George Washington Carver and the Language of Plants as a Necessary Pathway to a Sustainable Future

About Activist Jim Embry

Jim Embry is an Eco-Activist and the Founder and Director of the Sustainable Communities Network. Jim contributes to the theory and practice of sustainable living at the local, national, and international levels with a focus on food systems. A long-time Civil Rights Activist who served as a marshal in the funeral for Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jim has participated in most of the major social justice movements of his era, and now believes the sustainability movement encompasses all those previous to it. In 2023, Jim was honored with the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award “for his lifelong work as a community activist advocating for sustainable living practices and Black and Indigenous rights.” Jim speaks regularly at conferences and universities across the world, sharing his insights from over 60 years as an Eco- and Social Justice Activist.

Sponsorship 

Offered by the Center for Research On Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) Centerwide Seminar Series and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as part of the “Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Seminar Series.”