As a part of the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change’s continual effort to advocate for environmental justice principles, we will be convening a briefing on Capitol Hill for Members of Congress and their Staff members. The purpose of this briefing is to provide Member and their Staffers with a brief history of the Environmental Justice movement, share concrete examples of environmental injustices and highlight opportunities to integrate environmental justice into the state planning process of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
Our panel will include influential members of the Environmental Justice Movement including
- Ms. Monique Harden Esq., Advocates for Environmental Human Rights (LA)
- Dr. Charlotte Keys, Jesus People Against Pollution (MS)
- Ms. Sharon Lewis, Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CT)
- Dr. Nicky Sheats, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJ)
- Ms. Peggy Shepard, WE ACT for Environmental Justice (NY)
- Ms. Kim Wasserman, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (IL)
- Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome, WE ACT for Environmental Justice (DC)
- Rev. Leo Woodberry, Kingdom Living Temple (SC)
- Dr. Beverly Wright, Deep South Environmental Justice Center (LA)
U.S. Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) is co-hosting this briefing with the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change. For more information, go to www.ejleadershipforum.org