2/14 - An Inter-Generational Discussion with Black Climate Leaders
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From: June Brashares
Date: Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 12:24 AM
Subject: [Anti-Racist Allies SC] Fwd: Feb Call - An Inter-Generational Discussion with Black Climate Leaders
To: Anti-Racist Allies SC <anti-racist-alli...@googlegroups.com>
From: Jean Su <j...@biologicaldiversity.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 2:18 PM
Subject: [Climate Reality Check]: Feb Call - An Inter-Generational Discussion with Black Climate Leaders
Dear Climate Reality Check Network,
We are excited to host on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 3:00 pm Eastern / 2:00 pm Central / 1:00 pm Mountain / noon Pacific time, entitled:
Even if you can't make it on the 14th, register here for the call.
In recognition of Black History Month, this is an important time to reflect on the past and future of the environmental and climate justice movements for Communities of Color. What progress have we made? What can we learn from the past to apply to the now? What are the most important steps forward that both climate leaders and allies can take together on climate wins?
This is an inter-generational panel that draws on these issues, and we are honored to host three leaders in this space: Dr. Mildred McClain with Harambee House/Citizens For Environmental Justice, Tamara Toles O’Laughlin with 350.org, and Kari Fulton with the Climate Justice Alliance.
Talk to you soon!
The CRC team* – Jean, Chandra, and Ted
*The CRC team is Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity, Chandra Farley, Partnership for Southern Equity, and Ted Glick, Beyond Extreme Energy and movement builder.
Have an idea or speaker for a call? Email Ted at ind...@igc.org.
More about our Speakers:
Dr. Mildred McClain: Dr. Mildred McClain co-founded and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Harambee House/Citizens For Environmental Justice, a community based organization whose mission is to build the capacity of communities to solve their problems and to engage in positive growth and development. The organization was created in 1990, is located in Savannah, GA and serves communities at the local, state, regional, national and international levels. Dr. McClain has been a human rights activists and teacher for over 40 years. She has served on numerous committees, commissions, working groups and boards. She created major partnerships with the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and many community base organizations, with the goals of addressing public health and environmental justice issues and concerns. Dr. McClain served as an efficient delegate to the World Conference Against Racism and the World Summit on Sustainable Development both held in South Africa. Under Dr. McClain’s leadership for the past 20 years the Black Youth Leadership Development Institute has trained over 1500 young people to serve as leaders in their communities. Dr. McClain is a mother and grandmother. The goal of the work is to develop the capacity of our community to create lifestyles that promote health, wellness and environmental sustainability. Through community gardens, health fairs, testing children for lead poison, and soil testing in contaminated communities.
Tamara Toles O’Laughlin: Tamara Toles O’Laughlin is the North America Director at 350.org where she supports and is accountable to organizers and campaigners on the United States and Canada teams. As the leader of 350’s programming in North America she drives mission critical work and organizational investments to build a multiracial, multi-generational climate movement that is capable of holding our leaders accountable to science and justice. Tamara is a native New Yorker and environmentalist focused on equity, access and community. She develops capacity building programs and creates multimedia campaigns to dismantle privilege and increase opportunities for vulnerable populations to access healthy air, clean energy, and a toxic free economy at the local, regional, and national level. Prior to joining 350.org, Tamara was the leader of the Maryland Environmental Health Network (MdEHN), based in Baltimore, Maryland. As its executive director she promoted the elimination of environmental threats to human health, and facilitated the development of coalitions led by impacted community members, and supported by health practitioners and environmental advocates.
Kari Fulton: Kari Fulton is the Green New Deal Policy Fellow at the Climate Justice Alliance. Kari Fulton is an award-winning Environmental and Climate Justice organizer, writer, and historian. She has worked with various domestic and global coalitions to coordinate campaigns and national conferences, including Power Shift, the largest youth climate summit in the United States, and the People’s Climate March. Fulton has trained and engaged students and communities on Climate and Environmental Justice across the United States. She has traveled to Europe, Latin America, and South Africa, attending and reporting on international environmental conferences. Fulton supports local community organizations to develop strategies for stronger public health, community empowerment, and environmental policies. Her work has been featured in various media, including Black Entertainment Television (BET), Teen Vogue, Essence Magazine, and Chinese Global Television Network (CGTN). Kari Fulton is a member of the 2020 Class of the National Urban Fellows and serves as a Policy Fellow with the Climate Justice Alliance while earning a Master’s degree in Policy Management from the Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy. Fulton is also a mother, bike enthusiast, and an alumna of Howard University.
P.S. In case you missed the recording of our last call—2020 Kick-Off: A Conversation with the Climate Movement’s Fiercest Female Leaders—You can catch the recording here: https://fccdl.in/RQpjwElplq.
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