# Environments and Societies at the Crossroads: Socio-Environmental Justice in Europe and the Americas in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

- Dates: 16 November 2026 to 17 November 2026
- Location: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
- Address: Institute of European Studies University of California, Berkeley 202 Philosophy Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2316
- Organiser: German Historical Institute Washington, Pacific Office
- Industry: GovTech & Public Sector

## About

This workshop brings together graduate students, postdocs, and senior scholars. It examines the historical connections between environments and social justice in 19th and 20th-century Europe and the Americas. The event explores the rise of modern environmentalism and the environmental justice movement.

## Who attends

The workshop “Environments and Societies at the Crossroads” seeks to bring graduate students, postdocs, and senior scholars working on the history of social and environmental justice into

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.ghi-dc.org/events/event/date/environments-and-societies-at-the-crossroads-socio-environmental-justice-in-europe-and-the-americas-in-the-nineteenth-and-twentieth-centuries)
- [Registration](https://ulsurvey.uni.lu/index.php/419154?lang=en)

## Topics

- Environment & Waste

## Speakers

- Simone M. Müller, (University of Augsburg)
- Isabel Richter, (German Historical Institute Washington, Pacific Office)

## Where to stay

- **Travelodge**: 140 m from the venue, 1820 University Avenue, Berkeley, 94703
- **Nash Hotel**: 290 m from the venue, 2045 University Avenue, Berkeley
  - [Hotel website](https://www.nashhotel.com/)
- **Quality Inn University**: 310 m from the venue, 1761 University Avenue, Berkeley, 94703
- **Hotel Shattuck Plaza**: 460 m from the venue, 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, 94704
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelshattuckplaza.com/)
  - Phone: +1-510-845-7300
- **Residence Inn by Marriott Berkeley**: 500 m from the venue, 2121 Center Street, Berkeley, 94704
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oakrr-residence-inn-berkeley/)
  - Phone: +1 510-982-2100
- **Howard Johnson Berkeley**: 760 m from the venue, 1512 University Avenue, Berkeley, 94703
- **Aiden by Best Western**: 850 m from the venue, 1499 University Avenue
- **SenS Hotel**: 900 m from the venue, 1538 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 94709
  - [Hotel website](https://senshotelberkeley.com/)
  - Phone: +1 510 5489930

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/environments-and-societies-at-the-crossroads-socio-environmental-justice-in-europe-and-the-americas-in-the-nineteenth-and-twentieth-centuries/