Workshop

Climate Ready Uptown Plan: Virtual Workshop

Commemorate Emergency Preparedness Month by Planning for Climate Emergencies! Because the climate crisis disproportionately impacts communities of color, our Climate Justice Working Group partnered with East Harlem COAD and Harlem Emergency Network to develop a comprehensive community-driven emergency preparedness

Climate Ready Uptown Plan: Hamilton Heights Emergency Preparedness Workshop

Because the climate crisis disproportionately impacts communities of color, our Climate Justice Working Group partnered with East Harlem COAD and Harlem Emergency Network to develop a comprehensive community-driven emergency preparedness plan for Northern Manhattan that focuses on climate-related disasters. Our

Climate Ready Uptown Plan: East Harlem Emergency Preparedness Workshop

Utility Debt Relief Workshop

Are you struggling with utility debt? Energy bills have been skyrocketing and since the beginning of the pandemic, almost two million New Yorkers have fallen behind on their utility bills. That is why we have teamed up with the Public

Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop

New York has more children with elevated blood lead levels than any other state in the nation. And children of color account for more than 80 percent of new cases in children under 6 years old. Children exposed to lead

DIY Beauty Night

To celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Month, the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, its Youth council members (The EHJ Advocates), and WE ACT invite youth in the community to join us for our DIY Beauty Night! Participants will have the opportunity to participate

Lead Poisoning Workshop

New York State leads the nation in homes with lead-based paint and childhood lead-poisoning cases. Here in New York City, an average of 2,233 children test positive for elevated blood lead levels each year. And studies show that Black children

Workshop to Prevent Truck Idiling

WE ACT for Environmental Justice is having a workshop on Thursday, May 26 at 6:30 PM via Zoom to help you better understand New York City’s Citizens Air Complaint Program, which enlists the help of New Yorkers in identifying trucks

Redistricting Workshop

Every 10 years, states redraw the maps for their federal and state election districts based on the results of the U.S. Census, with the goal of ensuring that these districts have nearly equal populations. New York State is about to

East Harlem Workshop for Heat, Health, & Equity

Do you live in East Harlem? Then come participate in this two-hour community planning workshops for our Heat, Health, & Equity project. These workshops will be held in neighborhoods throughout Northern Manhattan to develop policy recommendations to reduce the health