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October Membership Meeting: Come Learn About the Election & Beauty Justice
Join us for our October Membership Meeting on Saturday, October 12th from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM at 454 West 155th Street, the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge. We will be sharing our latest research on the toxic ingredients found in the personal care products you use. And, of course, we will also talk about the upcoming election, including how to make sure you are registered and when early voting starts (see our Voter Information page if you want to find out now). RSVP Today!
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Support WE ACT: Come to Our Gala
Join supporters of the environmental justice movement for a night of celebration and togetherness at WE ACT’s Annual Gala on Friday, October 18th from 6:00-9:00 PM at 583 Park Avenue (at the corner of East 63rd Street). Let’s come together to honor leaders, celebrate victories, and look ahead to our shared goals for the coming months. This year, we are thrilled to be honoring the following leaders in the movement:
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Get Involved: Learn What Cumulative Impacts Are, Why This Law Is So Important, & How You Can Help Ensure It Succeeds
Communities of color and low-income have been burdened by disproportionate levels of pollution for decades. This is due to the racist siting of polluting facilities in these communities, including bus depots, factories, power plants, oil refineries, sewage treatment plants, and landfills. And the cumulative impacts of these multiple sources of pollution are harming the health and well-being of these communities.
This is why we fought to pass New York State’s Cumulative Impacts Law (S.1317/A.1286), landmark environmental justice legislation signed into law in 2022 that will address the environmental racism that has plagued our communities for generations. And now that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has begun the rulemaking process for implementing this law, which will go into effect in 2025, we need to get involved to ensure it works.
To learn how you can help, join WE ACT for Environmental Justice, South Bronx Unite, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and Earthjustice on Wednesday, October 16th at 1:00 PM for a webinar that will discuss the law, how it will benefit our communities, what we need to do to ensure it is effectively implemented, and how you can get involved. Click here to register for this webinar. And contact Briana Carbajal at [email protected] with any questions. RSVP
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Listen: US Energy Policy Wrong Direction Mini-Series - Waste Incineration
We have another new episode of our Uptown Chat's Wrong Direction mini-series, exploring how elements of the U.S. energy policy are heading in the Wrong Direction. In this episode, Jaron and Lonnie look at the impacts of waste incineration on environmental justice communities with special guests Chris Tandazo, Statewide Environmental Justice Organizer at the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, and Jessica Roff, Plastics & Petrochemicals Program Manager, US & Canada at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives. Listen Today
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We had a great turnout for City & State New York’s Second Annual New York Climate Justice Forum: Navigating Uncertain Policies to Deliver a Sustainable Future. Peggy Shepard (pictured) gave a keynote address and Manny Salgado and Pamela Stewart-Martinez shined on their respective panels.
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Thank you all for joining us at Power Uptown: Tackling Energy Insecurity Together. We had a good turnout, distributing all of our NYSERDA Energy Saving kits, shown here by Sasha St. Juste (left) and Mariclaire Joseph (right), and heard from some great speakers – including Peggy Shepard and Briana Carbajal.
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As part of our WE ACT en Español Working Group, Liz Reyes (pictured at the map) joined Marileidy Pimentel Paniagua and Tyisha Smalls for our Climate Ready Uptown Plan (CRUP) workshop in Spanish at the Juan Pablo Duarte Foundation with the Family Enrichment Center Washington Heights/Inwood office.
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Pictured (left-right): Pamela Stewart-Martinez, NineDot Energy’s Community Impact & Partnerships Manager Dieynabou Diallo, New York State Senator Jessica Ramos, Mariclaire Joseph, Vielka Rankin, and Sasha St. Juste at NYLCV’s party earlier this week.
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Peggy Shepard to be Honored by the ANHD
Peggy Shepard will be among the honorees at the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development’s 50 Anniversary celebration on Thursday, October 10th at 6:30 PM at the Museum of the City of New York. Click here to learn more and get tickets.
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Make Sure You Are Registered to Vote!
You only have three weeks left to register to VOTE in this critical election! Click here to find out if you are registered, or call 866-868-3692. The deadline to register is October 26th, which is the first day of early voting. If you are not registered, click here to learn about all the ways you can register: online, in-person, or by mail. And you can see a list of the candidates and ballot measures along with other important voting information by clicking here.
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Celebrate Children's Environmental Health Day on Oct. 10th
Get ready to celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day on October 10th! Children’s Environmental Health Day will include virtual educational panels, online film screenings, letter-writing campaigns, and even organized hikes. We will be taking part in the annual Children's Environmental Health Day Twitterstorm at 12:00 PM on October 9th. Learn more, find an event near you, or browse resources to host your own event at cehday.org.
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Give Feedback on New York State’s Air Monitoring Initiative
Are you concerned about air quality in your community? The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be holding a Community Air Monitoring Initiative Virtual Meeting for all communities on Wednesday, October 23rd from 6:00-8:00 PM to discuss the story maps created by its statewide air monitoring initiative and gather your feedback. Click here to register for this virtual meeting. We also encourage you to take the agency’s survey to identify community concerns and help inform emissions reduction strategies.
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