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We can't begin to solve the environmental crisis without racial and economic justice. This requires us to chip away at the historical injustices within our transportation system, which has pumped dirty tailpipe pollution into communities of color and fostered decades of underinvestment in accessible and equitable public transit options.

Next Thursday, July 16, at 2pm ET / 11am PT, we have a special opportunity to join the struggle for transit equity. A powerhouse group of transit and racial justice leaders will unpack the links between transit equity and racial and economic equity – and how you can help. Will you join us?

Learn more and RSVP for the online Transit Equity Town Hall now.

What: Online Transit Equity Town Hall

Who: Lateefah Simon - President of the Board of Directors, Bay Area Rapid Transit
Joshua Malloy - Community Organizer, Pittsburghers for Public Transit
Samuel Jordan - Founder, Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition
Sandra Padilla - Transportation Planner, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
 Michelle Romero - National Director, Dream Corps Green for All

When: Thursday, July 16, 
2pm ET / 11am PT

More than 10 years ago, Green For All began with a dream that millions of Black and Brown youth would land in green jobs, not jails. Since then we have continued to imagine and fight for a new green economy—an economy where the people hit first and worst by crisis do not benefit last and least from solutions.

Today’s crisis means there is an opportunity to rebuild America better than it was before. Rebuilding starts with knowing what is broken and how to fix it. That’s why our panelists will discuss the history of inequitable transportation decisions across the U.S., the impact that public transit has on access to economic opportunity, and how policymakers and transit agencies can improve access and affordability for transit-dependent riders now and after COVID-19.

If we are going to eradicate systematic and institutional racism, our country must stop making decisions that hurt people of color and invest in solutions like clean and equitable public transportation in communities that need them most. That is what Dream Corps is all about.

Join us in building coalitions to reimagine public transit—starting next Thursday!

-The Dream Corps Green For All Team