How does research inform policy and non-profit work? How can researchers ethically work with oppressed communities to create sustainable solutions? How are community organizing and activism using research to improve outcomes? Our guest will lead a conversation about helping our research be grounded in and continuously connected to local communities.

Presented by Janiece Watts
Janiece Watts is an environmental justice advocate working to advance equitable outcomes across Minnesota’s energy system. As an organizer, she has worked on issues from air quality and health, to workers’ rights, and food justice. She is a U of M alum and St. Paul native.