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Irish President and UN Commissioner on Climate Change

The University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability and the Center for Sustainable Systems will present Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience & the Fight for a Sustainable Future, with Mary Robinson, first woman president of Ireland and former UN high commissioner for human rights from 6 to 7 p.m., March 13, at Rackham Auditorium.

            Robinson will share her passion for climate justice, human dignity, gender equality and women’s participation in peacebuilding and highlight the urgent need for climate change action and how local, community-based action can grow into a global effort to build a sustainable future, with an introduction and Q&A by Provost Laurie McCauley.

Admission is free with a ticket at Tinyurl.com/MaryRobinsonecture. Location: 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor.