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Résumé Bunyan Bryant, Ph.D.

HOME ADDRESS:

1902 Independence

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

Telephone Number: (734) 769-4493

BUSINESS ADDRESS:

School of Natural Resources and Environment

440 Church

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1041

Telephone Number: (734) 763-2470

Fax Number: (734) 936-2195

ELECTRONIC ADDRESSES:

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.snre.umich.edu/~bbryant

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DATE OF BIRTH: March 6, 1935

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Jean Rae Carlberg

Retired Teacher of History, Mathematics, and French

Retired City Council Member of Ann Arbor, Michigan

Member of Ann Arbor Planning Commission

Ann Arbor Zoning Board of Appeals

Washtenaw County Housing Alliance Board

No children by choice

EDUCATION:

University Dates Degree Major

Univ. of Michigan 1966-70 Ph.D. Education

Univ. of Michigan 1960-65 M.S.W. Social Work

Eastern Michigan Univ. 1953-58 B.S. Social Science

POST-GRADUATE STUDY:

Town and Country Planning, University of Manchester. Manchester, England. 1973.

SPECIALIZATION IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH:

1995- Present: Director of the Environmental Justice Initiative. The Mission of the

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SPECIALIZATION IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH (continued):

University of Michigan Environmental Justice Initiative is to ensure the right of all people to

live in a safe, clean, and healthy environment. The Initiative attempts to accomplish its

mission through research, retrieval/dissemination conferences, and policy briefings.

2000- Present: Member of the Environmental Justice Climate Change Initiative. The

Initiative is a national coalition of organizations interested in climate justice.

Teaching: Three areas including Environmental Advocacy, Policy, and Justice.

Research: Research consists of Race, Class and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards.

DISSERTATIONS AND MASTERS PROJECTS:

Kalkirtz, V., Martinez, M., and Teague, A. (2008). Environmental Justice and Fish

Consumption on the Detroit River. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan School of Natural

Resources and Environment and the Environmental Justice Initiative.

Spiess, D. (2008). Public Participation in Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment: The

Role of Community Organizations. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan School of Natural

Resources and Environment.

Nelson, B. (2008). Water Reform in Brazil: An Analyses of its Implementation in the

Paraíba do Sul Basin and a Look at Social Marketing as a Tool for its Optimal Success.

Ann Arbor. University of Michigan. School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Ogawa, Y. T. (2007). The Role of Land in Lowcountry South Carolina African American

Communities and its Implications for Development and Cultural Preservation. Ann Arbor:

University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Dorsey, M. (2005). Commercialization of Biodiversity: Processes, Actors, and Contestation

in Ecuador, 1536-2001. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan School of Natural Resources

and Environment.

Animashaun, K. (2005). Racialized Spaces: Exploring Space as an Exploratory and

Independent Variable in Environmental Justice Analysis. Ann Arbor: University of

Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Grier, G., MacDonald, A., Varner, C., Wetzel, K., and Zajac, L. (2005). Environmental

Justice for Arab Americans: An American Justice Assessment of the South End Community

of Dearborn, Michigan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan School of Natural Resources

and Environment and the Environmental Justice Initiative.

Sherman, S. (2003). Strategies for Success in the Environmental Justice Movement. Ann

Arbor: University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Dorsey, J. (2001). Community-Based Activism within an Environmental Justice Frame: The

Siting of a Waste-to-Energy Facility in Flint-Genesee County. Ann Arbor: University of

Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.

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DISSERTATIONS AND MASTERS PROJECTS (continued):

Callewaert, J. (2000). Understanding the Multiple Conceptions of Environmental Justice: A

Qualitative Analysis of Perceptions and Values Regarding Title VI Environmental Justice

Complaints. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and

Environment.

DATES OF ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN:

1996-Present Professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment

1996-Present Professor in the Center of African-American and African Studies

2003-Present Professor in Taubman Center for Urban Planning

1982-95 Associate Professor in the Center of African-American and African

Studies

1978-90 Associate Professor in Urban Technological and Environmental Planning

1978-95 Associate Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment

1972-77 Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment

AWARDS:

10/18/2008 Outstanding Service to Environmental Education Individual-Regional

Level Award. Presented by the North American Association for

Environmental Education. Wichita, KS.

5/28/2008 William D. Milliken Distinguished Service Award, the State‟s highest

environmental honor. Presented by the Michigan Environmental Council.

Ann Arbor, MI.

4/9/2008 Environmental Leadership Award for Recognition of Leadership and

Contributions Promoting Environmental Justice by the Arab Community

Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). Dearborn, MI.

2007 Honor Award for Communication. Presented by The American Society of

Landscape Architects to faculty advisor Dr. Bunyan Bryant for RESPOND: A

Residential Oil Spill in St. Bernard Parish, LA.

9/8/2007 The Herbert L. Munzel Award for Environmental Activism for leadership in

the Environmental Justice Movement through the Ann Arbor Ecology Center.

Ann Arbor, MI.

6/2007 Honor for recognition of outstanding achievement for being a visionary

leader in Environmental Justice at the Faculty Diversity and Environmental

Justice Research Symposium sponsored by the Minority Environmental

Development Leadership Initiative (MELDI). Ann Arbor, MI.

6/2007 Recipient of the Spirit of Detroit Award in Recognition of Exceptional

Achievement, Outstanding Leadership, and Dedication of Improving the

Quality of Life on behalf of the City Council of Detroit. Detroit, MI.

4/2007 Award honoring dedication to students, The University of Michigan School

of Natural Resources and Environment Student Government. Ann Arbor, MI.

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AWARDS (continued):

10/20/2006 The first Damu Smith Power-of-One Environmental Justice Award by the

Deep South Center for Environmental Justice. New Orleans, LA.

5/13/2006 Ann Bona Award for Gray Activism for 2005-2006. The award goes to those

65 and older who are passionate about social justice activism. Ann Arbor, MI.

10/5/2005 The University of Michigan Regents‟ Award for Distinguished Public Service

recognizing public service activities that relate closely to teaching and

research, and reflect professional and academic expertise. Ann Arbor, MI.

10/2004 The first Bunyan Bryant Award recognizing outstanding leadership in the

field of environmental justice by the Sierra Club. Ann Arbor, MI.

5/16/2001 Honored as Outstanding Alumni by Northern High School in Flint, MI.

3/2001 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award for scholars committed to the

centrality of diversity as an important part of the University educational

mission. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

3/18/2001 Selected for the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship Award for outstanding

contributions to undergraduate education and commitment to undergraduate

teaching and the positive impact on the intellectual development and lives of

students. Approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Ann

Arbor, MI.

12/14/2000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Recognized by the Office of

Environmental Justice for outstanding contribution on the Air and Water

Subcommittee in the Service of the National Environmental Justice Advisory

Council. Washington, D.C.

4/2000 School of Natural Resources and Environment Outstanding Teaching Award.

University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

5/13/1999 Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions to the Future of Sustainability.

The President‟s Council on Sustainable Development.

4/5/1999 Advisor to the Student Environmental Justice Group which received the

Special Tribute Award. Presented by the Michigan State House of

Representatives to commemorate the members of the Environmental Justice

Student Group. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

3/31/1999 Advisor to the Student Environmental Justice Group that received the

Outstanding Student Group Award for student activities and leadership,

University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

11/14/1998 1998 Building Democracy Award for Excellent Leadership in Countering the

Far-Right in the Midwest. Chicago, IL.

12/12/1996 Kawanzaa Flames in Our Community Award. Award for Collective Work

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AWARDS (continued):

and Responsibility Reflecting the Third Day of Kwanzaa. Presented by

students of Forsythe School. Ann Arbor, MI.

1994-95 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice. In

recognition of outstanding service as a Charter Member of the National

Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

1994 Distinguished Service Award. In recognition of distinguished leadership to

the Environmental Justice Movement. Presented at the First Detroit

Environmental Justice Gathering on June 18. Detroit, MI.

1/18/1993 The Dreamkeeper Award. Presented by the University of Michigan Office of

the Vice-Provost for Minority Affairs in recognition of commitment and

tireless efforts toward improving the quality of life for all people of color.

Ann Arbor, MI.

1992 Community Award for Outstanding Service as a part of Detroit Summer ‟92

Program. Detroit, MI.

1992 Certificate of Appreciation for the outstanding service rendered to Maxey

Training School.

1990 Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of 25 years as a loyal member to

the School of Social Work. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

1969 USOE Bureau of the Handicapped, Development of Educational Personnel.

1968 Child Welfare Trainee, Michigan Department of Social Services. Public Law

88196.

OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY:

1996- Present Professor. University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and

Environment. Ann Arbor, MI.

1978-96 Associate Professor. University of Michigan School of Natural Resources

and Environment. Ann Arbor, MI.

1970-72 Project Director and Research Associate, University of Michigan School of

Education, Educational Change Team. Ann Arbor, MI.

1968-79 Assistant Project Director, Institute for Social Research, University of

Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

1976 Senior Clinical Social Worker, University of Michigan Fresh Air Camp.

Pinckney, MI. (Summer)

1966 Senior Clinical Social Worker, University of Michigan Fresh Air Camp.

Pinckney, MI. (Summer)

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OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY (continued):

1962-66 Program Director, Michigan State Department of Social Welfare, Children‟s

Division, Michigan Children‟s Institute. Ann Arbor, MI.

1961-62 Court Social Worker, Washtenaw County Probate Court. Ann Arbor, MI.

1960-61 Live-in Counselor, Methodist Children‟s Village. Redford Township, MI.

1960 Child Care Worker, Michigan State Department of Mental Health, Hawthorn

Center. Plymouth, MI.

1958-59 Recreational Assistant and Counselor, National Institute of Health. Bethesda,

MD.

INVITATIONS:

10/28/2009 Invited to participate on an Environmental Expert Panel Meeting, of the

National Environmental Health Conference, sponsored by the Center for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

Branch (LPPB), Sheraton Atlanta Hotel (accepted)

9/16-18/2008 Invited to participate in panel discussion on Environmental Justice in Roots

and Wings Seminar, Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. (accepted)

4/19/2008 Invited to lead workshop on “Environmental Justice: History and Issues” at

Pax Christi 27th Annual State Conference. Lansing, MI. (accepted)

2/28/2008 Invited by the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)

at the Harvard Law School and the Asian Pacific Caucus at the John F.

Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University to speak on a Race

Relations Panel: Why our Backyard? Environmental Racism and

Environmental Justice in APA communities. (declined)

10/2/2007 Invited to make an informal talk to the graduate students and faculty at

Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal

University in Taipei, Taiwan. (accepted)

9/29/2007 Invited to be keynote speaker at the 2007 Environmental Education

Conference at National Hualien University of Education in Hualien, Taiwan.

Presentation entitled “History of the Environmental Justice Movement with

Special Reference to the United States.” Taipei, Taiwan. (accepted)

9/25/2007 Invited to make a presentation at National Dong Hwa University in Shoufeng,

Hualien, Taiwan entitled “From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice.”

