Professor Cirecie West-Olatunji: Cultural Marginalization, Historical Trauma, and the Need for Environmental Justice

Professor Cirecie West-Olatunji will discuss how cultural marginalization has contributed to historical trauma for minoritized communities in various societies. Professor West-Olatunji will offer examples of how systemically oppressed groups disproportionately experience environmental challenges under-investigated and poorly addressed within their social systems.

With questions from a panel of Western Sydney University representatives, Professor West-Olatunji will conclude with exemplars of global solutions.

This session is hosted by Western Sydney University’s Social Justice Network, School of Humanities and Communications Arts, and the Institute for Culture and Society.