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Growing Grassroots: Building Capacity for Environmental Justice Work

Region 4 Environmental Justice Virtual Workshop Series

The Environmental Justice virtual workshop series was created to forge collaborative relationships to benefit communities and promote sustainable growth. This series will build capacity for individuals and organizations working in underserved and disadvantaged communities to address their environmental and public health concerns and provide improved community-to- community networking and other communications between all stakeholders. There will be five sessions between May and November, with topics ranging from community digital mapping tools to water quality. 
 

Webinar Resources  

 

Steering Committee for Growing Grassroots Workshop Series

Donna Banks
Karen Sprayberry
Na’Taki Jelks-Osborne
Melissa Collier
Melanie Pearson
Yomi Noibi
Mildred McClain
Kirsten Bryant
Emily Donovan
Ernest Omar Muhammad
Lakeshia Robertson
Jennifer Tribble
Michelle King
Ronne Adkins
Keisha Long
Sonja Favors
Nina Morgan
Dawud Shabaka
Sheryl Good

Workshop One: Introduction to Online Mapping and Data Collection Tools to Help Your Community 

Workshop One: Introduction to on-line mapping and data collection tools to help your community 

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Webinar Planning Team
Ravi Rao | Ntale Kajumba | Sharron Porter | Kamilah Carter | Brian Holtzclaw | La'Meshia Kaminski   

Presenters
 
Matthew Tejada, Director
EPA Office of Environmental Justice
EJSCREEN: EPA’s Environmental Justice Screening Tool
 
Ravi Ravishankar, Epidemiologist 
EPA Region 4 Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
 
Gwendylon P. Smith, Executive Director and Founder 

Community Health Aligning Revitalization Resilience & Sustainability, Inc. 
The Use of EJSCREEN Imagery and Data to Address Environmental and Health Injustices: Collier Heights Historic District

Madeline LaPatra, Training and Outreach Coordinator for ECHO
EPA Office of Compliance
An Introduction to ECHO  
 

Professor La’Meshia “LA” Whittington, Deputy Director
Advance Carolina (C4)
How I Found ECHO

Christina Guthrie, Environmental Protection Specialist
EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
TRI: How To Access Data About Industrial Chemical Releases In Your Community
 

Ernest Omar Muhammad, Executive Director
Low Country Alliance for Model Communities
Citizen Science, Community Monitoring and Mapping: Tools for Community Empowerment

Ezekiel Velez, TRI Coordinator
EPA Region 4 Land Chemicals and Redevelopment Division
 
Phillip Barnett, ECHO Coordinator
EPA Region 4 Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
 

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Toxics Release Inventory Tutorial

Workshop Two: Achieving Equitable Development in Communities

Workshop Two: Achieving Equitable Development in Communities

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Webinar Planning Team
Janine Morris | Lakeshia Robertson | Yolanda Taylor  | Yomi Nobi | Omar Muhammad

View all Workshop Two presentations: EPA Achieving Equitable Development Webinar (pdf)

Presenters

Patrick Barnes
Limitless Vistas (LA)
BFA Environmental Consultants

Dannie E. Bolden
North Port St. Joe Project Area Coalition (FL)
Revitalizing our Community

Melissa Collier
MS Department of Environmental Quality (MS)
Community Case Story Panel Discussion with Dannie Bolden and Patrick Barnes

Carlton Eley
Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (OH)
Equitable Development: Social Equity by Design

Darryl Haddock
Proctor Creek Stewardship Council (GA)

Clinton Johnson
ESRI, Inc. (PA)
Applying GIS as a Framework for Racial Equity & Social Justice

Todd Reynolds
Groundwork - New Orleans (LA)
Developing Equitable and Sustainable Pathways for Communities to Access Workforce Development

Alexis Rourk Reyes
EPA Office Community Revitalization (Washington, D.C.)
Mapping in Support of Equitable Development

Dr. Joan M. Wesley
Jackson State University (MS) Community Development and Housing Concentration
Tools for Equitable Development Panel Discussion with Darryl Haddock, Clinton Johnson, Alexis Rourk and Todd Reynolds

Workshop Three: Navigating and Getting to Know Your Local, State, and Federal Environmental Agencies

Workshop Three: Navigating and Getting to Know Your Local, State and Federal Environmental Agencies (pdf)

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Webinar Planning Team

Jennifer Tribble | Michelle King | Charlette Clark | Parker Henry | Ronne Adkins | Omar Muhammad 

View all Workshop Three presentations: Navigating and Getting to Know Your Local, State, and Federal Environmental Agencies  (pdf)

Moderators

  • Arnita Gadson 
    West Jefferson County Community Task Force (KY)  
  • Harold Mitchell 
    Regenesis Spartanburg, SC

Presenters 

  • Omar Muhammad 
    Low Country Alliance for Model Communities
    Overview of LAMC and Port Project
  • Keisha Long
    SC Department of Environmental Health and Control
    Government Agencies Panel
  • Councilman Michael Brown 
    City of North Charleston, SC
    Government Agencies Panel
  • Dr. Vareva Harris 
    Benedict College, Columbia, SC
    Government Agencies Panel

Workshop Four:  Accessing Funding for Communities

Workshop Four:  Accessing Funding for Communities (pdf)

View recorded session.

View all Workshop Four presentations:  Accessing Funding for Communities Final Presentations and Bios (pdf)

Webinar Planning Team
LaKeshia Robertson | Charlette Clark | Melanie Pearson | Omar Muhammad | Bekura Shabazz | Karrie-Jo Shell

Moderator

  • Charlette Clark 
    Environmental Justice Academy Alumni Association

Presenters 

  • Omar Muhammad
    Low Country Alliance for Model Communities
  • Dr. Dana Williamson 
    EPA Office of Science Advisor, Policy and Engagement, Office of Research and Development
  • Jay Blackwell 
    Umoja Behavioral Health
    Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Dr. Sacoby Wilson
    University of Maryland-College Park
  • Dr. Melanie A. Pearson 
    Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
  • Jacob Burney 
    EPA Office of Environmental Justice
  • Cindy Nolan 
    EPA Region 4, Brownfields
  • Jonathan Corso 
    Economic Development Administration

Workshop Four Resources

Resource 1: Brownfields: Investing in Brownfields for the Next Generation (pdf)
Resource 2: Agency and Organization Resources (pdf)  
Resource 3: Grant Application Tips  (pdf)
Resource 4: Finding University Resources for Community Groups (pdf)  

Workshop Five: Understanding What’s in My Drinking Water

Workshop Five: Understanding What’s in My Drinking Water (pdf)

View recorded session 

View all Workshop Five presentations: Understanding What’s in My Drinking Water Final Presentations and Bios (pdf)
 

Webinar Planning Team

  • Jennifer Tribble | Emily Donovan | Erica Jones | Tristan Odekirk | Arturo Arzon | Kamilah Carter 

Moderator: 

  • Tristan Odekirk, EPA Region 4

Presenters: 

  • Emily Donovan, Clean Cape Fear 
  • Alenda Johnson, EPA Region 4 
  • Carol Monell, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4
  • Katlyn May, Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, North Carolina State University
  • Erik Olson Natural Resources Defense Council 
  • Kiki Schneider, EPA Office of Water 
  • Dominique Smith, EPA Region 4 
  • Kenneth Waldroup, Cape Fear Public Utility Authority 
  • Audrey White, Chief, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
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Last updated on April 26, 2022