Speech presented to graduate students and faculty in the Graduate Institute of

Environmental Policy. Hualien, Taiwan. (accepted)

2/17/2007 Invited to make a presentation entitled The Connection between

Environmental Justice and Climate Justice at the Focus the Nation seminar.

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INVITATIONS (continued):

February 17, 2007. Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)

11/17/2005 Invited to make a presentation on Frames and Social Movements at the Crazy

Wisdom Bookstore. Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)

9/28/2005 Invited to make a presentation on the History of the Environmental Justice

Movement at the Arab Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS).

Dearborn, MI. (accepted)

7/27/2005 Invited to be the moderator of a workshop entitled Biomass-Hydrogen Power

Park Development Approaches sponsored by the International Conference on

Energy, Environment and Disasters (INCEED). Charlotte, NC. (accepted)

7/20/2005 Invited to make a presentation entitled The History of the Environmental

Justice Movement at the Environmental Policy Issues Seminar. Sponsored by

the United States Office of Personnel Management. Eastern Management

Development Center. Shepardstown, VA. (accepted)

6/16/2005 Invited to make a presentation entitled The Development of Environmental

Justice Policy in Michigan with Reference to National Developments.

Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Advisory

Council. (accepted)

5/25/2005 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice, Health

Disparities and Policies. Sponsored by the Office of Children‟s Health. U. S.

Environmental Protection Agency. University of Michigan Union. (accepted)

1/31/2005 Invited to participate in Detroit Environmental Justice roundtable to present

data on the empirical evidence of environmental justice. Detroit, MI.

(accepted)

7/14/2004 Invited to participate in Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision‟s

Roundtable Discussion on future trends and policies that impact

environmental quality and community development. Detroit, MI. (accepted)

12/1/2003 Invited to participate in National Commission for Energy Policy meeting on

policy briefings through the Environmental Justice and Climate Change

Initiative policy committee. Washington, D.C. (accepted)

11/12/2003 Invited to participate in the American Anthropological Association "Crossing

the Divide" Workshop. Chicago, IL. (accepted)

10/4/2003 Invited to be the Keynote Speaker at the Be Aware: Build Your

Environmental IQ Conference at LeMoyne-Owen College. Memphis,

TN. (accepted)

9/16/2003 Invited to lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the History of

Environmental Justice. Madison, WI. (accepted)

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5/22-23/2003 Invited to participate in the Kirwin Institute of Race and Ethnicity

Conference at Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. (accepted)

4/15/2003 Invited to participate in the Merit Network Video Conference with students

from West Middle School in Ypsilanti by communicating environmental

justice issues to students via live-time video networking. (accepted)

4/9/2003 Invited to ACCESS to facilitate a Forum Theatre project regarding

environmental injustice before a group of high school students. Dearborn, MI.

(accepted)

10/24/2002 Invited by the Environmental Justice Summit II to help facilitate a Forum

Theatre project regarding environmental injustice. Performance took place in

Washington, D.C. (accepted)

9/2/2002 Invited by the Korean NGO Delegation at the World Summit on Sustainable

Development to participate in a workshop on Environmental Justice held in

Johannesburg, South Africa. (accepted)

8/19/2002 Invited to be part of the Ford Foundation Delegation to the World Summit

on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa. (accepted)

8/17/2002 Invited by the American Sociological Association to make a presentation

entitled Environmental Justice: Success or Failure. The ASA met in Chicago,

IL. (accepted)

1/16/2002 Invited to make presentation on Environmental Justice at Yale University.

New Haven, CT. (accepted)

9/24-27/2001 Invited to make presentation for the Environmental Justice Workshop.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (declined)

9/6-7/2001 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice and The

Quality of Life: A Paper Prepared for the International Symposium for

Sharing Productive Welfare Experience. Seoul, Korea. (accepted)

6/10-14/2001 Invited to be a leading participant in the Environmental Justice Student

Training Academy, a four-day training event sponsored by the League of

Conservation Education Fund. Students of color were trained in electoral

politics focused on environmental justice. Washington, D.C. (accepted)

4/24-27/2001 Invited to participate in Redefining Progress Retreat for environmental justice

and solidarity with ongoing communication. Menlo Park, CA. (accepted)

4/20/2001 Invited to be keynote speaker for A Quest for Environmental Justice

conference. Connecticut College. New London, CT. (accepted)

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2/15/2001 Invited to make a presentation entitled Our Place on Earth and Environmental

Justice. Michigan State University. University Committee for a Sustainable

Campus. East Lansing, MI. (accepted)

1/20/2001 Invited to make a presentation entitled Sustainable Knowledge: Genetic

Engineering and Food for the World. Presented by the Episcopal Church

Working Group on Science, Technology and Faith. In partnership with the

Cathedral Church of St. John and Divine. New York, NY. (accepted)

1/5/2001 Invited to be on the advisory board of the Environmental Impact on Arab

Americans in Metro Detroit Research Project. (accepted)

10/20/2000 Invited to make an evaluation of the Environmental Justice Summer Training

Academy of 2000. Sponsored by the League of Conservation Voters

Education Fund and Campus Green Vote and Center for Environmental

Citizenship. (accepted)

8/2000 Invited to be a co-trainer and facilitator with Father Dougherty, director of the

Michigan Peace Team, located in Lansing, Michigan, for a workshop on

nonviolence. Theories of nonviolence and experiential learning were to be

used to train a group of parishioners and community people at St. Agnes in

Flint, MI. (accepted)

7/2000 Invited to be the Dean of the Environmental Justice Summer Training

Academy. This four-day training event was sponsored by the League of

Conservation Education Fund. Thirty-three students of color were trained in

electoral politics focused on environmental justice at American University in

Washington D.C. (accepted)

3/19/2000 Invited to present a paper entitled Environmental Crisis or Crisis of

Epistemology. Sponsored by the American Society for Environmental

History. Tacoma, WA.

1/2000 Invited to help write an internship and mid-career concept paper for the Luce

Foundation. (accepted)

4/27/1999 Invited to make a presentation entitled Why Is Understanding Urban

Ecosystems Important to People Concerned about Environmental Justice?

The Eight Cary Conference: Understanding Urban Ecosystems. A New

Frontier for Science and Education. Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

Millbrook, NY. (accepted)

3/17/1999 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice: History,

Present and Future. San Jose State University. Sponsored by the

Environmental Studies Program. San Jose, CA. (accepted)

2/20/1999 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice Today.

Sponsored by: Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, The College of

William and Mary, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Environmental Science

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and Policy Cluster, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, and Roy R. Charles

Center. (accepted)

9/1998 Invited to be a co-trainer of Nonviolence with Father C. Peter Dougherty.

Sponsored by the Michigan Faith and Resistance Peace Team. Lansing, MI.

(accepted)

4/23-25/1998 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice. World

Mission Institute 1998, Global Eco-Justice: The Church‟s Mission in Urban

Society. Presented by the Chicago Center for Global Ministries and the

Theological Education to Meet the Environmental Challenge Conference

Location: Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Chicago, IL. (accepted)

12/6/1997 Invited to make a presentation on Race and Affirmative Action. Sponsored

by New Community. Chicago, IL. (accepted)

11/19/1997 Invited to the African American Leaders Environmental Briefing. Policy

briefing at the White House on Climate Change and Environmental Justice.

(accepted)

11/8/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Globalization and Confronting

Environmental Injustice. Restoring the Nuclear-Free Great Lakes Basin.

Peace and Education Center. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.

(accepted)

10/29/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice. National

Personal Transportation Survey Workshop. U.S. Department of

Transportation. Bethesda, MD. (accepted)

10/22/1997 Invited as a board member of New Community to introduce David Ostendorf

at the Conference of Building Bridges in the Face of Hate at a workshop at

Temple Beth Emeth/St Clare's Episcopal Church and later at Bethel AME

church. (accepted)

10/18/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice: Research and

Public Policy at the 1997 Public Policy Summit sponsored by the Michigan

Legislative Black Caucus. State Capitol. Lansing, MI. (accepted)

10/7/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Energy: A Contextual Framework for

Understanding Environmental Justice. University of Sydney. Sydney,

Australia. (accepted)

10/1/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Energy: A Contextual Framework for

Understanding Environmental Justice. An International Conference on

Environmental Justice and Global Ethics for the 21st Century. University of

Melbourne. Parkville, Victoria, Australia. (accepted)


Justice Movement and Disproportionate Environmental Impacts in the State

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of Michigan. Rep. Lynn River's Environmental Task Force. Great Lakes

Science Center. Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)

4/22/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Key Research and Policy Issues for

Environmental Justice. Print and Broadcast Journalists. Kellogg Center.

Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. (accepted)

10/19/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Reflections on Race as a Social

Construct and Nonviolence as Philosophy. Peacekeeper Training for anti-Ku

Klux Klan Rallies in Ann Arbor. At Michigan Friends Center. Chelsea, MI.

(accepted)

9/21/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled The Meaning of Environmental Justice.

First Baptist Church. Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)

8/1996 Invited to make presentation with Paul Mohai entitled Is There Effect or

Concern for Environmental... Presented at the 1996 Meeting of the Rural

Sociological Society. Des Moines, IA.

6/6/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Comparing the Environmental Justice

and Wise Use Movements in the United States. Presentation at the

conference on Ethics and Meaning. Washtenaw Community College. Ann

Arbor, MI. (accepted)

5/30/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Justice: Methodological

Issues for Research and Policymaking. Presentation at the International

Association for Great Lakes Research. Erindale College. University of

Toronto. Mississauga, Ontario. (accepted)

5/28/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Justice: Critical Issues

for Research and Policymaking. Keynote speaker at the Creekside

Community Development Corporation. Detroit, MI. (accepted)

4/20/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled The History of the Environmental

Justice Movement. Keynote speaker for Race, Poverty, and Environmental

Justice Research. Sponsored by students at the University of Michigan,

Wayne State University, and Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice.

(accepted)

3/28/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled The Conceptual Basis of Environmental

Justice. Institute of Medicine. Committee on Environmental Justice:

Research, Education, and Health Policy Needs. National Academy of

Sciences Building, Washington, D.C. (accepted)

3/16/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Race and the Incidence of

Environmental Hazards. The Michigan Political Leadership Program at

Michigan State University. Also facilitated a panel discussion of Senator

John Cherry, Representative Sandra Hill, Genessee County Commissioner

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Dan Kildee and Dr. James Makaha of Mayor's Stanley's Office. Flint, MI.

(accepted)

1/20/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Justice: How Rural

Americans and Minorities Are Discriminated against When It Comes to

Pollution and Hazardous Waste. Harvesting Our Potential. Sponsored by

PrairieFire Rural Action. Rural Women's Gathering. Des Moines, IA.

(accepted)

12/1/1995 Invited to make presentation entitled Hazardous Waste and Spatial Relations

According to Race and Income in the State of Michigan. Public Hearing.

