Led by Brook Thompson
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We hope you will join us for our next webinar of the series, which will be led by Brook Thompson. We will learn from Brook about the work of the indigenous communities and the fight at the intersection of environmental justice and indigenous self-determination.
Brook (she / her) is a Yurok and Karuk Native American from Northern California, and a PhD student at UC Santa Cruz in Environmental Studies. This year she received a Masters from Stanford University in Environmental Engineering, with a focus on water resources and hydrology. In 2020 she graduated from Portland State University's Honors College with a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Political Science.
Currently, Brook works as a restoration engineer for the Yurok Tribe. She's been an intern for the City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services, The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, West Yost Associates Engineering, and the California Water Resource Control Board, and Save California Salmon. Brook is a Gates Millennium Scholar, UNITY 2020 25 Under 25 Recipient, and a 2017 Undergraduate AIGC Student of the Year Awardee among other honors.
Brook's goal is to bring together water rights and Native American knowledge through engineering, public policy, and social action. Current fights include undamming the Klamath River, MMIW awareness, supporting Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and encouraging women and Natives in STEM fields. She gives public speeches and makes artwork to raise awareness on these issues.
This 3-webinar series is curated by award-winning community activist Brenda Perez (she / her / ella), a D.C. local who is passionate about fighting for the liberation of mother earth and oppressed people of color. Brenda will open each of our webinars with an introduction to our speaker and provide context for each discussion.
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Closed captioning thanks to Don Rombach.