Training

New York State Energy Efficiency, Equity, and Jobs Act Teach-In

Our communities deserve equitable funding for energy efficiency upgrades – including the removal of mold, lead, and asbestos – along with the jobs this will create. In preparation for our March 2 Advocacy Day, come learn how you can help

Cumulative Impacts Teach-In for the Environmental Health Advocacy Day

Get ready for our New York State Environmental Health virtual advocacy day on February 16 with our Cumulative Impacts Teach-In at 6:00 PM EST on Tuesday, February 15. Learn about the cumulative impacts of toxics and other pollution in our

Climate Justice Working Group Natural Gas Ban Training

Approximately 70 percent of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings. Greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change by trapping heat in our atmosphere, and also contribute air pollution that causes respiratory diseases. That is why it is critical

Participatory Budgeting Outreach Training – Session 2 – CANCELED

UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Get Paid to Make a Difference in Your Community Participatory Budgeting is a civic engagement program that enables people to choose what public projects to fund in their neighborhoods. We’re offering a training workshop

Participatory Budgeting Outreach Training – Session 1 – CANCELED

Inwood Climate & Health Town Hall

Our Inwood Climate & Health Project has been working with Inwood residents over the past few months to prioritize these health impacts and develop an action plan for addressing them. Based on input from the community, we identified extreme heat

Inwood Climate & Health Task Force Meeting – Create the Plan

As part of our Inwood Climate & Health Project, we are forming a Task Force of volunteers from Inwood who are interested in developing an action plan to address specific health issues driven or exacerbated by climate change in Inwood.

Participatory Budgeting and Outreach Training

Participatory Budgeting is a civic engagement program that enables people to choose what public projects to fund in their neighborhoods. And as a community-driven organization that empowers communities to power change, WE ACT has historically been active in a number

Lobbying 101 Training

Interested in learning how to more effectively talk to legislators about policies that affect our communities? Come to our Lobbying 101 Training and sharpen your advocacy skills! This workshop will be led by WE ACT’s Environmental Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Stephan