[Durham INC] Panel on Environmental Justice (Thurs, Nov 12) -- Save the Date

[Pat Carstensen]

Panel on Environmental Justice
Thursday, November 12, 2015
6:30-8:30 PM

Durham JCC - Levin Jewish Community Center
1937 West Cornwallis Road, Durham                        

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to environmental issues. In plain English, it asks questions about who ends up living next to the things no-one likes: stinky hog farms, polluted streams and toxic industries. These "facilities" are often concentrated in less affluent communities of color. So it's not just that you live in Durham factoring into your health; but which neighborhood of Durham.
                        
Realizing that if we are "enlisting the planet" in the environmental challenges we face, the Sierra Club is working to discuss and explore the linkages between environmental quality and social justice, and to promote dialogue, increased understanding and appropriate action.
 This panel will look at what is going on in NC. The panelists are:


-Michelle Nowlin is an environmental attorney who was a leader around hog industry issues in NC and continues to work on environmental justice issues in rural parts of the state.

-Jamie Cole is a policy advocate to the NC Conservation Network. 


-John Schelp is a long-time Durham activist who has led fights against asphalt plants in East Durham, a cement plant on the Eno, and digital billboards along Durham roadways.


-Jacquie Ayala is an organizer for the NC Sierra Club, working with local groups around energy issues.
 		 	   		  
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