ADRIAN — An agroecologist from Michigan State University will discuss ending hunger, conserving biodiversity and halting climate change at Siena Heights University.
M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell will be the Winter 2024 William Issa Endowment Speaker on the Environment on Thursday, April 25, at Siena Heights University, a news release said. His presentation at 7 p.m. in Rueckert Auditorium is hosted by SHU’s Sustainable College Committee. Rueckert Auditorium is inside Dominican Hall.
Johnson-Chappell’s presentation will cover food sovereignty, food justice and agroecology and why these concepts support just sustainability, the release said.
“Drawing on his work in Brazil and the United States, he will emphasize the importance of understanding how change happens, discuss where significant advancements in ending hunger and conserving biodiversity have happened, and examine how each of us may act toward the positive change needed to end hunger and halt climate change through deepening our commitment to and understanding of what it means to be a democracy,” the release said.