Gabriel Jones

Someone sent me @amazon’s “confidential” SoCal’s community engagement plan. It’s an interesting read about how they plan to use $$ to non-profits in communities of color to fight legislation that limits environmental affects of warehouses & labor organizing.

Chicago’s air pollution is the worst it’s been in a decade — and some residents are suffering. buff.ly/46OgUZc

Like many cities, it’s coping with brownfields, pollution, and minority neighborhoods with ill-health conditions. Here’s how legal action and physical relocation can provide some relief. washingtonmonthly.com/2023/06/19/env…

As someone who only recently started going back 2 the office under the pandemic, I felt this. I was just talking with someone this week about how I hadn’t recognized how much things changed mentally for me in the work environment (writ large). This really spoke 2 those feelings.

The 1000 subscriber giveaway is here! Video is going up tomorrow, as is the entry link, make sure to check it out as well as retweet this tweet!

“Nonprofitization affects … the culture of our movements … [It] is understood to be a response to the revolutionary movements of the mid-20th century.” –@deanspade. bit.ly/3JYe8pt #socialmovements

“I’d love to see not only Chicago’s Department of Environment return, but I want to see an Office of Environmental Justice,” says Cheryl Johnson, executive director of @pcrchi

I'm excited to join @CrossroadsFund for our upcoming Seeds of Change: Sustaining Bold Movements! I welcome folks to join us on Fri, March 31, 2023 at Malcolm X College for our spring fundraiser to raise money for Chicago’s social justice movements. 🎟️+💳= bit.ly/seedsofchange2…

Urgent Call to Action📢 TONIGHT @ 4pm at Mike Rodriguez's office. We'll be making our demands following the release of the Inspector General Report known 👏🏽.

City was ‘negligent,’ showed ‘incompetence’ protecting Little Village from pollution: report chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023…

@senoritafrania @jeremyforr @KindaHagi Was it worth it? Maybe. Would I put us in danger again by doubling down on my point? Absolutely yes.

if i am in an uber or taxi or lyft i agree with every single thing the driver says. today a driver i had told me working out is the best pharmaceutical and that our bodies are pharmaceutical companies that pump out the best drugs and i said “absolutely true”

Last Wednesday, Hazel Johnson, mother of the #EnvironmentalJustice movement, would have turned 88 years old. In honor of her life, @RPDFF recently launched the Hazel M. Johnson Award in partnership with EGA. This award supports EJ orgs with multiyear, unrestricted grants.

Too many communities like this one in Jackson, MS catch hell from cumulative impacts. Register for a webinar to learn more about the Environmental Justice Index at @HHS @CDCEnvironment November 9, 2022 1pm EST December 7, 2022 12pm EST atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth…

OPEN NOW: #MosaicRFP is investing $5.5M to strengthen the #movementinfrastructure needed to connect thousands of enviro advocates across the country.

After Rejecting Claims Of Environmental Racism, City Moves To Settle Civil Rights Complaint With Feds blockclubchicago.org/2022/10/21/aft…

Our Statement: Environmental Justice Groups Welcome City of Chicago Report on Building Decarbonization, Advocate for Creation of Accountability Board chicagoejn.org/press/cejn-sta…

CEJN is hiring a Campaign Field Organizer to lead the Coalition to End Sacrifice Zones, a grassroots-led coalition aiming to build power and win policy reforms that truly protect all frontline communities. More info at bit.ly/CEJNhire (link in bio)

@EGAconnects thank you for having #trustbasedphilanthropyproject at the Fall Retreat! Our Communications & Engagement Lead, Rashanda Freeman shared space & conversation with @JacquiPatt, @MixedSpiceJones and Logan Burke (@All4Energy) to unpack the intersection of #TBP and #PGM.

“The Coalition to End Sacrifice Zones came about to figure out how frontline organizations can get smart and work more efficiently in holding the city accountable to address these cumulative impacts.“ -Olga Bautista

“We can’t have single issue solutions. The red zones on these maps show how corporations and politicians value these communities. That’s why it’s important to address cumulative impacts from a coalition perspective that can bring multiple solutions.” -Jung Yoon

Appreciative and proud to hear how Chicago #environmentaljustice leaders and their partners are organizing to tackle cumulative impacts across the city’s sacrifice zones #EGARetreat