Events Calendar

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

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

Wednesday, Sept. 18

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST

Zoom ID:  977 5557 6923

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

Save the date for additional webinars in the series:

o     Oct. 16 12-1 pm Legal Advocacy and Environmental Litigation: From North Carolina to Iowa

o     Nov. 13 12-1pm Agricultural Workers and Extreme Heat: OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule

And join us for the annual One Community, One Book where the author Corban Addison discusses Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial. This event will be hosted in person and is free and open to the public. More information is available at https://uichr.uiowa.edu/programs/one-community-one-book

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