Extraction: Lithium & the Frontiers of Green Capitalism

Join Associate Professor of Political Science and Strategic Co-Director of the Climate and Community Institute, Thea Riofrancos, for an in-depth analysis of the growing industry of green technologies and the environmental, social, and political consequences of the mining it requires. Drawing on groundbreaking global fieldwork, Riofrancos explores the global race to expand lithium mining amid supply chain concerns and offers compelling ideas about how to harmonize climate action with social justice.

This event will be held in the Regina Peruggi Room and broadcast over Zoom! RSVP for the link.

This is an event of the Spring 2026 Social Justice Academy: Environmental Justice. Learn more about the academy and RSVP for additional speakers, creative workshops, and action events by clicking here.

Visit Politics and Human Rights for more information about the major and minor. This event is cohosted with the department of International Studies. For more information, write to erinoconnor@mmm.edu. 

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