Green New Deal

March Membership Meeting: City Policy Campaigns

As a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, we have decided to cancel our March Membership Meeting. Our apologies for any inconvenience, but the health and safety of our members and staff is a top priority. Please continue

Peggy Shepard Talks Climate Change with Jane Fonda for Harper’s BAZAAR Podcast – November 5, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard and Jane Fonda sat down for a one-on-one conversation on climate change, climate justice, and social justice at Le Chalet in Saks Fifth Avenue on November 5, 2019. The

Stand Up NY Comedy Fundraiser

Want to laugh for a good cause? Stand Up NY, the Upper West Side’s premiere comedy club, will be hosting a fundraiser for WE ACT on Sunday, August 25th at 8:00 PM. Come join us, and be sure to order our

Uptown Chats with Chief Climate Policy Advisor to the NYC Mayor’s Office Daniel Zarrilli

JOIN WE ACT AND NYC’S CHIEF CLIMATE POLICY ADVISOR DANIEL ZARRILLI AT UPTOWN CHATS ON JULY 23rd! In our second Uptown Chats of the season, the New York City’s Mayor’s Office Chief Climate Policy Advisor & OneNYC Director Daniel Zarrilli

June Worker Training Working Group Meeting

If you have been through one of WE ACT’s Worker Training programs and want to help create and find more good, green jobs in Northern Manhattan, then you should come join our Worker Training Working Group, which meets the second

Rally for the CCPA

RSVP Here There’s only about a month left in the current New York State legislative session so we need to turn up the pressure so that they pass the strongest possible version of the Climate and Community Protection Act! Friday,

May Climate Justice Working Group Meeting

As the summer approaches, we’ll continue our work on addressing the health effects of extreme heat in Northern Manhattan. Please RSVP if you can join us!

May Membership Meeting

Join us on Saturday, May 11th for our May Membership Meeting. This month we are focusing on the work we’re doing to achieve a “Just Transition” here in NYC. We’ll examine what Just Transition policy looks like at different sectors

Cecil Corbin-Mark & Aditi Varshneya in US News & World Report – April 25, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark and Community Organizer & Outreach Coordinator Aditi Varshneya were quoted in an April 25, 2019 article in US News & World Report that explores the effort involved

Kerene Tayloe Quoted on the Green New Deal in Essence – April 17, 2019

In an article about Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the Policy Director of the New Consensus, WE ACT’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. was quoted discussing the Green New Deal. Read the Article