Sponsored by the Ecology Center. Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program at

Oberlin College. Oberlin, OH. (accepted)

10/14/1995 Invited to make a presentation entitled Sustainable Knowledge. Presentation

and discussion at the Pollution Prevention in the 1990's Town Meeting on the

Environment. Program included Drain Commissioner Janis Bobrin and

Professor John Ettlie of the Business School. Sponsored and moderated by

Representative Liz Brater. (accepted)

5/22/1995 Invited to make a presentation entitled Issues and Solutions for

Environmental Injustice. Conference sponsored by the University of

Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, Wayne State

University, and Detroiters for Environmental Justice. Keynote Speaker.

Detroit, MI. (accepted)

4/8/1995 Invited to make presentation entitled Ends and Means, and Methodological

Issues for Environmental Justice. Presented at a conference Environmental

Justice: The New Wave sponsored by the Environmental Law Society of

Harvard's Law School. Dr. Reynold Siemans organizer. Cambridge, MA.

(accepted)

3/27/1995 Invited to make presentation entitled Key Issues for Environmental Justice.

Presented at an Environmental Justice Series. College of Agriculture and

Natural Resources, Agriculture Hall, Michigan State University. East

Lansing, MI. (accepted).

3/20/1995 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice Issues.

Presented at the Michigan Workshop on the Environment: Environmental

Agenda Setting. Sponsored by the University of Iowa and the Joyce

Foundation, Kellogg Center, Michigan State University. (accepted)

3/6-8/1995 Invited to be a part of the Michigan Economic and Environmental

Roundtable. Building Sustainable Cities: A Catalyst for Change. Member

of the Roundtable. Sponsored by: The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, The

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Frey Foundation, Dow Chemical North America, The American Automobile


Manufacturing Association, Detroit Edison Company, AAA of Michigan,

First of America Bank, and First of America Community Development

Corporation. Detroit, MI. (accepted)

2/24-27/1995 Invited to make a presentation entitled The Intellectual Principles for Educating

Post-secondary Students in the Theory and Practice of Sustainability. A part of

the President's Council on Sustainable Development. Conference developed a

framework and implementation strategy to guide higher education

administrators and educators on how to include these principles in their teaching

and institutional operations. Essex Center. Near Boston/Cambridge, MA.

(accepted)

2/10-11/1995 Center for New Community. Faith-based organizing for a rural/urban

initiative to promote genuine social, economic, and political democracy.

Consultant and participant at a meeting held at the Heartland Presbyterian in

Kansas City, MO. (accepted)

2/4/1995 Invited to make presentation entitled Race and the Incidence of Environmental

Hazards. Presented at The Ninth Harvesting Our Potential: Rural Women's

Gathering. Prairie Fire Rural Action‟s 10 Year Anniversary. Des Moines, IA.

(accepted)


Hazards. Sponsored by the Southeast Michigan Census Council. Holiday Inn

Farlane. Southfield, MI. (accepted)

1/17/1995 Invited to be a member participant National Environmental Justice Advisory

Council. Atlanta, GA. (accepted)

1/11/1995 Invited to Minority Health Advisory Committee. Michigan State Department

of Public Health Minority Health Advisory Health. Lansing, MI. (accepted)

11/23/1994 Invited to make presentation entitled Disproportionate Impacts of

Environmental Hazards on People of Color and Low-Income Groups.

Presented at the Urban Environmental Leadership Conference. Detroit Bar

Association and the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce. (accepted)


Hazards. Environmental Equity Conference. Millard Auditorium. University of

Hartford. Sponsored by CT Department of Environmental Protection and CT

Civil Liberties Union. (accepted)


Hazards. Presented at the National Black Child Development Institute. Westin

Hotel. Seattle, WA. (accepted)


Hazards. Sponsored by the Detroit Chamber of Commerce and the Detroit Bar

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Association. Western Renaissance Hotel. Detroit, MI. (accepted)



Hazards. Sponsored by Wayne State University Medical School. Detroit, MI.

(accepted)

4/27/1994 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Equity. Presented at the

Michigan Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association Conference,

Ypsilanti, MI. (accepted)

4/19/1994 Invited to make presentation entitled Disproportionate Exposures and

Communities of Color. Presenter and facilitator at the National Wildlife

Federation roundtable discussion on environmental justice. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hosted by Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.

(accepted)

2/21/1994 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Equity and Justice.

Keynote speaker for a roundtable discussion sponsored by the Ecology

Center, Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)

2/10-12/1994 Invited to be a co-facilitator of the Symposium on Health Research Needs to

Ensure Environmental Justice. Sponsored by National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences, NIH; NIH Office of Minority Health

Research; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health, CDC; Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry; U.S. Department of Energy; and the National Center for

Environmental Health, CDC. Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington,

VA. (accepted)

12/3/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Justice and a Sustainable

Urban Future. Keynote speaker for the Conference on Sustainable

Communities. Hosted by the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Chicago,

IL. (accepted)

10/28/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Justice. Christianity

Today. Institute on the Environment and Christian Witness. Invited by

Timothy K. Jones, Associate Editor of Christianity Today. Rosemont, IL.

(accepted)

9/17/1993 Invited to make presentation on Race Disproportionate Impacts of

Environmental Hazards. Presented at the Energy and Environment Braintrust

23rd Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend. Washington, D.C.

Other presenters included Carol Browner, Administrator of EPA; Pat Bryant,

Gulf Coast Tenants Organization; Vernice Miller, NRDC; Hazel Johnson of

Chicago; Deborah Brown, EPA; Smara Swanston and Deeohn Ferris of the

Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Washington, D.C.

(accepted)

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6/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Race and the Incidence of

Environmental Hazards. Presentation given at the University of Vermont

Law School. South Royalton, VT. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hobart College. Syracuse, NY. (accepted)

4/19/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Race and the Incidence of Environ-

mental Hazards. Hosted by Michigan Tech. Houghton, MI. (accepted)

4/4/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Lead Poisoning and Why EPA Should

Be a Cabinet Level Position. Sponsored by the Michigan State Black Caucus.

(accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Presented at Civil Rights and the Environment:

Bridging the Disciplines. Hosted by the Environmental Justice Project of the

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Washington, D.C.


Environmental Hazards. Sponsored by Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.

(accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Sponsored by Alfred State College. Alfred, NY.

(accepted)

2/20/1993 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Inequity. Presented at

the Global Waste Management‟s Fourth Annual Voices of Democracy

Symposium. Other panel members included Reed Madden, Greene County

Commissioner; Norman Hecht, University of Dayton, Department of

Engineering; and Angela Harkavy, Member of U.S. Delegation to UNCED.

Moderator: Kenneth Weare, University of Dayton, Department of Religious

Studies. Dayton, OH. (accepted)

2/20/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Responsibility and Accountability:

Individual and Grassroots Activity. Presented at the Fourth Annual Voices of

Democracy Symposium. Panel members included: Peter Sand, Legal Advisor

for Environmental Affairs, World Bank; Arnaldo Jose Gabaldon, Head,

Venezuelan Delegation to UNCED Preparatory Meeting; Angela Harkavy,

Member of U.S. Delegation to UNCED; Michael Dorsey, UNCED Global

Forum; Glenn Morris, Fourth World Center, University of Colorado; Catalina

Romera, Instituto Bartolome de las Casas (Peru); Victor Gallardo, EULA,

Universidad de Concepcion (Chile), Dayton, OH. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hosted by the University of Dayton. Dayton, OH.

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(accepted)


2/10/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled The Guild House and the Civil Rights

Movement: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going. Sponsored by

the Campus Guild House. (accepted)


Hazards. Sponsored by the Council on Packaging and Plastics the Environment.

Ritz Carleton. Orange County, CA. (accepted)


Hazards. Hosted by Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. (accepted)


Hazards. Sponsored by the University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT. (accepted)

11/8/1992 Invited to make a presentation entitled Emerging Environmental Issues.

Sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists. Ann Arbor, MI.

(accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hosted by Xavier University. New Orleans, LA.

(accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hosted by the University of Minnesota Law School.

(accepted)


Hazards. Hosted by Indiana-Purdue University. Fort Wayne, IN. (accepted)

9/25/1992 Invited to make presentation entitled The Disproportionate Impact of

Environmental Hazards on People of Color. Presented at Citizens Respond:

The Earth Summit. Lansing, MI. (accepted)


Hazards. Sponsored by the Gray Panthers. Ann Arbor Fire Station. Ann Arbor,

MI. (accepted)

9/18/1992 Invited to make presentation entitled The Importance of Motivation and

Discipline in Achieving Success. Sponsored by the Maxey Boy‟s Training

School. Whitmore Lake, MI. (accepted)


Hazards. Hosted by the Annual Michigan State NAACP Conference. (accepted)

9/1992 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice. Presented at the

Energy and Environment Braintrust of the 22nd Congressional Black Caucus

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Legislative Weekend. Washington D.C. (accepted)

8/12/1992 Invited to make a presentation at a conference sponsored by the Agency for


Toxic Substance Disease Registry (ATSDR). Chicago, IL. (accepted)

8/1992 Invited to present paper entitled Racial Differences in the Perception of Most

Important Environmental Problems. Presented at the American Sociological

Association. Pittsburgh, PA. (accepted)

6/1992 Invited to make a presentation on Review of the EPA Environmental Equity

Workgroup Report. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation. Washington, DC. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hosted by the University of California. San Diego,

CA. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Sponsored by Illinois State University.

Bloomington, IL. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hosted by Trinity College. San Antonio, TX.

(accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Hosted by Michigan State University. East Lansing,

MI. (accepted)

3/14/1992 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Equity. Hosted by the

Michigan State Audubon Society. Grosse Pointe, MI. (accepted)

1992 Invited to present paper Race and Environment in the Detroit Area.

Presented at the 1992 Meeting of the American Association for the

Advancement of Science (AAAS). Chicago, IL. (accepted)

9/7/1991 Invited to make a presentation entitled Race and the Incidence of

Environmental Hazards at the South Eastern Council of Governments

(SEMCOG) Occupational Health Project. Detroit, MI. (accepted)

9/13/1990 Invited to a legislative policy meeting with Congressperson John Lewis of

Georgia and top administrators of Congresspersons Conyers and Dellums

regarding environmental equity issues and the role of the Black and Hispanic

Caucuses. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Presented at a conference entitled From a Toxic

Sacrifice Community to a Well Community: Environmental Restoration in

Detroit. Sponsored by the Fund for Equal Justice; National Lawyers Guild;

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Evergreen Alliance/WEAVE; and the Detroit Public Library. Endorsed by

LASED; LaCasa Family Services; Latino Outreach; Center for Peace and

Conflict Studies, Wayne State University; Project EPIC; Detroit Greens; and


SOSAD. (accepted)

4/7/1990 Invited to make presentation entitled People of Color and the Environment.

