Saturday March 14th 9am - 1pm – Rights of Nature symposium at Multicultural Center at Vermont Law & Graduate School.

Co-sponsored by BALE, the Environmental Justice Law Society and the Energy Law Society will host a series of discussions called the Hoodwinked Series. This series will highlight current environmental justice and energy issues, led by distinguished scholars in the field.

Our third panel will focus on the Rights of Nature, a new movement leading to the recognition that all entities within our ecosystem deserve rights. We will have one keynote speaker, Tom Linzey, and one panel with 6 experts in the field: Tom Linzey, Earl Hatley, Emily Boles, John Moody, Rebecca Jim, and Juliana Arnold.

Our speakers will discuss the shift towards granting non-human entities legal personhood status, reimagining how guardians can protect the environment. This movement is deeply rooted in Indigenous traditions and has become implemented by many members of the global community. We aim to discuss how the Rights of Nature movement may start to find a foothold close to home. 

We will provide ample time for questions and mingling. EGLS will provide breakfast.