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The World Today presents “‘Natural’ Disasters: The Inequality of Climate Change and Displacement,” with Dr. Ariadna Reyes-Sánchez, Syra Ortiz-Blanes, and Jocelyn Perry
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Perry World House | Global Policy Lab

Dr. Ariadna Reyes-Sánchez
Originally from Mexico City, Ariadna is a postdoctoral fellow in the Global Shifts Program at the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. Ariadna has a Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin. As a doctoral student, she was the recipient of the Fulbright and CONACYT fellowships.

Syra Ortiz-Blanes
A Puerto Rican journalist and poet, Syra graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2017, where she studied History and English with a concentration in creative writing. At Penn, she was an arts writer for 34th Street, The Daily Pennsylvanian‘s arts and culture magazine.You can find her work in The Philadelphia Citizen, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Hyperallergic, WHYY, and others.

Jocelyn Perry
As PWH's Global Shifts Program Manager, Jocelyn brings experience working with and advocating for displaced individuals and communities in the United States and around the world to this role with Perry World House. Prior to joining the PWH team, Jocelyn served as a Fulbright Public Policy Fellow with Malawi's Department of Refugees, working on advocacy for and development of Malawi’s Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework alongside the United Nations Refugee Agency.

 

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