Presentation given at Huron High School. Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)

4/7/1990 Invited to organizer and moderator of conference with presenter Benjamin Page,

professor of philosophy at Quinnipiac College in Connecticut. Huron High

School. Ann Arbor, MI (accepted)

3/28/1990 Invited to be a panelist on Environmental Reporting. Other panelists

included Dr. Robert Bullard and Dr. Paul Mohai. Sponsored by Scientist's

Institute for Public Information. Panel topic: The Environmental Story No

One's Reporting. (accepted)

3/26/1990 Invited to be a respondent to lecture by Terrence Tice, Ph. D. University of

Michigan. A part of the Merrill Lecture Series. (accepted)

4/4/1989 Invited to be organizer and moderator of Ecophilosophers and the Future.

Organizer and moderator panel included Margo Adair, Editor, Greene.

(accepted)

1988 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Advocacy and Spirituality.

Sienna Heights College. (accepted)

1982 Invited to make presentation entitled Connection between Military Spending

and Jobs. Workshop Sponsored by the Lutheran Church. Ann Arbor, MI.

(accepted)

1981 Invited to make a presentation entitled New and Renewable Sources of

Energy. NGO Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy in

Nairobi, Kenya. (accepted)

INVITATIONS - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN:

4/12/2007 Invited to make a presentation entitled Going from Environmental Justice to

Climate Justice to the University of Michigan Retirees Association. Ann

Arbor, MI. (accepted)

4/6/2006 Invited to make a presentation on Environmental Justice Issues and

Dilemmas: The Challenges of Being a Scholar and an Activist: Leading the

Way. Environmental Justice Annual Research Symposium, School of Natural

Resources and Environment. (accepted)

2/1/2005 Invited to SNRE Senior Honors class to present environmental justice

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research and data in Don Zak‟s course. (accepted)

3/28/2004 Invited to make a presentation at the Climate Justice Conference entitled

How Do We Integrate Academics and Activism? Moving Towards

Participatory Research and Academic Activism. (accepted)

INVITATIONS - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (continued):

9/13/2003 Invited to make presentation entitled World Summit on Sustainable

Development in Ivette Perfecto‟s course NRE 270: ENVIRON (Our Common

Future). (accepted)

4/10/2002 Invited to make a presentation on the Impact of Culture and Environmental Justice

in NRE 111: Intro to Global Climate Change. Coordinator David Allen.

(accepted)

4/8/2002 Invited to make a presentation on the History and Key Issues of Environmental

Justice in NRE 111: Intro to Global Climate Change. Coordinator David Allen.

(accepted)

2/18/2002 Invited to participate on an environmental justice panel and present The

History of Environmental Justice. University of Michigan Law School.

(accepted)

11/30/2001 Invited to make a presentation on the History and Key Issues of

Environmental Justice in NRE 100. Professor John Witter. (accepted)

12/13/2001 Invited to review Thurnau nominations for Center for Research on Learning

and Teaching. (accepted)

12/6/2001 Invited to participate on the Global Intercultural Experience for

Undergraduates (GIEU) Advisory Selection Committee. Provost‟s Office.

(accepted)

5/17/2001 Invited to participate in seminar on Teaching Excellence. (accepted)

1/23/2001 Invited to facilitate a roundtable discussion on Community Learning for a

Diverse Democracy. Provost Seminar on Teaching, University of Michigan.

(accepted)

12/16/2000 Invited to be the speaker at the SNRE Commencement Brunch. (accepted)

11/17/2000 Invited to make a presentation on Environmental Justice: Past, Present, and

Future in NRE 100. Professor John Witter. (accepted)

11/15/2000 Invited to make a presentation entitled Resource Mobilization against Hate

and Violence through Non-violent Means. SW 550. Theory and Practice of

Community Organization. Professor Barry Checkoway. (accepted)

11/10/2000 Invited to be the environmental justice keynote speaker at Electoral Training

Conference. Sponsored by the Sierra Student Coalition: the Student Run Arm

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of the Sierra Club. University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and

Environment. (accepted)


10/18/2000 Invited to make a presentation on Environmental Justice: History and Issues.

Sponsored by UROP. Modern Language Building 3. University of

Michigan. (accepted)

10/4/2000 Invited to make a presentation on the History and Issues of Environmental

Justice. Chi Epison Civil Engineer Fraternity. Rackham Auditorium,

University of Michigan.

9/18/2000 Hosted an environmental justice reception for 40 students and faculty.

Included one faculty from the School of Public Health, and one adjunct

faculty from Wayne State University.

9/18/2000 Invited to make a presentation on the History of Environmental Justice. Brown

Bag Luncheon. Sponsored by the Environmental Justice Student Group.

School of Natural Resources and Environment. (accepted)

8/2000 Invited to make a presentation on the History of Environmental Justice. School

of Natural Resources and Environment Graduate Orientation. University of

Michigan Biological Station. Pelston, MI. (accepted)


Movement. Environmental Justice: Who Benefits? Who Pays? Sponsored by

the Audubon Society. University of Michigan Dearborn Campus. (accepted)

4/8/1999 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice: Introduction to

Urban and Environmental Planning (SNRE 370/UP 438/Arch 423). Hosted by

Professor Kate Warner. (accepted)

3/28/1999 Invited to make a presentation entitled The Role of Students in Social

Movements. National Student Environmental Justice Conference. Sponsored

by the Environmental Justice Student Group of the University of Michigan

School of Natural Resources. (accepted)


Justice Movement. National Student Environmental Justice Conference.

Sponsored by the Environmental Justice Student Group of the University of

Michigan School of Natural Resources. (accepted)

11/17/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action

101: Understanding the Controversy. Event sponsored by the Michigan

Student Assembly. Women's Issues and Minority Affairs Commission.

(accepted)

10/21/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Justice and Global

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Ethics for the 21st Century. United Nation‟s Day. University of Michigan

International Center. (accepted)

4/16/1997 Invited to make a presentation entitled Past, Present, and Future of

Environmental Activism. Seminar '97. University of Michigan School of


Natural Resources and Environment. (accepted)

4/15/1997 Invited to make presentation entitled The Social Structure of Accumulation vs.

the Social Structure of Sustainability. Ecological Issues (SNRE 301).

Hosted by Professor Paul Nowak. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards on Children of Color and Children of Low Income.

University of Michigan Residential College. Hosted by Professor Elizabeth

Goodenough. (accepted)

2/3/1997 Invited to make presentation entitled Definition of Environmental Justice. A

PowerPoint demonstration. Sponsored by SNRE Technology Committee.

(accepted)

10/17/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Analytical and Conceptual Differences:

Environmental Racism, Equity, and Justice. Presentation sponsored by the

Instructional Technology Laboratory, University of Michigan. Chemistry

Building. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Ecological Issues. SNRE 301. Hosted by Professor

Paul Nowak. (accepted)

4/10/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Definition of Environmental Racism,

Equity, and Justice. A part of the Earth Day week activities. Sponsored by

ENACT and Environmental Justice Group of SNRE. (accepted)

4/3/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Toxic Racism. A part of a film series

sponsored by the Student Environmental Justice Group and the

Environmental Advocacy Program at School of Natural Resources and

Environment. (accepted)

2/19/1996 Invited to make presentation entitled Affirmative Action. Speech given at the

University of Michigan Senate Assembly. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Introduction to Natural Resources. SNRE 100.

Professor John Witter. (accepted)

7/7/1995 Invited to make presentation entitled Disproportionate Impacts of

Environmental Pollutants. Hosted by the Washtenaw County Environmental

Internship Program. Environmental Coordinator Office/ECO. (accepted)

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1/16/1995 Invited to moderate a Martin Luther King Workshop on Environmental

Justice. Participants: Bruce Chin, Ph.D., University of Michigan, School of

Public Health; Baldemar Valesquez; and Kathy Milborne. University of

Michigan. (accepted)



Environmental Hazards. Introduction to Natural Resources. SNRE 100.

Hosted by Professor John Witter. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. Communication course. Hosted by Jonathan

Friendly, Instructor. Sponsored by Scripps Howard. (accepted)


Environmental Pollutants on People of Color Communities and Low-income

Neighborhoods. Hosted by the Washtenaw County Environmental Internship

Program. Environmental Coordinator Office/ECO. (accepted)

3/8/1994 Invited to make presentation entitled Clinton‟s Executive Order for

Environmental Justice. Hosted by the University of Michigan School of

Public Health and the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources

and Environment Brown Bag Series. (accepted)

2/11/1994 Invited to the White House to witness the signing of the Environmental

Justice Order 128988 by President Bill Clinton. (declined)

1/10/1994 Invited to make presentation entitled History of the Environmental Movement

and the Civil Rights Movement. SNRE 306. (accepted)

11/12/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Issues, Policies and Solutions to Ensure

Environmental Justice. Presented at the Labor, Health, and Environment

Conference. Also panel discussant with Michael Dreiling, University of

Michigan Sociology Department, and Barb Israel, University of Michigan

School of Public Health. (accepted)

10/16/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Economic Conversion and the

Environment. Hosted by the University of Michigan Business School. Hale

Auditorium. Ann Arbor, MI. (accepted)

9/8/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Solutions to Environmental Injustice.

Global Citizen Program. Presentation given at the Ford Building in Detroit.

Hosted by the University of Michigan School of Business. (accepted)

4/8/1993 Invited to a discussion on Lead Poisoning at the Washtenaw County Health

Division and the University of Michigan School of Public Health Community

Grand Rounds. (accepted)


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Environmental Hazards. Presentation given at University of Michigan

School of Public Health. Principles of Environmental Health (EIH 503),

Hosted by Professor Khalil H. Mancy, Chairman. Environmental and

Industrial Health. (accepted)


3/30/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Disproportionate Impact of


Neighborhoods. The University of Michigan School of Education's Diversity

Committee. Hosted by Natasha Lebow. (accepted)


Environmental Pollutants on People of Color Communities and Low-Income

Neighborhoods. Environmental Education. SNRE 481. Hosted by Professor

William Stapp. (accepted)



Neighborhoods. Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning. Hosted

by Professor Kate Warner. (accepted)


Environmental Hazards. The University of Michigan School of Social Work.

Organizing for Social Action. SW 652. Hosted by Professor Beth Reed.

(accepted)

1/14/1993 Invited to make presentation entitled Environmental Equity: Issues of Race,

Class, and Ethnicity (SNRE 306), Instructors: student taught course.

(accepted)

11/12/1992 Invited to make presentation entitled Race, Poverty, and the Environment.

Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning. Hosted by Professor

Kate Warner. (accepted)


Sponsored by University of Michigan Communications Department. Hosted

by Emilia Askari. (accepted)

10/18/1992 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Racism. Discussant

with Hazel Johnson and Benny Bailey. Hosted by the Student Environmental

Action Coalition. University of Michigan. (accepted)


The Student Environmental Action Coalition Region VIII Conference.

Hosted by EnAct-UM. (accepted)

1/7/1992 Invited to make presentation with Paul Mohai entitled Race and the Incidence

of Environmental Hazards. University of Michigan Law School. Hosted by

the U-M Law Society.

