Plus the Green Jobs Webinar & January Membership Meeting
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2021 Policy Agenda
In case you missed our December Membership Meeting, we have released our 2021 Policy Agenda ([link removed]) . It outlines the key campaigns and initiatives we will be pursuing in the coming year. If you would like to help our advocacy for these policies, please share your story with us ([link removed]) .
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Green Jobs Report:
Creating a Green Workforce - Community Based Solutions for a Diverse Green Jobs Sector
Last week we hosted an Uptown Chat to release our Green Jobs Report ([link removed]) with the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum. Now you can watch the video ([link removed]) in which we discuss the importance of a Just Transition in addressing climate change with our panel of distinguished guest, including Michael B. Gerrard, Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Beverly Wright, Executive Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice; and Donele Wilkins, CEO & President of the Green Door Initiative as well as our own Peggy Shepard, Charles Callaway, and Kerene Tayloe.
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January Membership Meeting:
Our NYCHA Voter Engagement Plan
Saturday, January 9
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
via Zoom
Join us on Saturday, January 9 at 10:00 AM ET for our first Membership Meeting of the new year. Come learn about our NYCHA Voter Engagement Plan – from the resident-driven platform we’ve been working on to our voter registration drive and get out the vote initiative for the 2021 New York City elections. RSVP Here ([link removed])
We will also be electing WE ACT's new Membership Planning Committee. If you would like to apply to be on the Planning Committee and help lead our membership activities, please complete this form ([link removed]) in advance of our January 9 meeting.
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Please Support Our Work:
Help Make NYCHA Residents a Priority
We have been working with Northern Manhattan NYCHA residents to develop a platform for the 2021 New York City elections, in which we will be voting for a new Mayor, Comptroller, four out of the five Borough Presidents, and two-thirds of the City Council. Please make a donation today ([link removed]) to help us register thousands of NYCHA residents and turn them out at the polls in NYC’s June primary and November general election to ensure that our city’s new leadership makes ensuring the safety, health, and sustainability of NYCHA residents a top priority.
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Peggy Shepard will be a guest on WNYC Radio's Brian Lehrer Show ([link removed]) , discussing the nomination of Michael Regan to head the EPA. Tune in on Monday, Dec. 21 at 11 AM ET.
Peggy will also be speaking at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s 3rd Annual Clinical Climate Change Conference, discussing the intersection of COVID-19, climate change, and the racial justice movement at 10 AM ET on Friday, Jan. 8. RSVP Here ([link removed])
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Taylor Morton Profiled by NRDC
In case you missed it, the NRDC did a wonderful profile of Taylor Morton, our newly promoted Director of Environmental Health & Education. Learn about their roots, journey to the environmental justice movement, and the work they do here at WE ACT. Read About Taylor ([link removed])
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WE ACT Staff News
We are pleased to report some exciting staff news here at WE ACT. Clockwise above: Dana Johnson has been promoted to Director of the Federal Policy Office. Sonal Jessel has been promoted to Director of Policy. Taylor Morton has been promoted to Director of Environmental Health & Education. And Charles Callaway has been promoted to Director of Organizing. In addition, we welcome David Perelman ([link removed]) as our new Voter Engagement Organizer.
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Stay Safe & Healthy:
Holiday Tips from the NYC Department of Health
Whatever your plans are for the holidays, we want you to stay safe and healthy. The New York City Department of Health has issued a tip sheet with some useful guidelines: Download the Holiday Guidelines ([link removed])
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Happy Holidays!
The WE ACT team will be closing its virtual offices until the the new year for a well-earned break. Feel free to reach out if you need us. Otherwise, we'll see you in 2021!
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