Composting is coming uptown! Jaron and Lonnie talk to a local composting advocate and discuss the benefits of composting for environmental justice communities.

You can find more information about Nando's 'hot box' composting on Instagram: @hotbox.composting

Love hurts and so can beauty - but should it? Jaron and Lonnie talk to a local social media advocate about the role of colorism in the beauty industry and why it is an environmental justice issue.

Guest Information:

TK Saccoh (Creator of The Darkest Hue)

Yuwa Vosper (Policy & Regulatory Manager at WE ACT)

References from the Show:

Safe Beauty Apps: Clearya, EWG Skin Deep, Think Dirty

WE ACT's Beauty Inside Out Campaign: weact.org/beauty-inside-out/

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In honor of Women’s History Month, Jaron and Lonnie are joined by WE ACT’s Environmental Health Intern Gabriela Lebron along with three special guests to highlight Women of Color who have laid the groundwork for the Environmental Justice movement and are shaping its future.

Guest Information:

• Gabriela Lebron, WE ACT Environmental Health Intern
• Kristy Drutman, aka Brown Girl Green
• WE ACT’s own Dana Johnson
• Vernice Miller-Travis, Co-founder of WE ACT

Join WE ACT's April Membership Meeting: April 8 @ 10am (454 W 155th St, New York, NY 10032)

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We need renewable (and affordable) energy now! Jaron and Lonnie are joined by two experts to discuss solutions for addressing the disproportionate burden that low-income communities and communities of color experience when it comes to their energy bill.

Guest Information:

• Stephan Roundtree, Vote Solar's Deputy Program Director (Northeast)
• Briana Carbajal, WE ACT’s State Legislative Manager

References from the Show:

• https://www.sierraclub.org/energy-burden-calculator

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Join Jaron and Lonnie as they take a short detour through space [and the internet] to look at WE ACT’s Green Institute with help from our Director of Workforce Development, Charles Calloway.

Guest Information:

• Charles Calloway, Director of Workforce Development & Head of the Green Institute

References from the Show:

• Definitions of Green Jobs:
• • International Labour Organization (ILO): https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/green-jobs/news/WCMS_220248/lang--en/index.htm
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/green/green_definition.pdf
  • FINAL (ILO): https://www.cepal.org/sites/default/files/ana_sanchez_en_0.pdf
• GPRO Certificate: https://www.gpro.org/
• WE ACT Green Jobs Report: https://www.weact.org/publications/green-jobs-report/

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It’s getting hot! Jaron and Lonnie are joined by members of WE ACT’s Climate Justice Working Group along with our very own Caleb Smith to talk about their experience with extreme heat advocacy.

Guest Information:

• Liz McMillan, Climate Justice Working Group Member
• Louis Kleinman, Climate Justice Working Group Member
• Stuart Aaronson, Climate Justice Working Group Member
• Nan Faessler, Climate Justice Working Group Member
• Caleb Smith, WE ACT's Resiliency Coordinator

References from the Show:

• WE ACT Extreme Heat Advocacy: https://linktr.ee/extremeheatnyc
• NYC Urban Forest Agenda: https://forestforall.nyc/nyc-urban-forest-agenda/
• Take Action! 1% for New York City Parks: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/1-percent-for-nyc-parks/

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Jaron and Lonnie talk about how transportation and public transit impact environmental justice communities with help from Flora Huang, a fellow podcaster and member of WE ACT's Transit Working Group, as well as our very own, Louis Bailey.

Guest Information:

• Flora Huang, Member of WE ACT's Transportation Working Group & Podcast Host
• Louis Bailey, WE ACT's Manager of Membership & Organizing

EJ in the News Articles:

• https://gothamist.com/news/mtas-congestion-pricing-plan-means-big-upgrades-for-nyc-transit
• https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-congestion-pricing-gets-key-federal-approval-possibly-in-place-by-april-2024
• https://nypost.com/2023/07/17/mta-to-spend-50m-on-5-free-bus-routes-across-nyc-boosted-subway-service/

References from the Show:

• Collaborative Blog Post - Fixing the C Train (Flora & Bailey): https://fihuang.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/fixing-the-c-train/

• Flora's Podcast: New Normal in Parenting

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What is air pollution and why does it matter? Join Jaron and Lonnie as they explore how air quality impacts New York City with the help of WE ACT’s Community Organizer, Tyisha Smalls and Leslie Vasquez from South Bronx Unite.

Guest Information:

• Tyisha Smalls, WE ACT’s Community Organizer
• Leslie Vasquez, Clean Air Project Organizer at South Bronx Unite

EJ in the News Articles:

• WE ACT’s Community Air Quality Monitoring

• Health Disparities from Canadian Wildfire Smoke in NYC

References from the Show:

• Sign up for the South Bronx Unite Newsletter

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