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Environmental Justice 
​Webinar

Join COEJL in learning about environmental justice, the key component of racial justice, and most importantly - what YOU can do to help! 
We will be discussing action steps on a local and national level! 
register here!

Speakers

PictureRepresentative Raúl Grijalva (he/him) Chair of the House Committee of Natural Resources
Representative Grijalva, Chair, House Natural Resources Committee, author of the Environmental Justice for All Act and the congressional lead on all environmental justice legislation. He is also leading efforts to ensure livable wages for all Americans and create vital land protections to safeguard our nation’s natural treasures for the next generation.  Representative Grijalva is the Chairman Emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a leader in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

click here to read more about Rep. Grijalva and his accomplishments
PictureKeith Kinch (he/him) Co-founder and General Manager at BlocPower
Keith Kinch serves as General Manager and co-founder at BlocPower. Keith received his undergraduate degree at John Jay College and his graduate degree at American International University. He spent eight years as a community organizer, and two years as Deputy Field Director in New York State for the Democratic National Committee under President Obama’s grassroots arm Organizing for America. He helped advance key pieces of legislation such as the Affordable Healthcare Act.

click here to learn more about bloc power and their justice work
Watch this video to learn more about heat pumps, one of BlocPower's projects.
PictureRabbi Rebecca (Bec) Richman (she/her) Assistant Rabbi and Beit Midrash Director at Germantown Jewish Centre
Rabbi Bec Richman (she/her) is the Assistant Rabbi and Beit Midrash Director at Germantown Jewish Centre and an independent artist. A member of the Jewish Studio Project Facilitator Network, Bec brings the Jewish Studio Process to communities across the country, integrating spiritual practice, text study, and creative process. Bec is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship.

click here to learn more about the Germantown Jewish Centre

Resources


Environmental Justice For All Fact Sheet
File Size: 349 kb
File Type: pdf
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Community Impacts Report on the Environmental Justice For All Act
File Size: 662 kb
File Type: pdf
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Environmental Justice For All Included in Democratic Clean Economy, Jobs and Innovation Act
File Size: 598 kb
File Type: pdf
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Solving the Climate Crisis By Investing In Disproportionately Exploited Communities to Cut Pollution and Advance Environmental Justice
File Size: 8328 kb
File Type: pdf
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Statement of Principles for Environmental Justice Legislation
File Size: 7418 kb
File Type: pdf
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Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
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    • Jews & Line 3 Webinar
    • Environmental Justice Webinar
    • Tisha B'Av for Temple Earth
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  • Daniels60th