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1991-92 Invited to organize and facilitate Images for the 21st Century, a national

conference sponsored by the University of Michigan Martin Luther King Day

Planning Committee. (accepted)


8/1991 Invited to present paper with Paul Mohai at the University of Michigan‟s

Martin Luther King Day Celebration held in Ann Arbor. University of

Michigan Office of Minority Affairs. (accepted)

4/23/1990 Invited to be organizer and moderator of The Changing Discourse of Black

Scholarship. Professor Ernest Wilson of the University of Michigan Political

Science Department Minority Research Forum. Organizer and moderator,

Welker Room, Michigan Union. (accepted)

4/22/1990 Invited to make presentation entitled Interconnectedness between Social

Justice and Environmental Issues. Hosted by Greenfair. (accepted)

4/6/1990 Invited to make a presentation entitled Environmental Racism and Social

Equality. Participant on panel with Running-Grass of the American Youth

Hostels, Inc., Shishir Ravel of the School of Natural Resources, and Donelle

Wilkens of SEMCOSH. Angell Hall, University of Michigan. (accepted)

4/6/1990 Invited to be organizer and moderator of The Future from a Native American

Perspective. Winona LaDuke, renowned Native American scholar-activist.

School of Education, University of Michigan. (accepted)

3/27/1990 Invited to be organizer and moderator of A Reinterpretation of Black....

Professor Sally Anne Payton of the University of Michigan Law School.

Minority Research Forum. Organizer and moderator. Wolverine Room,

Michigan Union. (accepted)

1/31/1990 Invited to be organizer and moderator. Presentation by Professor Don

Deskins from University of Michigan Sociology Department. Minority

Research Forum. Organizer and moderator. Anderson Room, University of

Michigan Union. (accepted)

1990-1992 Invited to be the university-wide co-coordinator of the Martin Luther King Day

Activities (accepted)

1989 Invited to organize, coordinate, manager, and participate in ongoing computer

conference for Black faculty at the University of Michigan. (accepted)

COMMITTEES AND ROLES WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND

ENVIRONMENT:

2000-Present Environmental Justice Student Advisor

2000-2002 School of Natural Resources and Environment Ombudsman

2000-2001 Climate Justice Advisory Committee

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1999-present Director of the Environmental Justice Initiative

1998-1999 Sustainable Development Lecture Series

1998-2001 Chairperson of Resource Policy and Behavior Concentration

1998-1999 Academic Affairs Committee

COMMITTEES AND ROLES WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND

ENVIRONMENT (continued):

1996-1997 Seminar ‟97 Committee

1990-1991 Executive Committee

1988-1989 Participated in PEW Workshop to develop graduate program for NGO

personnel from less developed countries

1979-1981 Scholarship Committee


1977-1978 Chairperson of the Minority Recruitment Committee


1969 Recognition Banquet Committee

UNIVERSITY-COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND ACTIVITIES:

2008- Present Clean Air for Children Initiative. A coalition of the East Environmental

Action Council, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, Ann Arbor

Ecology Center, and the Environmental Justice Initiative. This coalition

works with several Detroit schools and their teachers and students to monitor

and lobby for clean air for Detroit neighborhoods.

2004- Present Member of the University of Michigan Presidential Initiative on Ethics in

Public Life.

2002- Present Member of the Environmental Justice Initiative Advisory Board.

2000-02 Member of the Advisory Board of the University of Michigan Center for

Research, Teaching, and Learning.

9/1996-7/1998 Liaison to the Civil Liberties Board.

1996-98 Liaison to the American Association of University Professors.

12/19/1995 Senate Assembly Nominating Committee for SACUA.

7/7/1995 Disproportionate Impacts of Environmental Pollutants. Seminar for the

Washtenaw County Environmental Internship Program. Environmental

Coordinator Office/ECO.

1993-98 University of Michigan Senate Assembly.

7/15/1994 Disproportionate Impacts of Environmental Pollutants. Seminar for the

Washtenaw County Environmental Internship Program. Environmental

Coordinator Office/ECO.

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1990-92 Co-chair and coordinator of the University-wide Martin Luther

King Day Activities.

1989-90 Chair of the Minority Research Forum. African-American scholars at the

University of Michigan were invited monthly luncheon where they

presented their research.

UNIVERSITY-COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND ACTIVITIES (continued):

1988-91 Advisor to the Vice President for Research.

1988 Minority Merit Scholarship Committee of University of Michigan Rackham

Graduate School.

1988 Collaborate Grants Committee, University of Michigan Rackham Graduate

School.

1987 Negotiation Committee: Participated in negotiations with a group of student

leaders, faculty, staff, President Shapiro, the Vice President, and the Provost

along with Jesse Jackson to help stem the tide of potential racial

violence on campus. Negotiations had major impact on the University

in terms of minority recruitment.

1982 Connection between Military Spending and Jobs. Workshop sponsored by

the Lutheran Church. Presenter and participant.

1982 Robotics and High Technology. Ethical and value issues of high

technology, research, and its impact on society. Organizer.

1978-79 China Coordinating Committee. A University-wide committee for the

purpose of supporting and arranging faculty exchanges between Mainland

China and the United States.

1978 Educational Policy Research Institute Advisory Commission to Action.

1976-80 Member and Coordinator of the U.S.-China. People‟s Friendship

Association.

1971-74 Minorities in Treatment and Training Workshop. Sponsored by the

Program for Continuing Education in the Human Services of the University

of Michigan School of Social Work. Facilitator.

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COUNCILS, CAUCUSES, COMMITTEES, AND TASK

FORCES:

2006- Present Board member for Focus the Nation.

2003-2007 Board member for Building Capacity through Diversity. Arab Community

Center for Economic & Social Services (ACCESS). Dearborn, MI.

2002-2003 Board member for Home Place Community Land Trust. Ann Arbor, MI.

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2001- Present Executive committee member for Environmental Justice and Climate Change

(EJCC).

2001 Board member of Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services

(ACCESS). Dearborn, MI.


FORCES (continued):

2000 Member of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council

(NEJAC)/Air and Water Subcommittee. Washington, D.C.

2000 Member of the Workgroup on Integrated Air Toxins: State/Local/Tribal

Program Structure Formed Under the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee

Subcommittee for Permits/New Source Review/Air Toxins. Recommended

Framework for State/Local/Tribal Air Toxins Risk Reduction Program.

Report submitted to Emissions Standards Division, Office of Air Quality

Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research

Triangle Park, NC.

1997- 2006 Board member of the League of Conservation Voters- Education

Fund. Washington, D.C.

1997-Present Subcommittee of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee and the

Subcommittee of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council for

Toxic Strategy. Washington, D.C.

1995-Present The President's Council on Sustainable Development Public Linkage

Dialogue and Education Task Force. Washington, D.C.

1995-Present NAACP Advisory Committee. Ann Arbor, MI.

1995 Charter member of the Board of Directors of the Global Rivers Educational

Network. Ann Arbor, MI.

1995-1997 Board member of the Center for New Community. Faith-based organizing for

a rural/urban initiative to promote genuine social, economic, and political

democracy. Chicago, IL.

1995-1996 National Advisory Board: Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC).

Washington, D.C.

1994-1996 Minority Health Advisory Committee, Michigan State Department of Public

Health. Lansing, MI.

1994-1996 Project Advisory Committee to increase the involvement of rural African

American communities in environmental justice issues. Institute for College

Research and Support. Silver Springs, MD.

1994-1995 Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Justice Advisory \

Council. Washington, D.C.

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1994-1995 Chair of The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council to the

Interagency Coordination Committee. Washington, D.C.

1992-2006 Board member of the League of Conservation Voters. Washington, D.C.


FORCES (continued):

1990-1991 Board member of First National People of Color Environmental Leadership

Summit. New York, NY.

1989-1991 Board member of nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the poor. Ann

Arbor, MI.

1987-1993 Board member of the Northern Rockies Action Group (an environmental,

peace, low-income, consulting, and nonprofit organization). Helena, MT.

1987-1988 Steering Committee for Jesse Jackson Campaign for President in Washtenaw

County. Ann Arbor, MI.

1985-1996 Board member of PrairieFire (a family farm organization dedicated to saving

the small family farm). Des Moines, IA.

1985-1988 Commissioner of The Ann Arbor Energy Commission. A commission that

focused on energy conservation. Ann Arbor, MI.

1985-1986 Chairperson of the Board of PrairieFire (a family farm organization dedicated

to saving the small family farm). Des Moines, IA.

1983-1984 Coordinator of the Jesse Jackson Campaign for President in Washtenaw

County. Ann Arbor, MI.

1978-1980 Board member of the Clearing House. San Francisco, CA.

1977-1978 Panel member of The National Council of Churches Energy Study Panel.

New York, NY.

1977-1979 Board member of the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor, MI.

1977-1986 Board member of the Campus Guild House. A Campus Ecumenical

Organization. Ann Arbor, MI.

1976-80 Board member and Coordinator of the China People Friendship Association.

Ann Arbor, MI.

1969 Task force member of The National Task Force on OEO. Washington D.C.

1967-68 Board member of The American Civil Liberty Directors. Ann Arbor, MI.

1964 Initiator of a housing discrimination case against the managers of the

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Arbordale Manor apartments. Case was presented before the State Supreme

Court to determine if the Ann Arbor‟s new Fair Housing Ordinance could co-

exist with housing as a civil right as embodied in the new State Constitution.

Court supported the legitimacy of Ann Arbor‟s ordinance because it did not

conflict with the new State Constitution. Ann Arbor, MI.

CONSULTING AND COORDINATING SERVICES:

4/12-15/2003 Process Consultant to the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.

Consulting activities included helping Center staff with strategic planning.

Retreat was held in Houston, TX.

2/17-19/1995 Consultant to the President's Council on Sustainable Development. Michigan

League. Ann Arbor, MI.

6/6/1994 Consultant and participant to the Risk Communication Conference. Rutgers

University. Annapolis, MD.

1/26/1994 Informal consultant to the Global Citizen Program at the University of

Michigan Business School. Ann Arbor, MI.

12/22/1993 Informal consultant to Leonard Shen on Superfund sites. Shen is a staff member

of Senator Lautenberg. Washington, D.C.

1992-93 Coordinator of a national conference for policies for environmental equity.

Sponsored by the University of Michigan Martin Luther King Day Planning

Committee. Ann Arbor, MI.

10/1992 Consultant to the Mott Foundation. Priority setting for environmental funding

projects. Ann Arbor, MI.

12/22/1992 Informal consultant to Herbert H. Tate, Jr., Assistant Administrator for

Enforcement of USEPA. Washington, D.C.

10/30/1992 Informal consultant to Administrator William K. Reilly of the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency and his top administrative staff. Washington,

D.C.

10/30/1992 Informal consultant to Congressman John Conyer's staff regarding a bill to make

EPA a cabinet level position. Washington, D.C.

10/15/1992 Consultant and presenter to the Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity Conference.

International Environmental Education Association, Toronto, Canada.

