Monday, October 31, 12:00 to 1:00pm, College of Liberal Arts building, room 4310: Dr. Maria Tysiachniouk of the Center for Independent Social Research, St. Petersburg & Wageningen University, will speak on “Benefit Sharing Arrangements in the Arctic: Promoting Sustainability of Indigenous Communities.” Dr. Tysiachniouk’s talk will provide an analysis of governance of oil production networks and their implications for global rules and local practices related to the indigenous communities in the Russian Arctic and Alaska.
Friday, November 4, 3:00 to 4:00pm, College of Liberal Arts building, room 2310: Nina Beth Cardin, founder of the Baltimore Orchard Project, will speak on “Planting Fruit Trees, Building Community.” Rabbi Cardin will explore the benefits of urban agroforestry through the case study of the Baltimore Orchard Project. Urban fruit trees bring healing to frayed spirits and hardscaped cities. They serve as a bridge between cityscape and wildness; nature built and nature-found; dependence and resilience.
Friday, November 18, 3:00 to 4:00pm, College of Liberal Arts building, room 2310: Dr. Nadine Braunstein of the Department of Interprofessional Health Studies at Towson University, will speak on “Improving Access to Health Food in Baltimore Cherry Hill: a Case Study.” Dr. Braunstein worked with the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore to reduce food insecurity by establishing an urban farm and school gardens.
For more information, contact the Department of Geography and Environmental Planning at geography@towson.edu.
