Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 6:00-7:30 pm
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The change in administration and in Congress this year will present challenges to many aspects of our national life, with changes that could ripple far into our communities. Join us for an evening dedicated to identifying ways that we can support an agenda of environmental justice and a sustainable future.
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Our featured guests will be Kirsten Engel, professor of law at UA and former state senator, and Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter. They will review their perspectives on what programs, policies, and places are at increased risk, and what we can do – as individuals and as a collective – to preserve and protect them.  We expect a lively question & answer session, evolving into a shared conversation on how to move forward, with determination and good will.
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Join us for a meeting of hearts and minds, an invitation to all to scale up our engagement on behalf of a sustainable desert community.
Sandy Bahr is the director for the Grand Canyon Chapter of Sierra Club. Her responsibilities include advocating with various state and federal agencies for environmental justice and democracy, conducting research, developing and evaluating policies, conducting grassroots outreach and organizing, developing priority projects, and supervising staff.
She has received a number of awards for her work, including the Arizona Interfaith Power and Light 2017 SAGE (Spirited Activists Greening the Earth) award, the 2019 Best Environmentalist recognition from Phoenix New Times, and 2023 recognition from Chispa Arizona.
Kirsten Engel is a law professor specializing in environmental law, a former Arizona state senator, and a two-time Democratic nominee for Congressional District 6 in Southern Arizona. Kirsten is committed to building the people-led alliances and the legal frameworks needed to protect our unique Arizona
environment and build a sustainable economy for future generations by safeguarding our water resources, lowering costs for working families, and speeding the transition to clean energy.