As the water crisis continues to unfold, the NAACP, led by our Director for the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, Abre’ Conner, is on the ground in Jackson, supporting and advocating for Black residents impacted by the issue. “Jackson is a microcosm of what divestment looks like in Black communities,” said Conner in an interview with MSNBC’s Zerlina Maxwell. Local residents have been without access to clean water for so many weeks, demonstrating a total disregard not just for their civil rights but also for their human rights. There is more than simply water at stake. This is a battle between our communities and economic and environmental racism. And this is a fight the NAACP is committed to winning for Jackson, and for Black communities across the United States. Over the past few days, she has met with the Mayor of Jackson, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, former mayor Harvey Johnson, and several residents of the city taking personal accounts of the situation. On Wednesday, September 21, Abre' will testify on Capitol Hill about the implications of what’s happening in Jackson, and what it means at large for the state of Environmental and Climate Justice in America.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
NAACP. Jackson, MS Water Insecurity, aligned with Flint, MI. September 19, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022
DHS Announces New Members of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC). September 19, 2022
Council members represent diverse faith
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$$$ Grant Opportunity: QUADRATEC . Deadline October 30, 2022
Quadratec invites applications for 'Energize the Environment’ grant program
A single grant of $3,500 will be awarded to an individual or group currently working on a program or initiative designed to benefit the environment in their community....
https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec-cares-grant-program
Sunday, September 18, 2022
History Repeats itself in many forms. Same game different players and pawns. September 2022
But the States continue to demand funding during those times of crisis for select few.
Keep your documents and paper trail.
The relocation of migrants by Republican governors
recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides' By Emma Tucker, CNN Updated 12:38 PM ET, Sun September 18, 2022 ![]() (CNN)The
relocation of about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in
Massachusetts, initiated this week by Florida's governor, has revived
memories of strikingly similar tactics employed by southern segregationists
60 years ago. In 1962, a group of conservatives, intent on retaliating against desegregation efforts during the civil rights movement, funded one-way trips to the north for Black citizens, in what they called "Reverse Freedom Rides."............. |
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“We are now faced with the
fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency
of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a
thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of
time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected
with a lost opportunity. This may well be mankind’s
last chance to choose between chaos or community.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
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Tribal Health and Climate Planning Meeting 9/22
Please join us Thursday,
September 22, 2022 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM PT for a virtual
meeting of the Public
Health Workgroup of the California Climate Action Team (CAT-PHWG). This meeting will focus on the experiences of Tribal nations
as they work to promote and protect health and environment in a changing
climate. Presenters will address lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
response and recovery, as well as what local and State agencies can to do to
collaborate with and support Tribes as they work to overcome barriers and
access resources to safeguard their communities' health through climate planning
and action.
*American Sign Language (ASL) and simultaneous Spanish
interpretation will be provided.
Salud tribal y planificación climática Lo invitamos a una reunión virtual del Grupo de trabajo de
salud pública del Equipo de acción climática de California (CAT-PHWG) el jueves, 22 de septiembre de 2022
desde la 1:00 p. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m. (hora del Pacífico). La reunión se centrará en las experiencias de los pueblos
tribales en su labor de promoción y protección de la salud y el medioambiente
en un contexto de cambio climático. Los presentadores hablarán sobre lo que
aprendieron de su reacción y su recuperación ante la pandemia de la COVID-19,
y sobre las medidas que las agencias locales y estatales pueden adoptar para
colaborar con las tribus y apoyar sus esfuerzos para superar los obstáculos y
acceder a los recursos que les permitan preservar la salud de sus comunidades
a través de la planificación y la acción en materia de cambio climático. FECHA: Jueves, 22 de
septiembre de 2022
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