9/13/1990 Informal consultant to Administrator William K. Reilly of the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency and his top administrative staff. Washington,

D.C.

9/13/1990 Informal consultant to Congressman John Lewis regarding Environmental

Equity. Washington, D.C.

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9/13/1990 Informal consultant to staff member of Congressman Ron Dellums regarding

Environmental Equity. Washington, D.C.

9/13/1990 Informal consultant to Dale Curtis of the Council of Environmental Quality.

Washington, D.C.

CONSULTING AND COORDINATING SERVICES (continued):

1989-90 Consultant and co-coordinator of a national conference: Race and the Incidence

of Environmental Hazards. Sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of

Minority Affairs, Rackham Graduate School, and School of Natural Resources

and Environment. Ann Arbor, MI.

1989 Consultant to the Public School Administration on computer assisted learning.

Detroit, MI.

1989 Consultant to Illinois South Project: Strategic Planning for the future. Herrin, IL.

1988 Consultant to the PEW Workshop to develop graduate program for NGO

personnel from less developed countries. Ann Arbor, MI.

1987-88 Consultant to Pelham Middle School in Detroit. Team Building activities for

educational staff. Detroit, MI.

1986 Consultant to the Texas Center for Rural Studies. A nonprofit organization

interested in both environmental and social issues.

1985 Consultant to the Northern Rockies Action Group. Helena, MT.

1985 Consultant to Campbell Elementary School. Detroit, MI.

1983 Consultant to the East Michigan Environmental Council.

1983 Consultant to the Michigan Environmental Action Council, a coalition of

environmental organizations.

1983 Consultant to the Michigan Association of Agencies on Coalition Building.

1983 Consultant to Crossing the Impasse to Provide Opportunities for Students,

Scholars, and Administrators to discuss future directions of the University.

Ann Arbor, MI.

1982 Consultant to the Robotics and High Technology. Ethical and value issues of

high technology, research, and its impact on society.

1979-80 Consultant to the North Cook Neighborhood Association and a community

development project. Flint, MI.

1979 Consultant to City Care Conference. National Urban League and Urban

Environmental Conference Foundation. Detroit, MI.

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1979 Consultant to PIRGIM: Organizational Change and Development. Ann

Arbor, MI.

1978 Consultant to the Michigan Federation of Food Cooperatives on Consensus

Decision-Making Process. Ann Arbor, MI.

CONSULTING AND COORDINATING SERVICES (continued):

1978 Consultant to the Illinois South Project, a social and environmental change

collective. Herrin, IL.

1978 Consultant to the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM).

Ann Arbor, MI.

1976-81 Consultant to Working for Environmental and Economic Justice and Jobs.

National conference held at the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family

Education Center Black at Onaway, MI.

1975-83 Consultant to the Illinois South Project on Organizational Change and

Development. Herrin, IL.

1974 Informal Consultant to the Cheyenne Research Project. Lame Deer, MT.

6/31/1974 Consultant and facilitator of Minorities in Treatment and Training. Sponsored

by the Program for Continuing Education in the Human Services of the

University of Michigan School of Social Work. Facilitator.

1973 Consultant to the United AutoWorkers Conservation Department. Black

Lake, MI.

1972 Consultant to the University of Michigan Medical School. Race Relations.

Ann Arbor, MI.

1970 Consultant to the Seattle School System. Seattle, WA.

1970 Consultant to Northwestern High School. Flint, MI.

1969 Consultant to the Dayton School System. Dayton, OH.

1969 Consultant to the Wayne County Intermediate School District. Detroit, MI.

1969 Consultant to the Michigan Educational Association. Battle Creek, MI.

1969 Consultant to the Detroit School System. Detroit, MI.

1968 Consultant to Robichaud High School. Dearborn Heights, MI.

1968 Consultant to New Detroit Incorporated. Detroit, MI.

1968 Consultant to the Michigan-Ohio Regional Educational Lab. (MOREL).

Detroit, MI.

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1968 Consultant to the Westwood School District. Westwood, MI.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

1992-94 Inter-University Consortium Political and Social Science Research

(ICPSR)Statistics. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

1992 Inter-University Consortium Political and Social Science Research (ICPSR)

Logistic Regression. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

1988 Sociology 512 and 513 Survey Research. A part of the Detroit Study

Sequence. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

1989 Inter-University Consortium Political and Social Science Research (ICPSR)

Regression. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.

1978 Conference/Alternative State and Local Policies. Nashville, TN.

1977 Midwest Academy, Inc. Workshop: Tactical Research for Community

Organizing. Chicago, IL.

1975 Tavistock Laboratory experience for inter-group relations. Mt. Holyoke, MA.

1974 Town and Country Planning. University of Manchester. Manchester,

England.

1970 Midwest Group on Human Relations. Chicago. IL.

1969 National Training Laboratory for Educational Consultants. Bethel, ME.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

2002-2006 Grant from the Ford Foundation for Environmental Justice research.

1998-2000 Grant from the Provost‟s Office to investigate conflict over policy decisions

regarding hazardous waste disposal sites.

1990-2000 Co-principal Investigator of the 1990 Detroit Area Study.

1995-Present Co-principal Investigator of a Michigan statewide study on Hazardous Waste

and Spatial Relations According to Race and Income.

1970s University Year for Values. Grant to do Values Seminars and Research. The

University of Michigan.

COURSES TAUGHT:

2007- Present SNRE 701 Masters Project (2 hrs.)

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2006 –Present SNRE 582 Conceptions, Issues, and Dilemmas in Environmental

Justice (3 hrs.)

2005-Present Environ 222 Introduction to Environmental Justice (3hrs.)

COURSES TAUGHT (continued):

1996-Present SNRE 492 Environmental Justice: Domestic and International (3hrs)

1994-Present SNRE 594 Research Seminar on Environmental Justice (3 hrs.)

1989 SOC 501 A part of Detroit Area Study Sequence (7 hrs.)

1983-96 NR 494 Social Change, Energy and Land Ethics (3 hrs.)

1983-Present NR 495 Small Group, Organization and Advocacy Planning (3 hrs.)

1983-84 NR 482 Group Process and Group Problem-Solving (2-3 hrs.)

1982 NR 484 Group Process (3 hrs.)

1982 NR 460 Social and Environmental Change (3 hrs.)

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:

NAACP Lifetime member

Black Philanthropy member

PAST MEMBERSHIPS:

National Association of Social Workers

American Society of Training and Development

American Sociological Association

The Society for the Psychological Study of Issues

The International Society of Political Psychology

North American Association of Environmental Education

Congress of Racial Equality

MEDIA ACTIVITIES:

11/2001 Hate Groups in America. Interviewed as a board member for Center for

New Community. Fox 2-TV. Ann Arbor, MI.

3/14/2001 TV-12 Interview on the environment and environmental justice.

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4/20/2000 EMU radio interview on Issues and the Environment. Ypsilanti, MI.

10/20/1995 Quoted by Congresswoman Lynn Rivers on WEMU.

2/23/1993 Disproportionate Exposure of Environmental Hazards on People of Color.

MEDIA ACTIVITIES (continued):

Interviewed by Channel 13 Cable Access Television. Cornell University.

Ithaca, NY.

2/23/1993 Environmental Justice. Interviewed by Nancy Fey, Media Services. Cornell

University. Ithaca, NY.


Interviewed by Lefiest Galimore on WPZA. The Joe Neely Show. Ann Arbor,

MI.


Interviewed along with Professor Paul Mohai by Lefiest Galimore on

Community Access. Ann Arbor, MI.

4/18/1992 Environmental Racism. Interviewed by Arnie Cobb of Channel 50 WKBD.

Detroit, MI.

12/9/1992 Environmental Justice. Interviewed by WSBX, Lola Jones. Ann Arbor, MI.

9/2/1991 Environmental Equity. Interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio. Carie Dwyer.

Ann Arbor, MI. (Interview by phone)

1991 Disproportionate Exposure of Environmental Hazards on People of Color.

Interviewed along with Professor Paul Mohai by Jack K. Smith of CBS

News.

4/12/1990 Environmental Equity. TV interview included Paul Mohai. Interview was by

Sheryl Hurd from Channel 50. Also interview aired on Earth Day. Ann Arbor,

MI.

4/9/1990 Environmental Equity. TV panelist with Grace Boggs of Save our Sons and

Daughters (SOSAD) and Gail Rocker of William Ryan Community Center,

Black Journal. Trudy Gallant, host, WTVS Channel 56. Detroit, MI.

4/7/1990 Earthly Causes Lost on Minorities, Activist Say. Detroit News and Free

Press. Interviewed by Michael Betzold. Detroit, MI.

4/5/1990 Blacks and the Environment. Panelists along with Marjorie Moore of the

Community Environmental Health Center and Peggy Shepard of West

Harlem Independent Democrats. TV talk show called Positively Black. Gus

Heidlberg, host WNBC, New York, NY.

3/28/1990 Waste and the Incidence of Hazardous Waste. WCPN radio discussant along

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with Dr. Robert Bullard Moderator: Bill Wolfson, executive producer for

Cleveland Public Radio. Cleveland, OH.

PRINTED MEDIA

5/08 Bunyan Bryant: A Giant for the Environment and Social Justice; U-M

PRINTED MEDIA (continued):

Teacher, Leader Earns 2008 Milliken Award. Michigan Environmental

Report. Volume 26(1).

5/4/08 Lifetime Leadership Award Bunyan Bryant. Flint, Michigan. Courier.

Volume 32(18).

4/07 The Michigan Difference: Bryant Contributes to Environmental Justice

Institute. Stewards, School of Natural Resources and Environment. P. 5.

2/26/07 Shaw, E. Environmental justice focus of UM fund. Flint Journal.

1/5/07 Environment Professor eschews the ivory tower: Teacher puts money where

his morals are. Ann Arbor News Opinion. A6.

1/3/07 Reed, T. Professor‟s money backs green ethos: U-M‟s Bryant donates

$100,000 to research environmental justice. Ann Arbor News. B1.

11/29/06 Hair, M. U-M professor puts $100,000 where his heart is: It‟ll be for

environmental justice study. Detroit Free Press. 1C.

7/28/06 Gritter, K. Theater group presents stories on La. History. Times-Picayune. P.

4.

6/5/06 Natural resources school gets donation. Ann Arbor News.

5/31/06 Connell, N. and Swanson, S. Professor makes personal gift to advance

environmental justice. University of Michigan News Service.

4/29/06 Collins-Mathis, J. Gray Panthers salute activists: Honorees include

proponents of ecological preservation, justice. Ann Arbor News Community

Life. p. 5.

2006 Intermission: A Special Edition of Leaders and Best, University of Michigan.

P. 44

10/3/05 Regents‟ Award for Distinguished Public Service. University Record.

9/25/05 Hill, M. Rough it in the wilderness? Most minorities respond with an

adamant „No thank you! Pioneer Press.

2005 Lin. M. Unequal protection: Civil rights and the environment. Critical

Moment. May- June. Issue #10, p. 3.

