Moving Towards Beauty Justice: Conversations for Change Thursday, November 11
Join us, the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, and the NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan for Moving Towards Beauty Justice: Conversations for Change on Thursday, November 11 at 3:00 PM EST. Come learn about toxics in beauty and personal care products and how to take action for change. RSVP
Year-End Membership Meeting Saturday, November 13
Join us on Saturday, November 13 at 10:00 AM EST for our final Membership Meeting of 2021. As is our tradition for the year-end meeting, we will look back on all that we were able to accomplish this year as well give you a preview of what we have planned for next year, including an overview of our key policy initiatives and programs as well as ways you can get more involved in our work. RSVP
Climate Justice Rally Saturday, November 13
After our Year-End Membership Meeting on Saturday, November 13, join us for the NY Renews’ statewide mobilization: The Fall of Fossil Fuels, the Rise of Climate Justice. Everyone else is meeting in Times Square at 12:00 PM EST to march to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s office at 633 Third Avenue (between 41st & 40th Streets), but we will meet them there at 1:00 PM. Contact Annie Carforo at [email protected] if you have any questions! RSVP
Help Us Transition New York City to Electric School Buses Tuesday, November 16
Join us, NYCSBUS, and the New York League of Conservation Voters at 9:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, November 16 for a strategic planning and visioning online workshop to support the transition to electric school buses. The workshop will lay the groundwork to create a roadmap to achieve NYCSBUS’ goal of transitioning to 75 electric school buses in the next two years, along with a vision for electrifying their entire fleet. RSVP
Gas Free NYC Rally & Hearing Wednesday, November 17
We finally got the New York City Council to agree to have a hearing on Intro 2317, which would prohibit the use of natural gas and other fossil fuels in new buildings and gut renovations. This is a critical step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, as buildings emit the majority of them here in New York City. The City Council hearing begins at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, November 17, and you can watch it online here. But we’re having an online rally beforehand, at 11:00 AM, so RSVP here. And if you would like to testify at the hearing, in support of Intro 2317, please contact Annie Carforo at [email protected].
Columbia Climate School Panel Turning COP26 Ambition Into Action
In Glasgow for COP26, the United Nations' Climate Change Conference, Peggy Shepard spoke on a panel hosted by Columbia University's Climate School, with students joining from New York via Zoom. In addition to Peggy, the other participants included moderator Jason Bordoff, Dean of Columbia's Climate School; panelist Mary Nichols, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy and former Chair of the California Air Resources Board; panelist Catherine McKenna, former Canadian Minister of the Environment & Climate Change; Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation and former Climate Change Ambassador for France; and special guest speaker Ali Zaidi, Deputy White House National Climate Advisor.
The panelists shared their thoughts on COP26 to date and offered advice to students - both in Glasgow and at Columbia in New York - on how to turn the ambition on display into action on the ground. You can watch the video below.
As part of COP26, Peggy Shepard will participate in the Climate Group's Systems Shift: Embedding Environmental and Social Justice panel at 8:00 AM in Glasgow (3:00 AM EST) on Monday, November 8, discussing how the business and policy sectors can embrace, embed, and support environmental and social justice.
Peggy Shepard will also be on the Meeting the Methane Moment with Equity Through the US Justice40 Initiative panel at COP26 in Glasgow at 11:00 AM (6:00 AM EST) on Monday, November 8. It will be livestreamed at MethaneMoment.org, but we will share clips on social media in case you can't get up that early.
Taylor Morton and Yuwa Vosper will be among the speakers at Moving Towards Beauty Justice: Conversations for Change, our conference on toxics in beauty and personal care products on Thursday, November 11 at 3:00 PM EST with the Columbia Center for Children's-Environmental Health and the NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan. RSVP
Peggy Shepard will be among the honorees at the 2021 Black Women Green Future Awards on Thursday, November 11 at 7:00 PM EST. RSVP
Harlem World Magazine reported that Raya Salter joined our Federal Policy Office team, driving our Justice40 work to support environmental justice communities. Read the Article
Dana Johnson is among the environmental justice leaders raising the alarm in E&E News about the Biden administration's sluggish implementation of Justice40 and its other environmental justice goals. Read the Article
Sonal Jessel spoke out in TIME Magazine's exposé on how fossil fuel companies are using Facebook to spread disinformation about Gas Free NYC and other efforts to address the climate crisis. Read the Article
Redistricting Teach-In Tuesday, November 9
On Tuesday, November 9 at 6:30 PM EDT, the Public Advocate’s office will be hosting a teach-in on the redistricting process here in New York Join us for an overview of the New York State redistricting process, with experts discussing how lines are drawn to protect community representation. Come learn what you need to know about this critical political process and get involved! RSVP
