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Free Environmental Justice Documentary Film Screening
Charles Callaway on Panel Discussion

On Saturday, February 26 at 6:00 PM, ImageNation will host a free screening of the documentary film Target: St. Louis at the Harlem State Office Building (163 West 125th Street, 2nd Floor). The film tells the story of secret chemical testing on Black citizens in St. Louis by the U.S. Army. Charles Callaway will participate in an environmental justice panel discussion that will accompany the screening, which is in partnership with the Harlem State Office Building’s Black Film Festival and ImageNation’s Harlem Black Art & Media Festival. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

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IFCO/Pastors for Peace Will Be Honoring Peggy Shepard

The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization/Pastors for Peace will honor Peggy Shepard at its annual Lucius Walker Awards & Benefit at 5:00 PM on Sunday, February 27. RSVP here ([link removed]) .

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NY State Energy Efficiency, Equity, & Jobs Act Advocacy Day
Help Us Get Our Fair Share of Energy Efficiency Upgrade Funding & Jobs

People living in low-income communities and communities of color spend a disproportionate amount of their household income on their energy bill. And they’re also often left out in the cold when it comes to programs designed to reduce energy usage and the financial burden it can cause. Our communities deserve equitable funding for energy efficiency upgrades, including the removal of mold, lead, and asbestos, along with the jobs this will create. Our New York State Energy Efficiency, Equity, & Jobs Act ([link removed]) will ensure that you aren’t left out in the cold as the state works to reduce energy usage. Join us on Wednesday, March 2 for a virtual advocacy day from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM to urge lawmakers to pass this bill! RSVP here ([link removed]) .

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Affordable Housing: An Essential for Health Equity
Peggy Shepard Joins Columbia Panel Discussion

As part of the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health's Centennial Speakers Series, Peggy Shepard will join Jonathan Rose Companies President Jonathan F.P. Rose for the Affordable Housing: An Essential for Health Equity panel discussion moderated by Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences Diana Hernandez, PhD. beginning at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 2. RSVP here ([link removed]) .

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Learn How We Are Improving Climate Education in New York State

We need to ensure that future generations understand the causes and impacts of climate change, including the disproportionate impacts it has on people of color. That is why we are part of the Climate and Resilience Education Task Force advocating for climate education here in New York State. We invite you to join us for the youth-facilitated Climate Education Listening Session with New York State legislators at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, March 2 to learn about the pending climate education bills here in New York State. RSVP here ([link removed]) .

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NY State Utility Debt Roundtable
Help Us Cancel Utility Debt

Trouble with your utility bill? Join us on Monday, March 7 at 6:00 PM for the Energy Democracy Alliance’s Utility Debt Roundtable. We will hear testimony from members of our community and then have a panel discussion on how we can cancel utility debt in New York State – and work to ensure that we never find ourselves buried in utility debt again. Join us along with the Alliance for a Green Economy, Sane Energy Project, & New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. RSVP here ([link removed]) .

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NY State Climate Justice Advocacy Day
Help Us Get the Funding for Climate Justice

Want to do something about climate change? Join us on Tuesday, March 8 for the NY Renews Climate Justice Advocacy Day! We’ll travel in-person to Albany to ask elected officials to invest the $15 billion needed to fully fund the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act ([link removed]) so that we can effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, improve energy efficiency and security, build renewable energy like solar and wind, and ensure that we get our fair share of the jobs this will create. Learn more here ([link removed]) .

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Understanding NYC's All-Electric New Building Law
Sonal Jessel Talks About the Significance of Gas Free NYC for Frontline Communities

NYC Accelerator will host Decarbonizing NYC: Understanding the All-Electric New Buildings Law, a webinar at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 8 explaining the compliance requirements of NYC’s all-electric new buildings law ([link removed]) (Local Law 154 of 2021, also known as Gas Free NYC). Sonal Jessel will join the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice and the Urban Green Council in this discussion. RSVP here ([link removed]) .

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Symposium on Cultivating Community Connections for Emergencies
Sonal Jessel Talks About Extreme Weather & Disproportionate Impacts/Resources

Sonal Jessel will deliver the keynote address at the NYC Emergency Management Community Engagement Bureau’s 2022 Community Preparedness Symposium: Cultivating Community Connections for Emergencies at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 9. The focus of this year’s symposium is on how community organizers, leaders, and advocates can better prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. RSVP here ([link removed]) .

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Annual Earth Day 5K Fun Run
Save the Date

Mark your calendar and stretch your legs! Our annual Earth Day 5K fundraiser will be on Sunday, May 1. Like much of our lives right now, it will be both virtual and in-person. Participants can run or walk five kilometers (3.1 miles) at a time and place of their choosing beginning on Earth Day, Friday, April 22. And on Sunday, May 1, we will have an in-person run and/or walk on Randall’s Island for those who want to participate in-person. We’ll soon have the link to register and the exact times/location posted here ([link removed]) . And we hope you can join us to celebrate Earth Day, help raise funds for WE ACT, and run or walk for a healthier, greener community!

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Renewable Rikers Anniversary

Today marks the one-year anniversary of passing the Renewable Rikers Act ([link removed]) . So far, more than 10 percent of the island has been transferred out of the control of the New York City Department of Correction. We will continue to work with the Renewable Rikers coalition, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the New York City Council to advance the transformation of the island, creating a solar farm that can generate enough renewable energy to close the polluting peaker plants and providing good, green jobs for those who have been harmed by the legacy of Rikers. Learn more about Renewable Rikers here ([link removed]) .

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WE ACT's Membership Planning Committee
Take a Leadership Role

Our Membership Planning Committee serves a leadership role in our membership ([link removed]) and does a lot of the work planning and preparing for our Membership Meetings and other events. The committee also works toward more effective communication between the membership body and staff and helps set goals for membership participation. We are holding elections for this volunteer committee and encourage any member interested in becoming a candidate to please complete this form ([link removed]) by Friday, May 6. Questions? Reach out to Bailey at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

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Keeping City Council District 7 Clean
Council Member Abreu Launches Program to Report Sanitation Issues

New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu has launched a new program for reporting sanitation complaints so that residents can let his office know when something needs to be cleaned up in District 7. Submit your City Council District 7 sanitation concerns here ([link removed]) .

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