Category: Changemakers
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Climate Week NYC 2024 Event Recap: Climate Action for Health – Solutions from the Health Sector
The evidence is clear that climate change and public health are interconnected; syndromic surveillance allows us to track how many people who visit the emergency room are being affected by certain health conditions (which can be instrumental when understanding how extreme heat can contribute or exacerbate chronic illnesses, for example). 5% of global GHG emissions…
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Social Media Advocacy
Community Engagement Belinda founded an online platform to provide free resources and education to 3,000+ community members with the goal to inspire individuals to become better stewards of the environment and take climate action. Advocacy Belinda was part of a small but mighty #SaveOurCompost social media team who successfully engaged the NYC community to exercise…
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How I Started My Climate Journey
I have been taking part in the Climate Reality Project Leadership Corps training and am inspired by former Vice President Al Gore, along with many others who have spoken to date. I’d like to share my climate journey with you all and tell you a little bit about how I got to where I am…
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Why Climate Justice is Racial Justice
Today, June 5th, is World Environment Day! Environmentalists are all standing up for #BlackLivesMatter because we can’t talk about climate justice without racial justice.
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How We Can Work to End Systemic Injustice
George Floyd will not be the last person who will die at the hands of #policebrutality based on the color of his skin if we do not collectively stand up against #racism in all forms. I hope you will take the time to read this post and ways you can actively combat racism in your…
A Healthy Blueprint 