The Sociology Department Hosts: Jessica Roy Memorial Colloquium

Friday, April 26, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Namaste Lounge

Please join the Sociology Department from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Namaste Lounge on Friday, April 26, as we hear a talk, "Embodied Ecologies: Connecting Sustainability and Environmental Justice."

The speaker is Giovanna Di Chiro, Lang Visiting Professor for Issues of Social Change, Swarthmore. Di Chiro received her PhD in History of Consciousness from UCSC in 1995.

This event commemorates Jessica Roy ('04, sociology), who was killed while studying abroad in Kenya. The Jessica Roy Memorial Award Fund provides funding for an annual award for one or more graduate students. The award, which is based on academic merit, is intended to provide its winners with stipends to support fieldwork travel and research. The recipient will be announced during the event.