Displacement and Reparation: Climate, Labor and Migration Justice Symposium

Organized by Nature, Space and Politics, the Human Rights and Migration Program, Muir College, the Democracy Lab, UC San Diego Library and The Loft

Join us for an interdisciplinary event exploring themes of climate change, human and more-than-human displacements, and calls for reparation across the Americas and Pacific Islands. Through presentations, discussions and workshops, we will engage with the cascading concerns of human and ecological fragility and agency in this interconnected region with scholars, activists, artists, journalists, librarians, and scientists.

Seuss Room Lobby, Geisel Library
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

“Extractivism and Extra-Activism: Resistance, Reparations, and Relationality”
Seuss Room, Geisel Library
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Welcome: Elana Zilberg, Associate Professor, Communication Department, Co-Director, Nature, Space and Politics, and Co-Director, Human Rights and Migration Program, UC San Diego

Moderators: Johnathon Vargas, Ph.D. Student & Magdalena Donea, Ph.D. Candidate, Communication Department, NSP Graduate Student Organizers, UC San Diego

Presenters:

• José Artiga, Director, SHARE Foundation, “Too Much & Not Enough: The Case of the Central American Dry Corridor”
• Luis Martín-Cabrera, Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Cultural Studies, Literature, UC San Diego, “Against Eco-Colonialism: The Making of a Digital Archive on the Impact of Lithium Extraction in the Andes.”
• Tiara Na’puti, Associate Professor of Global & International Studies, UC Irvine, “Refuge & Resistance from Global Archipelagos”
• Dina Gilio-Whitaker, American Indian Studies, CSU San Marcos, “Community Engaged Indigenous Scholarship in Climate and Environmental Resilience”

Discussant: Wayne Yang, Professor, Ethnic Studies, Principal Investigator, Indigenous Futures Institute, and Provost, Muir College, UC San Diego

Seuss Room Lobby, Geisel Library
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Seuss Room Lobby, Geisel Library
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

• Melanesian Archive & Reformatting Lab with Cristela Garcia-Spitz
• Data & GIS Lab with Amy Work

"Towards Climate, Labor, and Migration Justice: Displacement and Resilience in the Colonial-Capitalist Present”
Seuss Room, Geisel Library
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Introduction: Elana Zilberg, Associate Professor, Communication Department, Co-Director, Nature, Space and Politics, and Co-Director, Human Rights and Migration Program, UC San Diego

Keynote: Hossein Ayazi (Ph.D) Senior Policy Analyst, Global Justice Program, Othering & Belonging Institute, UC Berkeley

Discussant: Fonna Forman, Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, Center on Global Justice, UC San Diego

The LOFT, Price Center East
5:30 p.m.

“Newtok: The Water is Rising” (2022)
The LOFT, Price Center East
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Welcome: Wayne Yang, Professor, Ethnic Studies, Principal Investigator, Indigenous Futures Institute, and Provost, Muir College, UC San Diego

Panelists:

• Joe Riley, Ph.D. Candidate, Art History, Theory and Criticism (Art Practice Concentration), Visual Arts Department and the Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
• Cindy J Lin, President and Founder, San Diego Environmental Film Festival (SDEFF) and Lecturer, Environmental Studies, Muir College, UC San Diego

With generous support from: School of Social Sciences, Muir College, Seventh College, Eighth College, Eleanor Roosevelt College, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, International Institute, Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts, Cross Cultural Center, Changemaker Institute, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, Critical Gender Studies, Sociology Department, Visual Arts Department, Ethnic Studies Department, Political Science Department, Economics Department, Urban Studies Department, Latin American Studies, Global South Studies, Middle East Studies, Global Health Program, Green New Deal @ UCSD, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

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Driving: All visitors to the UC San Diego campus are required to display a valid parking pass. For directions and parking information for this event, click here. For information about accessible parking on campus, click here. The closest parking to Geisel Library is the Hopkins Parking Structure, at the corner of Hopkins Drive and Voight Drive. Parking passes can be purchased at pay stations near the elevators at Hopkins Parking Structure or by using the ParkMobile App on a mobile device (zone 4752). For information about accessible parking on campus, click here.

Walking Directions to Geisel Library from Hopkins Parking Structure:

• Once you exit the parking structure, walk South on Hopkins Drive down Hopkins Lane until you reach the Geisel Roundabout. From there, you can either follow Route 1, which takes you through a set of stairs before entering Geisel Library, or Route 2, which takes you through a smooth pathway.
• Route 1 (Google Maps): From the Geisel Roundabout, follow the path that goes east, towards the Geisel Library building. Follow this path until you reach a set of stairs on your right. Go down these stairs to enter Geisel Library.
• Route 2 (Google Maps): From the Geisel Roundabout, keep going south on the path past the roundabout and follow the curve of the path to the left. Then, make the next left to reach the front entrance of Geisel Library.

Bus: City bus routes Rapid 201 Super Loop, Rapid 202 Super Loop, 30, 41 (weekdays only), 101 (North County Transit District), 237 (weekdays only) and 921 all go through UC San Diego. Exit at Gilman & Myers Drive. This stop is approximately 0.3 miles from Geisel Library via Library Walk. Note: Gilman & Myers Drive's westbound bus stop has been temporarily moved closer to Library Walk for construction until September 2026. See Alerts & Detours.

Trolley: The trolley's Blue Line provides direct, frequent service to UC San Diego. Exit at the UC San Diego Central Campus Station. Geisel Library is approximately 0.3 miles away via Matthews Lane. For more information, visit the UC San Diego PRONTO FAQ or use the MTS Trip Planner.

People-powered Transportation: Bike racks are on the Forum Level and near the Library's front entrance.

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The Loft is located on the 2nd Floor of the Price Center. For a map with directions see: theloft.ucsd.edu/contact

Parking is available in Gilman Parking Structure via the Parkmobile App. From the 5 Freeway, Exit La Jolla Village Dr, Head West and Turn Right on Via Jolla Drive.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Geisel Library AND The LOFT, 9701 Hopkins Drive, San Diego, United States