Environmental Justice Training
Program Schedule
| Week | Topic | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opening Remarks/Prayer: Bishop Eugene Sutton, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Speaker: Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, 350.org “Environmental and Health Disparities” | October 15, 2020 7 pm – 8:30 pm |
| 2 | Opening Prayer: Rev Ellen Hurwitz, Priest Associate, Church of the Transfiguration Speaker: Rebecca Rehr, ecoAmerica “Climate Justice” | October 22, 2020 7 pm – 8:30 pm |
| 3 | Opening Prayer: Joelle Novey, Director, Interfaith Power & Light, DC.MD.NoVA Facilitator Led Discussion Groups “Our Connection to Environmental Justice” | October 29, 2020 7 pm – 8:30 pm |
| 4 | Opening Prayer: Ann Payne, Master Naturalist Speaker: Brooke Harper, 350.org “Advocacy in Action” | November 5, 2020 7 pm – 8:30 pm |
| 5 | Opening Prayer: Dick Williams, Co-lead, GreenGrace Facilitator Led Discussion Groups “From Learning to Action” | November 12, 2020 7 pm – 8:30 pm |
Program Recordings
Watch Brooke Harper’s November 5 presentation about Advocacy in Action here.
Watch Rebecca Rehr’s October 22 presentation about Climate Health Disparities and Solutions here, or read about her talk on the MDEHR blog here. Review her slides here.
Watch Tamara Toles O’Laughlin’s presentation from the first week of the Environmental Training Session.
Follow our blog for posts about each week of the training program.
Resources
Environmental Justice Websites & Resources
- Dr. Sacoby Wilson’s Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) laboratory at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH): https://www.ceejhlab.org/
- NAACP’s EJ site: https://www.naacp.org/climate-justice-resources/
- NEPA Community Guide
- U. Iowa: https://sustainability.uiowa.edu/resources/environmental-justice-guide
Advocacy & Education Resources
- Maryland Environmental Public Health Tracking Program: https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/oehfp/eh/tracking/Pages/home.aspx
- Commission on Environmental Justice & Sustainable Communities: https://planning.maryland.gov/Pages/OurWork/CommissionEnvJustice.aspx, https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/crossmedia/environmentaljustice/pages/details.aspx
- Green Amendments For The Generations: https://forthegenerations.org
- Living Downstream: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/655974992/living-downstream