SIEL Events
Past Events
LAW: Plastics Panel
Join SIEL for a panel about international plastic work from experts in the field! Food will be provided.
LAW: Whaling Talk with Professor Wold
Join SIEL for a lunch talk from Professor Wold about whaling before we embark on our whale watching event. Snacks will be provided!
LAW: Talk on International Fishery Management
Join SIEL for a talk by Tara Brock about international fishery management! Tara, a graduate from Lewis & Clark Law School, currently works at Oceana and has worked on a variety of ocean and coastal issues over the last ten years.
Volunteer at Tryon Creek
Join SIEL as we volunteer with Friends of Tryon Creek as we help improve our beautiful backyard! We’ll be pulling ivy, caring for baby trees, and having a grand ole time helping the forest and making friends along the way. Meet us at the Tryon Creek Nature Center by 9 a.m., but we’ll be around earlier with bagels and coffee! Sign up to volunteer here, and fill out this form for bagel headcount.
Film Screening of “Inundation District” + Q&A with Director
SIEL and PILP are excited to co-host a film screening of Inundation District (trailer here!), an award-winning documentary about the effect of climate change on Boston’s “Innovation District.” The film raises awareness about an era of rising seas and strengthening storms, questioning the city’s decision to spend more than $20 billion building a new coastal district on landfill, at sea level. The issues explored in the film are not unique to Boston and affect every coastal town and city in America, making this a key movie for anyone interested in climate change, environmental law, and environmental justice. Excitingly, David Abel, the director of the film and Pulitzer Prize winner, filmmaker, and journalist, will be speaking with us post-screening for a Q&A via Zoom. We will be starting the movie at 5:30 p.m. in the LRC, with pizza and soft drinks provided! RSVP here for an interest (and pizza!) headcount. We hope to see you there!
Talk with AOSIS Support Team Lead, Rueanna Haynes
SIEL is excited to host Rueanna Haynes, Senior Legal Advisor and AOSIS Support Team Lead. With a decade of experience in the UN Climate process, she will share her experience in the international environmental law sphere.
SIEL’s Outlining Session
Join SIEL for a laid back outlining session where you can continue to work on (or start!) your outlines. We’ll have bagels to snack on and coffee/teas to drink. Puzzles and coloring books will be provided for those much-needed brain breaks!
SIEL: International Student Panel
Come hear from a panel of LLMs and International Students about their work
Narrative 4 Story Exchange: Personal Narratives of Climate Change
Events This Year
Corn Maze - October 25, 2024
Inundation District Film Screening - October 10, 2024
Hike at Tryon Creek
Past Community Events
Trivia Night - February 25, 2022
Game Night - February 4, 2022
SIELsgiving - November 24, 2021
Studying, Outlining, and Breakfast - November 19, 2021
Movie Night - October 28, 2021
Corn Maze - October 15, 2021
Tryon State Park Hike - September 26, 2021
Past Guest Speakers
Law Students for Climate Accountability - April 12, 2022
Grecia Nuñez and Marjan Kris explained the goals of LSCA and encouraged law students to get involved in environmental advocacy.
Sara K. Phillips - April 7, 2022
Sara K. Phillips spoke about her new article, “Building business, human rights and climate change synergies in Southeast Asia: What the Philippines’ National Inquiry on Climate Change could mean for ASEAN.”
Erica Lyman - April 5, 2022
Professor Lyman talked about the International Animal and Environmental Law Clinic at L&C and gave an overview of several multilateral environmental treaties.
Conservation Panel - April 1, 2022
Panelists Robin Abrams (Conservation Wild), Jeremy Phan (Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife), and Amber Zelmer (San Diego Zoo) discussed the legal implications and their experiences in the field of wildlife conservation.
Jonathan Adams - February 8, 2022
Jonathan Adams discussed his experiences advocating for wildlife protections with the WWF.
Chris Wold - November 2, 2021
Professor Wold spoke about his experiences at CITES COPs and fisheries in the context of international environmental law.
Erica Lyman and Nick Fromherz - September 27, 2021
Professors Lyman and Fromherz discussed their work with the Global Law Alliance and how to get started in a career in international environmental law.