Gopal has been involved in fighting for social, economic, environmental and racial justice through organizing and campaigning, teaching, writing, speaking and direct action since the late 1980s. He currently serves on the Staff Collective of Movement Generation (MG): Justice and Ecology Project, which inspires and engages in transformative action towards the liberation and restoration of land, labor, and culture. MG is rooted in vibrant social movements led by low-income communities and communities of color committed to a Just Transition away from profit and pollution and towards healthy, resilient, and life-affirming local economies.
Gopal serves on the boards of The Center for Story-Based Strategy, The Working World, and The ETCgroup, and is on the advisory board of the Catalyst Project. Gopal works at the intersection of ecology, economy, and empire.
Source: http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/gopal-dayaneni/
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Part of Climate Justice Now! Art and Environment Today, a series of free Monday/Wednesday evening lectures, featuring a diverse array of guest speakers, all leaders in the area of climate justice and cultural politics, which will explore the current imperatives for making a just transition to a post-carbon future. Curated by professor T.J. Demos.
Free and open to the public.
Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:00pm.
Parking $3
Presented by the Arts Division, History of Art and Visual Culture Department, and Arts Dean’s Fund for Excellence.