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Come to Our Member BBQ
Saturday, July 10 from 11 AM – 4 PM
Join us for our Member BBQ on Saturday, July 10 from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the outdoor park at 155 West 142 Street. This is our July Membership Meeting, and our first in-person event of 2021! Come see fellow members, meet our new staff, and celebrate our get out the vote success! Learn More & RSVP Here ([link removed])
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Granholm
Meets with WE ACT
In case you missed our earlier email ([link removed]) , U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited our first Solar Uptown Now installation, a multi-family HDFC affordable housing cooperative in Harlem, earlier this week. During the site visit, Peggy Shepard, Charles Callaway, and Sonal Jessel – along with Noah Ginsburg from Solar One ([link removed]) , our partners in Solar Uptown Now ([link removed]) and Community Power ([link removed]) – explained the challenges of doing solar installations in multi-family affordable housing and how we’ve managed to overcome them. We offered Secretary Granholm and her team field-tested recommendations that will help ensure that the administration’s investments in renewable energy projects can succeed in low-income communities and communities of color.
While reporters were not allowed to attend the briefing, Harlem World Magazine wrote about the visit along with some background on the Solar Uptown Now program. Pictured above, left to right: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Sonal Jessel, Charles Callaway, Peggy Shepard, and Solar One’s Noah Ginsburg. Read the Article ([link removed])
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Looking for Cool Volunteers
Participate in Our NYC Cooling Center Audit
Heat waves are deadly. That’s why we are looking for volunteers to help us assess the effectiveness of New York City’s Cooling Centers and identify areas of improvement. Sign up for our Cooling Center Auditing Project, with training on Wednesday, July 7 at 6:00 PM. Learn More & RSVP Here ([link removed])
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Sign the Petition
Help NYC Build Green, Healthy Schools
New York City schools are fully reopening this fall. We must be prepared for the realities of how COVID-19 and the climate crisis have impacted our communities, and our schools in particular. Sign this petition to urge New York City Mayor Bill del Blasio to build green, healthy schools to protect our children and our environment while creating good, green jobs! Sign the Petition ([link removed])
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WE ACT's 2021 Gala
Mark Your Calendar & Buy Your Tickets
Our 2021 Gala will be live and in-person this year on Thursday, October 21 at 6:00 PM. We’ll be honoring Davida Herzl, CEO and Founder, Aclima Inc.; Aaron Mair, Director of an Adirondack Wilderness Water and Jobs Coalition, Adirondack Council; Roxanne Brown, International Vice President at Large, United Steelworkers; Omar Freilla, Founder, Green Worker Cooperatives; and our SUNS Solar Workers Cooperative. Tickets are now available, as are sponsorship opportunities and ads in our journal. Learn More & Buy Tickets ([link removed])
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Peggy Shepard will be on the Climate Museum’s Talking Climate: Health panel with NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Sustainability Deputy Director Kizzy Charles-Guzman and NRDC's Science Center Climate & Health Scientist Dr. Vijay Limaye at 1:00 PM EDT on Friday, July 9. RSVP ([link removed])
Peggy Shepard will also be on the Building a Just Transition panel at Bloomberg Live’s Sustainable Business Summit at 12:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, July 13. Register ([link removed])
Sonal Jessel will speak on a New York Solar Energy Industries Association panel on July 14 at 3:00 PM EDT, discussing ways to ensure frontline communities can access the benefits of community solar. RSVP ([link removed])
And Sonal Jessel will moderate a New York Environmental Funders Network and New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative panel for funders on July 15 at 3:00 PM EDT, discussing work being done to achieve climate justice. Register ([link removed])
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VIDEO REPLAY: Toxics are a Drag
A Special Pride Month Uptown Chats
In case you missed it, you can watch a video replay of Toxics are a Drag, a panel discussion on the toxic chemicals found in beauty and other personal care products and their impact on the queer community. Moderated by Taylor Morton, our panel included Jahlove Serrano, King Ivy, Roque, & Dr. Ami Zota. This event was in partnership with Agents of Change ([link removed]) , which seeks to empower emerging leaders from historically excluded backgrounds in science to reimagine solutions for a just and healthy planet. Watch ([link removed])
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