The UICHR Fall 2024 Webinar Series will examine Industrial Agriculture: Impacts, Advocacy, and Community. Join experts from across the United States for a series of panels discussing the impacts of industrial agriculture on the environment, community, and health of agricultural states. 

Industrial Animal Agriculture: Impacts on the Environment, Communities, and Health

Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST | YouTube Recording

During the first webinar, join experts for a discussion about the history of industrial agriculture and confined animal feed operations in Iowa, their impacts on our health and our communities.

Legal Advocacy and Environmental Litigation: From North Carolina to Iowa

Wednesday, Oct. 16 | Noon to 1 p.m. CST | YouTube Recording

During the second webinar, join environmental litigators and advocates in a discussion about how legal practitioners have litigated cases against industrial agriculture from North Carolina to Iowa.

Agricultural Workers and Extreme Heat: OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule

Wednesday, Nov. 13 | Noon to 1 p.m. CST |  YouTube Recording

Join occupational safety, labor, and environmental experts discussing the risks of extreme temperatures for outdoor workers in a changing climate and the recently proposed OSHA rule to protect workers from hazardous heat.

And join us for the annual One Community, One Book where the author Corban Addison discusses "Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial”. This event will be hosted in person and is free and open to the public.

These events will be closed captioned. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact UICHR in advance at uichr@uiowa.edu