{"632011":{"#nid":"632011","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Liam\u2019s Legacy Symposium \u2013 Facing Climate Change: Tools and Stories that Connect Communities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETuesday, February 11, 2020;\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:10.8333px\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E4:00pm \u0026ndash; 5:30pm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Bill Moore Student Success Center, Clary Theater\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease join the Georgia Tech Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain as we host our annual Liam\u0026rsquo;s Legacy Symposium on Tuesday, February 11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;from 4:00pm \u0026ndash; 5:30pm.\u0026nbsp; This event is p\u003Cem\u003Eresented in partnership with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of History and Sociology (through a grant from the\u0026nbsp;Gertrude and William C.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWardlaw\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Fund in support of the Conference on Human Rights, Changes and Challenges).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Spring 2020 Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy Symposium will focus on\u0026nbsp;community science, storytelling, and our changing environment. Julia\u0026nbsp;Drapkin\u0026nbsp;will join us from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iseechange.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;ISeeChange\u003C\/a\u003E, a\u0026nbsp;New-Orleans-based organization she founded to empower and connect communities across the country through climate-change-related data collection, along with\u0026nbsp;Raina\u0026nbsp;Turner, Executive Director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sustainable-communitysolutions.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESustainable Community Solutions Network,\u0026nbsp;LLC\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and organizer and leader of the annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blacksustainabilitysummit.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBlack Sustainability Summit\u003C\/a\u003E. Plan to join us for presentations by Ms.\u0026nbsp;Drapkin\u0026nbsp;and Ms. Turner, along with\u0026nbsp;a moderated discussion facilitated by\u0026nbsp;GSU\u0026nbsp;student\u0026nbsp;Zeena\u0026nbsp;Abdulkarim, a Political Science major who is passionate about intersectional activism, the protection of the planet and environmental justice, breaking down systems of oppression structured against minority communities, spreading awareness of these matters, and taking action through community organizing.\u0026nbsp; The speaking event will be followed by a reception.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnable to attend in person?\u0026nbsp; This event will be live-streamed.\u0026nbsp; Please access\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/7VgLGbsGkaM\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWebsite link (information and directions)\u0026nbsp;:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/liams-legacy-symposium-facing-climate-change-tools-and-stories-connect-communities\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/liams-legacy-symposium-facing-climate-change-tools-and-stories-connect-communities\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u200bAbout Liam\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERattray\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026amp; Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy Symposium honors the memory of Liam\u0026nbsp;Rattray, an outstanding and socially-committed Georgia Tech Honors Program student who was tragically killed by a drunk driver just a few weeks after his graduation, in 2011.\u0026nbsp;We mourn his death, but we also celebrate his life in this annual event that carries his name and draws upon his legacy of\u0026nbsp;engagement and activism.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Spring 2020 Liam\u0027s Legacy Symposium will focus on\u00a0community science, storytelling, and our changing environment. 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