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Environmental Justice Storytelling Series Stories from the frontlines by El Pueblo Para el Aire y Agua Limpia/People for Clean Air and Water of Kettleman City, and Greenaction for Health and En vironmental Justice

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Click here for recording:  July 9th, EJ Storytelling Session Storytelling from EJ Communities The purpose of this platform is to provide a space for folks living in, and/or championing environmental justice communities, to share their stories in their own voice.  We hope this endeavor will help governmental staff grow beyond trainings that focus on how to speak to people; rather than understand & appreciate the conditions of others’ lives. The quality of life for many people living in EJ communities is so intertwined with systemic racism that it is impossible to discuss EJ without allowing community to speak freely about how it has affected their communities' in the past, as well as how it continues to affect them today.   On July 9, the first in the series of “Storytelling from EJ Communities” will feature Dillon Delvo, Little Manila in Stockton, and LaDonna Willians from All Positives Possible in Vallejo.  Dillon will speak on the history of the Filipino co...

Do you have a project idea to help clean the air in your community? If so, you can apply for project funding through California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) settlement of enforcement cases. This funding comes from a program called the Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP) Program. Nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, local agencies, governments, businesses, and more can apply to be funded through this program. The program’s goal is to improve public health, reduce pollution, increase environmental compliance, and raise public awareness through education. Sometimes when regulated industries break air pollution control rules in California, they get a chance to directly help clean the air in local communities by funding SEP projects. Projects need to fall into certain categories, such as pollution prevention or reduction, environmental restoration and protection, environmental education and compliance training, community monitoring, and transboundary projects (which are...

UPDATE: July 9th event now via Zoom Meeting. Please see end of this post for Zoom instructions.  Through this process, we hope to provide governmental staff with opportunities to hear directly from the communities they serve.  We will remain committed to helping government folks connect with the seldom heard, the seldom seen, and oftentimes, the most impacted by our work.   Storytelling from EJ Communities The purpose of this endeavor is to provide a space for folks living in, and/or championing environmental justice communities, to share their stories, in their own voice.  One goal of this endeavor is to help governmental staff grow beyond trainings that focus on how to speak to people; rather than understand the condition of others’ lives.  The quality of life for many people living in EJ communities is so intertwined with systemic racism that it is impossible to truly discuss EJ without allowing community to discuss it.   On July 9, the first in the ...

In Oakland, the “Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors: An East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative” proposal will use the $28.2 million award to implement a community plan for neighborhood development without displacement. The proposal will build a 55-unit affordable housing community that also includes a new health clinic. The proposal incorporates local art and culture into projects including active transportation, trees to promote healthier surroundings, and a new nursery that will provide organic produce and food-producing plants to the community. You might enjoy these articles/videos, too, if you haven't already seen them: Stockton gets 10 million grant to help under-served communities   KCRA TV and digital spot featuring Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs. $10.8 M grant will fund environmental efforts in, Downtown, South   Stockton   by Cassie Dickman, Stockton Record. Oakland awarded $28M for community projects over five years   by Carrie Hodousek, ...

   The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) is pleased to release the first draft of its new Technical Assistance (TA) Guidelines for State Agencies . SGC encourages the members of the public to provide feedback on the document. Please email comments to TA@sgc.ca.gov by Monday, July 20, 2020 . These TA Guidelines provides tools, tips, and best practices to State agencies seeking to design and implement effective TA and capacity building programs. As directed by Senate Bill 1072 (Leyva, 2018), SGC designed the Guidelines to help State agencies to both deliver effective TA, and develop internal policies, standards, or practices to guide their provision of TA. In order to develop the document, SGC’s Community Assistance for Climate Equity team brought together a TA and capacity building workgroup comprising practitioners from across 13 State agencies. While State agencies serve as the main audience for the TA Guidelines, other stakeho...