WE ACT for Environmental Justice

It’s just after 10 AM, and our big, year-end meeting is getting underway via Zoom. It’s not too late to join us at: https://zoom.us/j/95401860787

Our Sonal Jessel talking environmental justice!

We are proud to report that Peggy Shepard has been elected to the Board of Advisors at Columbia Public Health. You can learn more about the board and her fellow members here: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about/board-advisors

TOMORROW: Join us on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10 AM ET for our year-end Membership Meeting. We’ll review 2020 and look ahead to what we have planned for 2021, including an overview of our key policy initiatives and programs as well as how you can get more involved in our work. RSVP: https://zoom.us//regi/tJEpd-igqDstEtPlNSePsyeV8p1gbWoVhVJy

Did you know that Black women in America are two to three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women? And that most of these deaths are preventable? Join us for our Membership Meeting on Saturday, November 14 at 10 AM ET to discuss maternal mortality in our community. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/WEACTNov2020

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: Attend our Year-End Meeting, read our Green Jobs Report, take our cosmetics survey, & other news! See the latest from WE ACT: https://mailchi.mp//we-act-news-attend-our-year-end-meetin

Since it’s been such a slow news day, we wanted to share our latest news. Read our newsletter to learn about our Membership Meeting on Nov. 14 discussing maternal mortality, our Cecil Corbin-Mark Memorial on Nov. 19, & all the positions we’re hiring for! https://mailchi.mp//we-act-update-membership-meeting-memor

Girls & femme-identifying people of color ages 13-17 in Northern Manhattan (West, Central, & East Harlem, Inwood, & Washington Heights): help us better understand your use of cosmetic products by taking our survey at weact.org/beauty. https://www.weact.org/beauty

Live now, Peggy Shepard & Kerene Tayloe talking about the life and legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark on WBAI's Eco-Logic: https://www.wbai.org/listen-live/

The environmental justice community has lost a true giant. The untimely death of WE ACT for Environmental Justice's Cecil Corbin-Mark, a man who dedicated his ...life and career to dismantling systematic and institutional racism, has left those of us continuing to fight for racial and environmental justice devastated, yet determined to carry on his legacy" - Kresge Environment Senior Program Officer Jalonne L. White-Newsome See more

Tune in at 2:30 PM ET today for a tribute to Cecil Corbin-Mark featuring Peggy Shepard & Kerene Tayloe:

WE ACT is looking for a Development Grant Writer, share with your networks

Update from the Frontlines: Environmental & community groups sued the Army Corps of Engineers, pausing construction of another petrochemical plant in Louisiana’s Cancer Alleyone of 10 new chemical plants planned for the area.

NYCHA: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Nydia Velazquez, & Comptroller Scott M. Stringer call on NYCHA to improve ventilation and address other issues impacting the environmental health of its residents.

"Health experts have long attributed increased health issues in South Bronx to the effects of environmental racism: the intentional racial discrimination in inf...rastructural and environmental policy making. Specifically, it's the planned and deliberate targeting of Black and Brown communities in deciding where to place roadways, toxic waste facilities, along with industrial and commercial sites like bus depots and tractor trailer distribution centers." https://www.pix11.com//environmental-racism-in-the-bronx-w

Wanted to share this from our friends @350.org. In a democracy, every vote counts. That’s why we need to count every vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK03fwNwPuM

In America, Black women are two to three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Join our Membership Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 10 AM ET to discuss maternal mortality in our community. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/WEACTNov2020

Join Congressman Adriano Espaillat & Boriken Neighborhood Health Center for a #FluShot Clinic for Manhattan North residents today, Wednesday, November 4th from 10AM-2PM:

ELECTION DAY 101: In our final Voting Video, Christopher Casey walks you through what to expect and what you need to know for Election Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vLCCSJ0R08

Tomorrow is Election Day. If you have yet to vote, or are still unsure about it, please take a moment to watch this video on the importance of voting and what you need to know to vote in this election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRjG0NsJzQ4&