A panel discussion exploring issues related to oil, water and environmental justice in the Bakken oil formation is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the NDSU Memorial Union Gallery.
The panel will highlight interdisciplinary, collaborative projects emerging from courses at NDSU and Minnesota State University Moorhead that explore natural resource use, environmental planning and social and environmental justice in the Bakken region.
Two separate projects will be discussed. “Why is Fracking a Feminist Issue? A Workshop/discussion on Environmental Justice Issues and Fracking in Western North Dakota” will be presented by Kathryn Lucero, MSUM student, and Claudia Murphy, MSUM professor of philosophy and women and gender studies.
A second project, “Mending Views: Environmental Photography and Planning for the Bakken,” is a collaborative project coordinated by Dominic Fischer, NDSU assistant professor of landscape architecture, and Meghan Kirkwood, NDSU assistant professor of art.
The panel will be held in conjunction with “Oil and Water: a Printmaking Exchange” on display at the Memorial Union Gallery through Nov. 20. The exhibition used the medium of printmaking to explore the use or misuse of natural resources. Participants include students and faculty from NDSU, MSUM, Concordia College, Minot State University, University of Manitoba, University of North Dakota and Valley City State University.
The Memorial Union Gallery is on the second floor of the NDSU Memorial Union at 1401 Administrative Ave. Visitor parking is available in the South Union Lot. Free parking is available all day on weekends and after 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. including being open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
For more information, visit www.ndsu.edu/mu/programs/gallery.
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