Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join UBC
June 28, 2021
World-renowned climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis are joining the faculty at the University of British Columbia’s department of geography.
“We are thrilled to welcome Naomi and Avi to UBC to advance the urgent social, political and economic changes necessary to address the climate crisis,” says Dr. Gage Averill, dean of UBC’s faculty of arts. “This is a critical moment for the future of our planet and we are committed to highlighting climate justice in all of our priorities.”
Klein is a New York Times best-selling author known across the globe for her work in climate justice and critiques of globalized capitalism. She has written eight critically-acclaimed books, published in more than 30 languages, including The Shock Doctrine, On Fire, No is Not Enough and This Changes Everything. She will join UBC as the inaugural Faculty of Arts Chair in Climate Justice in September.
Klein will also take a leadership role in building a Centre for Climate Justice, currently in development, which will be housed within the department of geography. The centre’s goal is to bring together activists, policy makers, elders, scholars and frontline communities — harnessing the university’s skills and resources in service of those already working towards environmental justice in diverse spaces.
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