Thursday, April 10 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
McLaren Complex — 251
The Lane Center’s Laudato Si Research Collaborative (2024-2025) celebrates the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical on integral ecology, Laudato Si. This conference is the culmination of USF faculty research projects that interpret, expand, critically engage, and enact Pope Francis’s vision of an integral ecology.
Please register by Tuesday, April 1. Lunch will be served and the conference will be live streamed.
Session Descriptions
Morning Session 1 (9:15am-10:45am) : Rethinking Ecology and Economy: Indigenous Values, Law, and Environmental Justice
- Jorge Aquino, “Laudato Si and the Quest for a Planetary Eco-Socialism”
- Dana Zartner, “Standing for Nature: Legal Strategies for Environmental Justice”
- Seth Wachtel, “Future Gardens: Regenerative, Youth Oriented Tribal Landscapes”
- Adrienne Johnson and Alexii Sigona, TBD
Morning Session 2 (11:00am - 12:30pm) : Designing Solutions for an Integral Ecology
- Kelly L’Engle, “Motivating and Empowering Climate Activism through Art”
- Andrew Hobbs, “Mapping Global Climate Risk in Agriculture”
- Stephanie Siehr and Rachel Beth Egenhoefer, TBD
Afternoon Session 3 (1:30pm - 2:30pm) : Integral Ecological Activism: Student Reflections on the 10th Anniversary Laudato si Advocacy Summit
- Students from Laudato si 10th Anniversary Advocacy Summit