Join us at 6:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, May 5 for our Uptown Chats with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos. Seggos was instrumental in the passage of the state's best-in-nation law to address climate change, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and now serves as the co-chair of its implementing body, the Climate Action Council. RSVP
May Membership Meeting: Candidates Forum for
New York City Council
Districts 8 & 9
Join us for our May Membership Meeting at 10:00 AM EDT on Saturday, May 8. We’re hosting a Candidates Forum for New York City Council Districts 8 & 9. This is your chance to get to know the candidates and hear what they have to say about issues impacting our community. RSVP
Big Win Over Small Bottles
As part of our Just Green Partnership, we were able to get the New York State legislature to pass a series of bills reducing single-use plastic containers in the hotel and hospitality industry, including the mini-bottles you find in hotel rooms. As Sonal Jessel, our Director of Policy and Co-Chair of the Just Green Partnership, noted: “Hotel mini-bottles create tons of unnecessary, mostly plastic trash that litters our waterways and contain chemicals that harm our health.” We thank New York State Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblymember Steven Englebright for their leadership on this, and we urge the Governor to sign it into law, helping reduce the plastic waste in our state. Learn More
Peggy Shepard’s speech at President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate last week received coverage in a variety of media outlets, from our local NY1 News to Today News Africa.
Taylor Morton was quoted in a Sustainable Brands column about the latest Retailer Report Card. The column was authored by Mike Belliveau, the Executive Director of the Environmental Health Strategy Center, and Mike Schade, the Mind the Store Campaign Director at Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
Sonal Jessel on Learning Unwrapped
In case you missed it, you can watch a replay of Sonal Jessel talking about environmental and climate justice as part of a special Earth Day panel discussion on Dr. Nancy Sulla's internet talk show, Learning Unwrapped. Watch Here
Learn How To Be An Environmental Advocate For Your Community: Environmental Health & Justice Leadership Training Now Available Online
Our award-winningEnvironmental Health and Justice Leadership Training (EHJLT) program helps develop leaders who can advocate on behalf of their community. But the pandemic has made in-person training a challenge. So, thanks to the generosity of TAZO, the tea company committed to climate justice, we are now able to offer this training online. This spring and summer we’ll be offering four programs running from 6-7:30 PM EDT: Intro to Environmental Justice & Climate Justice, Climate Justice & Resiliency, Environmental Justice 101, & Introduction to Community Organizing. Learn More & Sign Up
Get Vaccinated in Harlem
If you haven’t been vaccinated yet, Broadway Housing Communities will be setting up appointments for free vaccinations at the Sugar Hill Apartments (898 St. Nicholas Ave., entrance on 155th Street) this weekend – Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM – for anyone 16 and older who resides in New York State. To make your appointment, Click Here or call 212-568-2030 Ext. 212 with any questions or concerns you may have.
Funding for BIPOC Environmental Activists
Do you know an environmental activist who is Black, Indigenous, and/or a person of color? Encourage them to apply for a grant from the One Movement Change Makers fund. The deadline is May 31. Apply Here
