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NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Come See What We'll Focus on Next Year

Join us for our November Membership Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 16th from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Our Lady of Lourdes School, located at 468 West 143rd Street (between Amsterdam and Convent Avenues). This will be our big year-end meeting during which we will walk you through our 2025 Policy Agenda. Come learn what we are going to fight for next year, and how you can get involved. We will also discuss the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub and kick off the holiday season with prizes, festive music, and food in celebration of all we've achieved with our members! RSVP

READ THE 2024 RETAILER REPORT CARD
Learn Which Stores Are Selling You Toxic Products & Which Are Trying to Keep You Safe

The 2024 Retailer Report Card has been released by our friends at Toxic-Free Future. It reviews major retailers in the U.S. and Canada to see who is safeguarding our health and who is selling us toxic products. For example, we learned that Sephora is working hard to keep toxins out of the products it sells, but Sally Beauty is most definitely not - so buyer beware! We encourage you to give it a look before you start your holiday shopping. Read the Report & Read the Announcement

NEED HELP PAYING YOUR ENERGY BILL?
Come to Our Workshop & Teach-In on Dec. 12th

Are you struggling to pay for your energy bills? Come to our workshop with the Public Utility Law Project of New York on Thursday, Dec. 12th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM in Room MLK 411 at the Riverside Church, which is located at 490 Riverside Drive (between West 120th & 122nd Streets). Bring a copy of your utility bill and a Benefit Awards Letter from the past 12 months (an approval letter for public assistance programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, etc.), and we will help you apply for eligible programs to lower your bill. RSVP

Charles Callaway was profiled in Business Insider as one of its 2024 Climate Action 15, which acknowledges leaders working to advance climate solutions.

Lonnie Portis was quoted multiple times in a Columbia News Service article on the slow progress being made on electric school buses in New York City.

And Peggy Shepard got a shoutout from Shalanda Baker, former Director of the Office of Energy Justice and Equity at the U.S. Department of Energy and current Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action at the University of Michigan, in an insightful interview published by Resources for the Future.

UPTOWN CHATS PODCAST
Waste Management

In this new episode, Jaron and Lonnie chat with Julio Lopez, a member of WE ACT’s Climate Justice Working Group, about the history of waste management in New York City, how it impacts environmental justice communities, and opportunities to improve it. To learn how you can live a zero-waste lifestyle, download this three-step guide (PDF). Listen to the Podcast