Exploring Environmental Justice

BU Sustainability

How are Boston area leaders advancing healthy, equitable communities?
Join BU Sustainability for a panel on environmental justice.

<h3>Join via <a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/95702111785?pwd=RWc4NlZzemlwbkZKME1acEVFUGxnQT09" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></h3><h3>Meeting ID: 957 0211 1785</h3><h3>Passcode: 805103</h3><p>Boston University Sustainability, in partnership with <a href="https://www.busgov.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BU Student Government</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BUMCClimateAction/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BUMC Climate Action Group</a>, is hosting a virtual panel on environmental justice featuring local practitioners and organizers who can share their expertise and experience in fighting environmental racism. </p><p>Speakers Hajar Logan, Maria Belen Power, and Kalila Barnett will share the campaigns they are working on, their career journeys, and what called them to environmental justice work. Tune in on <strong>Tuesday, August 11 at 5:30 pm EDT </strong>via Zoom to learn about their work and how you can best support it. </p><p><em><strong>Zoom details and link to join the webinar will be available closer to the event.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>We are not able to provide live captioning for this event, but will record the session and add captions . The recording will be made available on BU Sustainability&#x27;s website and social media.</strong></em></p><h2>Speakers:</h2><p><a href="https://ace-ej.org/about/our-team/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hajar Logan</a> is the Climate and Transit-Oriented Development Director at <a href="https://ace-ej.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alternatives for Community and Environment</a> (ACE) in Roxbury. As a community organizer, Hajar’s work focused on real estate development and civic design that is transforming neighborhoods and displacing families. Hajar builds programs for transit and neighborhood design in Roxbury. Her programs place environmental and climate justice at the forefront, as well as the health and safety of the community. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.greenrootschelsea.org/team" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maria Belen Power </a>is the Associate Executive Director at <a href="http://www.greenrootschelsea.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">GreenRoots</a> in Chelsea. Maria Belen brings over 15 years of experience in organizing with undocumented immigrants, day laborers, and public housing tenants. She represents GreenRoots in the Green Justice Coalition and other national organizations for environmental and climate justice. Maria Belen oversees GreenRoots’ environmental justice campaigns and works with organizers to help support their work. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.barrfoundation.org/bios/kalila-barnett" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kalila Barnett</a> is the Program Officer of Climate Resilience at the <a href="https://www.barrfoundation.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Barr Foundation</a>. Climate Resilience focuses on preparing for the impacts of climate change by accelerating resilience in policies, plans, and designs. Kalila has over a decade of experience in community organizing around affordable housing, land development, and environmental justice. She served as the Executive Director at Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) for eight years. Before joining ACE in 2009, she worked as a Senior Organizer at Community Labor United.</p>

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