You are all cordially invited to the inaugural seminar for Latin American and Latinx Studies; a talk open for the whole McMaster community.

We are delighted to have with us Dr. Guillermo Douglass-Jaimes on Wednesday March 13 from 1230pm-130pm in PGCLL Room M12.

Guillermo Douglass-Jaimes, the son of Mexican immigrants, is a first-generation college graduate and Assistant Professor in the Environmental Analysis Program at Pomona College. He received his higher education across the University of California system with a bachelor of science in environmental Science from UC Riverside; a MA in Urban Planning from UCLA and, PhD environmental Science, Policy, and Management from UC Berkeley.

His most recent work has focused on a collaborative mapping project to highlight the work of favela communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil through a webmap that seeks to bring communities together virtually and in-person for sharing ideas, strategies, and resources for creating sustainable and resilient communities.

The seminar is titled: Mapping the horizon of social and ecological justice: An open dialog on cultivating inclusivity in the classroom, on campus, and beyond
Description of talk: In this dynamic, interactive workshop, we will explore Ecosocial Theory, as applied in public health, to better frame our discussion of how diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the academy can address the intersecting, cumulative, historical and ongoing forces that continue to produce uneven outcomes.