15 March at 17:30–18:30
As part of Green Week campaign
Air pollution is the 4th biggest killer in the UK, causing approximately 60,000 premature deaths per year. Leamington Spa is one of 44 towns and cities in the UK breaching World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on air quality; standards which London breached in the first five days of 2017. The invisible threat of air pollution is often ignored, so to bring it into the spotlight we have invited 4 speakers to discuss the issue. They will be answering questions and sharing their opinions & research in a panel discussion to raise awareness and propose possible solutions/actions we can take. *** SPEAKERS***
Chris Crean - Friends of the Earth Midlands Campaigner (Campaign for Clean Air) [link]
Nadia Inglis - Choose How You Move Coventry and Warwickshire (a Warwickshire County Council initiative to help you make sustainable travel choices) [link]
India Foster - Academic at Warwick University (Supporter and Organiser of cityform, currently working on toxic expertise and environmental justice)
Frederik Dahlmann - Associate Professor of Strategy and Sustainability [link]
*** LOCATION ***
If the strike is still on this will be held in the SU (Meeting room 2) so as not to cross the picket line, however, if UUK return to negotiations before Week 10 this will be held in Social Sciences (S0.13). Keep checking the Facebook event for updates.
Hope to see you there!