11/14/04 Concerned Pastors for Social Action. Sierra Club Honors Former Flint

Resident Dr. Bunyan Bryant, Ph.D. Courier. Volume 28, Issue 44.

11/1/04 Awards. University Record. P. 2.

9/12/03 Pincumbe, Nick. Music good music for the heart, singer/activist Reilly

says. Kalamazoo Gazette.

3/26/2003 Larcom, G. U-M works to improve diversity on faculty. Ann Arbor

News. B1.

2002-03 Mortimer, J. Bunyan Bryant. Rackham Alumni Magazine of University of

Michigan.

2003 Swanson, S. World Summit on Sustainable Development. School of Natural

Resources and Environment Publication. p. 14.

12/31/01 Working to make a difference. Ann Arbor News. p. C1 and C3.

11/16/01 Professor is pioneer in field of environmental justice. University of Michigan

News and Information Services News Release.

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11/16/01 Environmental Justice Program unique; has Ph.D. program. University of

Michigan News and Information News Release.

9/27/01 Teach-ins return as a form of activism. The Michigan Daily, p. 1 and 7.

2001 Center Conference Addresses Issues of Environmental Justice. Environ-

mental Connections. p. 1.

3/10/98 SACUA rejects creation of faculty regent, p. 3.

2/1998 Environmental Racism? Environmental Justice. Black Student Monthly, p. 3.


9/16/98 U-M regent faculty representation eyed. Ann Arbor News, p. C2.

1998 Living for Change. Grace Boggs. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota

Press. p. 254.

1998 Outlines history. Michigan Daily, p. 1 and 7.

11/26/97 Panelists discuss history of affirmative action, lawsuit. The Record. p. 6.

11/18/97 Panel mulls impact of loss in suit. The Ann Arbor News p. C1-2

9/16/97 SACUA discusses additional regents. The Michigan Daily. p. 1.

5/29/97 Seeking justice. The Ann Arbor News. p. 3

2/3/95 Ecology Center, NAACP to Battle Environmental Racism Michigan Daily,

p. 5.

7/11/94 Location of Incinerators Shows Racial Bias, Study Charges. Detroit Free

Press, p. 1.

6/5/94 The Politics of Pollution. Detroit Free Press. p. 1F.

3/9/94 “U” Profs Influence Environmental Policy. Michigan Daily, p. 1

2/28/94 Clinton Executive Order Has Roots in Work Done at U. p. 20.

1/19/94 Health Research and Needs to Ensure Environmental Justice Symposium

Medio Ambiente. Vol. 2(4), p. 9.

10/18/92 Environmental Issues Gain Political Toehold. The Detroit News. p. 2C.

2/18/92 Environmentalist shift focus to Inner City. Ann Arbor News. p. C3.

9/10/91 Toxic Dumps Mostly Border Poor Areas, Study Says. Ann Arbor News.

From the Associated Press, p. C3.

7/24/91 Report Says Minorities Encounter More Pollutants. Detroit Free Press, p.

13A.

1990 Defending the Earth. Boston: South End Press, p. 94

1/25/90 Green Is the Color of a New Racism. Detroit Free Press, p. 1B

1/25/90 Poor Bears Heavier Burden of Landfills, Author Charges. Ann Arbor News.

Written by Tom Rogers.

11/27/89 Pollution and the Poor: The second of 3 parts. The Detroit News. p. 1A.

11/26/89 Pollution and the Poor: The first of 3 parts. The Detroit News. p. 1A.

2/19/85 Campus Voters Favor Bryant. Michigan Daily, p. 1.

2/15/85 Mayoral Candidates Face Primary. Michigan Daily. p. 3.

2/14/85 Primary Choices. Ann Arbor News, p. A12.

2/14/85 Ann Arbor‟s Electing a Mayor, and It Won‟t Be Dull. Detroit Free Press,

p. 5B.

2/12/85 Mayor‟s Race: Bryant Hopes to Upset Pierce Monday. Ann Arbor News, p. A1.

2/2/85 City Income Tax Issue May Rise Again. Ann Arbor News. A 1

2/85 Ed Pierce‟s Mayoral Primary Challenge: Bunyan Bryant‟s Activist Stance

Will Please Many Democratic Liberals. Ann Arbor News. p. 13.

1/23/85 Pierce-Bryant Debate Gentlemanly Affair. Ann Arbor News. p. A3

1/23/85 Mayoral Candidates Debate City Concerns. Michigan Daily, p. 3.

1/21/85 Voting Key to Change, Black Students Told. Ann Arbor News. p. A3.

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9/12/84 U Professor Bryant Seeks Mayor Post. Ann Arbor News. p. A1.

12/2/84 Running Again. Ann Arbor News, p. A1.

3/17/84 Jackson Fires up Ann Arbor Throng. Ann Arbor News, p. A1.

11/4/83 Blacks Say Tuition Hurt Enrollment. Michigan Daily, p. 1.

7/7/83 Dean Search Angers Ed. School Faculty. Michigan Daily. p. 2

2/20/83 New “U” Redirection Strategies Explored. Michigan Daily. p. 1.

11/21/82 Black Student Group Tries to Revive Spirit of BAM. Michigan Daily. p. 1.

2/12/79 Ex-Flint Man a China Buff. Detroit Free Press. p. D1


3/26/78 Is Wood Really a Viable Energy Source? Ann Arbor News. p. C9.

6/30/74 How Stereotypes Divide Us. Ann Arbor News. p. 18.

5/27/64 Judge Voids Fair Housing Ordinance. Rules It Unconstitutional on

Complaint Procedures. Ann Arbor News. p. 25.

4/1/64 Apartment Owner Tests Ordinance. Ann Arbor News. p. 19.

3/31/64 Hearing Set in Bias Case. Ann Arbor News. p. 13.

3/26/64 Hopes Housing Talks will begin by April 1. Ann Arbor News. p. 21.

3/25/64 Warrant Delayed in House Case. Ann Arbor News. p. 21.

3/24/64 Municipal Court Receives Suit. Ann Arbor News. p. 15.

3/23/64 Housing Law Case Being Weighed. Ann Arbor News. p. 17.

3/21/64 Housing Case Findings. Ann Arbor News. p. 13.

3/20/64 City Housing Law Prosecution Urged. Ann Arbor News. p. 17.

3/19/64 Find Near on Housing Bias Charge. Ann Arbor News, p. 25.

3/18/64 Relations Unit Supporting Rooming House Measure. Ann Arbor News. p. 19.

MISCELLANEOUS:

1/11/94 Invited to the White House to witness President Clinton‟s signing of the

Environmental Justice Executive Order 12898. (declined)

1984-85 Ann Arbor Mayoral Candidate.

TRAVEL:

Taiwan: Shoufeng, Hualien, Taipei

South Africa: Johannesburg

Europe: London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, Kinsarvik,

Stockholm

Russia: Leningrad, Kalinin, Moscow, Smolensk, Minsk

Poland: Warsaw

Kenya: Nairobi (East Africa)

China: Dalien, Shenyang, Peking, Shanghai, Kwangchow, Tientsin, Tangshan

Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto

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Hong Kong

Mexico: Cancún Quintana Reo, Cabo San Lucas

Hawaii: Honolulu

Senegal: Dakar (West Africa)

TRAVEL (continued):

Australia: Melbourne, Sydney

Korea: Seoul

REFERENCES:

Dr. Dan Mazmanian Dean, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of

Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Mark Chesler Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Dr. Paul Mohai Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Ann Arbor,

MI.

Dr. Paul Nowak Professor Emeritus, School of Natural Resources and Environment,

Ann Arbor, MI.

PUBLICATIONS:

Bryant, B. and Callewaert, J. 2007. Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems

Important to Environmental Justice? In Marzluff, J. M. et al. (Eds.). Urban Ecology:

An International Perspective on the Interaction between Humans and Nature. New

York: Springer-Verlag

Bryant, B. and Hockman, E. 2005. A Brief Comparison of the Civil Rights Movement and

the Environmental Justice Movement. In Pellow, D. and Brulle, R. (Eds.). Power,

Justice, and the Environment. Cambridge: The MIT Press.

Bryant, B. and Callewaert, J. 2003. Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems Important to

Environmental Justice? In Berkowitz, A.R., Nilon, C.H., and Hollweg, K.S. (Eds.).

Understanding Urban Ecosystems. New York: Springer.

Bryant, B. 2003. History and Issues of the Environmental Justice Movement. In Visgilio, G.

and Whitelaw, D. (Eds) . Our Backyard: A Quest for Environmental Justice.

Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Bryant, B. 2001. Environmental Justice and the Quality of Life: A paper prepared for the

International Symposium for Sharing Productive Welfare Experience. Publication

forthcoming.

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Bryant, B. 2001. Key Research & Policy Issues Facing Environmental Justice. In Hartman,

C. Ed. Challenges to Equality- Poverty & Race in America. New York: M.E. Sharpe.

pp. 228-231.

Bryant, B., et al. 2000. Recommended Framework for State/Local/Tribal Air Toxins Risk

Reduction Program. Final Workgroup Report. Workgroup on Integrated Air

PUBLICATIONS (continued):

Toxins: State/Local/Tribal Program Structure. Formed Under the Clean Air Act

Advisory Committee Subcommittee to Permit/New Source Review/Toxins.

Submitted to: Emissions Standards Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. September.

Bryant. B. 1999. Ann Arbor Peace Teams Counter Anti-Klan Violence. Breaking New

Ground. Oak Park, Illinois: A publication of the Center for New Community.

Spring/Summer, pp. 10-11.

Bryant, B. 1999. A Creative Response to Violence and Hate. An unpublished paper.

Bryant, B. 1998. Energy: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Environmental

Justice. Journal of Public Management and Social Policy. Vol. 4(2) winter.

Mohai, P. and Bryant, B. 1998. Is There a “Race” Effect on Concern for Environmental

Quality? Public Policy. Vol. 62, pp. 475-505.

Bryant, B. 1997. Environmental Justice, Consumption, and Hazardous Waste within People

of Color Communities in the U.S. and Developing Countries. International Journal

of Contemporary Sociology. Vol. 34(2) October, pp. 159-184.

Bryant, B. 1996/97. A Helping Hand for Creative Policies. In William K. Reilly.

Environmental Strategy America. Hong Kong: Campden Publishing Limited. P. 80.

Bryant, B. 1996. Instrumental Values of Destruction. Poverty and Race. Vol. VI(2)

Winter/Spring, pp. 8-11.

Bryant, B. 1996. Key Research and Policy Issues Facing Environmental Justice. Poverty

and Race. Vol. 5(4) July/August, pp. 5-6.

Bryant, B. 1995. Pollution Prevention and Participatory Research as Methodology for

Environmental Justice. Virginia Environmental Law Journal. Vol. 14(4), pp. 589-611.

Bryant, B. 1995. Rehearsing the Future. In Context: A Journal of Hope Sustainability and

Change. No. 40, Spring, pp. 39-40.

