. Regis Pecos ’77, Citizen of the Pueblo de Cochiti; Marielle Villar Martiney ’14, Founder and CEO of Legislative Llama; Dr. Kevon Rhiney, 2023/2024 Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor of Environmental Humanities at the Princeton High Meadows Environmental Institute; Peggy Shepard, executive director, WE ACT.

In this gripping and lively panel, we delve into the disproportionate impact of hazardous pollution on communities of color and low-income communities in the United States. Across the United States, communities of color often face higher exposure to pollutants and toxins compared to their white counterparts. Examples include: the 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River known as Cancer Alley between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, lead contaminated water crises throughout the US (Flint, Jackson, Newark etc.), and the environmental impacts of oil/gas pipelines on indigenous land. Please join Marielle Villar Martiney ’14, Founder and CEO of Legislative Llama; Hon. Regis Pecos ’77, Citizen of the Pueblo de Cochiti; Dr. Kevon Rhiney, 2023/2024 Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor of Environmental Humanities at the Princeton High Meadows Environmental Institute; Peggy Shepard, executive director, WE ACT, and moderated by Professor Ariel Rogers ’08, visiting instructor, Dominican University, on Friday May 24th 11AM Robertson Hall Bowl 016 as they shed light on these critical issues, discuss their implications, and share efforts by environmental justice organizations aiming to combat environmental racism, safeguard communities, and advocate for policy changes to reduce exposure to environmental health risks.

Sponsored by Concerned Black Alumni of Princeton (CBAP)