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  

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

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) (29.85 MB)

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) (638.1 KB)

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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) (2.57 MB)

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) (1.05 MB)

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View all Workshop Four presentations:  Accessing Funding for Communities Final Presentations and Bios (pdf) (5.96 MB)

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) (1006.59 KB)
Resource 2: Agency and Organization Resources (pdf) (1.69 MB)  
Resource 3: Grant Application Tips  (pdf) (4.63 MB)
Resource 4: Finding University Resources for Community Groups (pdf) (154.62 KB)