Bryant, B. and Hockman, E. 1994. Hazardous Waste, Race, and Income in the State of

Michigan (R). In progress.

Bryant, B. et. al. 1994. Symposium on Health Research and Needs to Ensure

Environmental Justice. Executive Summary and Proceedings. Crystal Gateway

Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA. A Federal Advisory Committee. 1994. Proceedings

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of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting. Washington,

D.C.: Omni Shoreham Hotel.

Bryant, B. et. al. 1994. Symposium on Health Research and Needs to Ensure Environmental

Justice. Recommendations. Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA.

Bryant, B. 1993. Racism: A Toxic Waste. Against the Current. Vol. 7(6), pp. 10-12.


Bryant, B. 1993. Detroit Summer: A Model for Service Learning. In Howard, J. (Ed.).

Praxis Corebook on Community Service Learning. Ann Arbor, MI. The OCSL

Press, pp. 67-75

Bryant, B. and Mohai, P. 1992. The Michigan Conference: A Turning Point. EPA Journal.

March/April. Vol. 18(1), pp. 9-10.

Mohai, P. and Bryant, B. 1992. Environmental Injustice: Weighing Race and Class as

Factors in the Distribution of Environmental Hazards. Colorado Law Review. Vol.

63(4), pp. 921-932.

Bryant, B. and Mohai, P. 1992. Environmental Racism: Wasting Communities of Color.

Prairie Journal. Vol. 3(1), Spring, pp. 16-17.

Mohai, P. and Bryant, B. 1992. Race, Poverty, and the Environment. The Disadvantaged

Face Greater Risks. EPA Journal. March/April. Vol. 18(1), pp. 6-8.

Bryant, B. and Jones, A. 1988. New Voices in the System. Vol. 5(13). March 8, 1988.

Bryant, B. 1987-88. Teleteaching. Natural Resource News. No. 38, pp. 12-13.

Bryant, B. 1985. Building Ideology and Organization for Social and Environmental

Change. Vol. IX(2), pp. 42-57.

Bryant, B. 1984. Social Change and a Sustainable Environment for the 1980s. Nature

Study: A Journal of Environmental Education and Interpretation. Burlington, VT:

First National Congress for Environmental Education Futures, Vol. 37(4), pp. 49-51.

Bryant, B. 1984. Social Change and a Sustainable Environment for the 1980s. Nature

Study. Vol. 37(3&4) March, pp. 49-52.

Bryant, B. 1983. The Political Economy of Growth and its Impact upon Minorities.

Chesney, C. E. and Brown, N. B. (Eds.). Increasing the Involvement of Minorities.

Greensboro: North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, First

National Congress for Environmental Education Futures, Vol. 37 pp. 96-124.

Chesler, M., Crowfoot, J., and Bryant, B. 1980. Using Institutional Conflict to Achieve

Change in Schools. In Milstein, M. (Ed.). New York: Teachers College, Columbia

University.

Crowfoot, J.E. and Bryant, B. 1980. Environmental Advocacy: An Action Strategy for

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Dealing with Environmental Problems. The Journal of Environmental Education

vol. 11(3) Spring, pp. 36-42.

Chesler, M. Crowfoot, J. and Bryant, B. 1979. Organizational Contexts of School

Desegregation: Contrasting Models for Research and Praxis. Education and Urban

Society. Vol. 11(4) August, pp. 496-516.

Chesler, M., Crowfoot, J., and Bryant, B. 1978. Power Training: An Alternative to Conflict


Management. California Management Review. Vol. 21(1), pp. 84-91.

Chesler, M., Crowfoot, J., and Bryant, B. 1978. Institutional Changes to Support School

Desegregation: Alternative Models Underlying Research and Implementation. Law

and Contemporary Problems. Vol. 42(2) July, pp. 174-213.

Bryant, B. 1978. A Visit to the Mainland. Monsoon. 1(6) December-January, pp. 33-40.

Crowfoot, J. E., Bryant, B., and Chesler, M. 1976. Whatever Happened to Affirmative

Action? Integrated Education. Vol. XIV(6) November-December, pp. 5-7.

Chesler, M., Bryant, B., and Crowfoot, J. 1976. Consultation in Schools: Inevitable

Conflict, Partisanship, and Advocacy. Professional Psychology. November,

pp. 637-645.

Bryant, B., Chesler, M., and Crowfoot, J. E. 1975. Barometers of Conflict. Educational

Leadership. October. Vol. 33(1), pp. 17-20.

BOOKS AND PROCEEDINGS:

Bryant, B. 2010. Environmental Advocacy: Working for Economic and Environmental

Justice. Update expect to be published 2011.

Bryant, B. (Ed.). 2010. Environmental Crisis or Crisis of Epistemology: Working for

Sustainable Knowledge. Book to be published.

Bryant, B. and Hockman, E. (Eds.). 2010. Michigan: A State of Environmental Injustice?

Book to be published.

Bryant, B. (Ed.). 2010. Thunder at Michigan and in the Heartland. Book to be published.

Bryant. B. (Ed.). 1995. Environmental Justice. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.


Environmental Justice. Executive Summary and Proceedings. Crystal Gateway

Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA.

Bryant, B. et al. 1994. Proceedings of the National Environmental Justice Advisory

Council Meeting. A Federal Advisory Committee Report. Washington. D.C.: Omni

Shoreham Hotel.

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Environmental Justice. Recommendations. Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel,

Arlington, VA.

Bryant, B. and Jones A. 1993. Seeking Effective Schools for African American Children. San

Francisco: Caddo Gap Press.

Bryant, B. and Mohai, P. (Eds.). 1992. Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards:

BOOKS AND PROCEEDINGS (continued):

A Time for Discourse. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.

Bryant, B. et al. 1992. Review of the EPA Environmental Equity Workgroup Report.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. Policy, Planning, and Evaluation

(PM-221) EPA230-R-92-008A June, pp. 81-87.

Bryant, B. and Weahkie, L. 1992. Education and Youth. In Lee, C. (Ed.). Proceedings:

The First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit. New York:

United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice, pp. 165-170.

Bryant, B. 1989. Environmental Advocacy. San Francisco: Caddo Gap Press.

Bryant, B. and Mohai, P. 1991. Environmental Racisms. Ann Arbor: University of

Michigan Office of Minority Affairs.

Mohai, P. and Bryant, B. 1991. Race, Class, and Environmental Quality in the Detroit

Area. pp. 42-46. In Bryant, B. and Mohai, P. (Eds.). Environmental Racism: Issues

and Dilemmas. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Office of Minority

Affairs.

Bryant, B. and Mohai, P. (Eds.). 1990. The Proceedings of the Michigan Conference on

Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards. Ann Arbor: University of

Michigan School of Natural Resources.

Bryant, B. 1990. Social and Environmental Change. San Francisco: Caddo Gap Press.

Bryant, B. 1989. Social Change, Energy and Land Ethics. Ann Arbor: Prakken

Publications.

Bryant, B. 1989. Economic Democracy for Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor: Center for Progressive

Education.

Bryant, B. 1987. Quality Circles: New Management Strategies for Schools. Ann Arbor:

Prakken Publications, Inc.

Bryant, B., Crowfoot, J. E., and Chesler, M. 1982. Making Desegregation a Guide for

Educators. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

Bryant, B., Crowfoot, J. E. and Chesler, M. 1982. Action for Parents and Community

Groups. Boston, MA. Institute for Responsive Education.

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Bryant, B., Crowfoot, J. E., and, Chesler, M. 1978. Desegregation and School Conflict: An

Action Handbook for Parents. Community Resources and the U. S. Department of

Health, Education and Welfare, National Institute of Education.

Chesler, M., Crowfoot, J., and Bryant, B. 1976. Alternative Perspective of the School as an

Organization: Consensual and Conflictual Models. In Sobkowski, Frank,

Hutchinson and Buffington (Eds.). A Symposium on Special Student Concern

BOOKS AND PROCEEDINGS (continued):

Office of Equal Educational Opportunity, University of Michigan.

Bryant, B. and Chelser, M. 1974. Ann Arbor‟s Alternative Secondary Schools: Community

High and Earthworks, In Ann Arbor Schools Study. Bureau of School Services. The

University of Michigan. Vol. 1.

Bryant, B., Crowfoot, J. Sandman, P., and Stapp, W. 1974. Emerging Issues in

Environmental Education. Ann Arbor, MI. Sponsored by the Environmental

Education Program of the School of Natural Resources at the University of

Michigan, the Division of Technology and Environmental Education, the U.S. Office

of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. June 3-6.

Wittes, S. Schiable, L. Chesler, M., Bryant, B., and Crowfoot, J. 1972. Resources for Social

Change. The Educational Change Team of the University of Michigan School of

Education and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Office of

Education. Bureau of Research, Contract # OEC-O-3322.

Bryant, B., Huber, J., and Stowe, D. 1972. Resources for School Change III: A Manual on

Issues and Strategies in the School. The Educational Change Team of the University

of Michigan School of Education and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and

Welfare. Office of Education. Bureau of Research, Contract # OEC-O-3322.

Chesler, M., Bryant, B., Crowfoot, J. Schaible, L. and Wittes, S. 1972. The Educational

Implement Information and Resources Relevant to Secondary School Crisis and

Change. The Educational Change Team of the University of Michigan School of

Education and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Office of

Education. Bureau of Research, Contract # OEC-O-3322.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZER/FACILATOR/WORKSHOPS:

5/25/07 Environmental Justice Workshop with Korean delegates and scholars and

from the Korea Environment Institute, Inha University Hospital, and

Dankook University. Hosted by SNRE Environmental Justice Initiative. Ann

Arbor and Detroit, MI.

5/3/2007 Facilitated a session at the Head Start Conference on Photovoice and

Environmental Justice. Detroit, MI.

2003-2004 Faculty advisor to student conference on Global Climate Change.

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11/02 Co-organizer of Latino/Environmental Justice Conference. Co-organized with

Ivette Perfecto. School of Natural Resources and Environment. Ann Arbor,

MI.

4/4-7/02 Organizer and facilitator of Environmental Crisis or Crisis of Epistemology:

Working for Sustainable Knowledge. School of Natural Resources and

Environment. Held at the Michigan Union. Ann Arbor, MI.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZER/FACILATOR/WORKSHOPS (continued):

1989 Advisor for First Student Environmental Justice Conference held at the

School of Natural Resources and Environment. Ann Arbor, MI.

1994 Co-organizer of Health Research and Needs to Ensure Environmental Justice.

Co-organized with Jerry Poje. Washington, D.C.

1990 Co-organizer of Race and Incidence of Environmental Hazards: A Time for

Discourse. Co-organized with Paul Mohai. Held at the School of Natural

Resources and Environment. Ann Arbor, MI.

THE ARTS:

11/02 Organized the First Environmental Justice Slam held on the University

of Michigan campus.

10/02 Founder and Director of the Environmental Justice Theatre Troupe.

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