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Founded in 1998, the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) is a grassroots, people of color-led coalition that builds power with systemically marginalized communities to resist climate, environmental, racial, and social injustice.
Our Work
Organizing & Advocacy
NCEJN supports communities impacted by environmental injustices by organizing strategic workshops and conferences, offering training in community organizing, addressing communication needs through storytelling and visualization, uplifting intersectionalities, and facilitating networking across the state and beyond. When necessary, we assist with litigation through an external legal team.
Infrastructure & Development
NCEJN strengthens organizational capacities by providing resources to community-based organizations, including financial opportunities through our Mini-Fund and workshops to enhance Network members ability to further develop their infrastructure and increase sustainability. As a Justice40 Hub, NCEJN offers grant-writing workshops.
Research & Education
NCEJN works with communities to determine how data can advance community advocacy goals, facilitates relationships with researchers, and leads community science efforts to address these data needs. We also provide environmental justice education and training for both communities and academics.
Be A Link In The Chain
WE ARE INVITING COMMUNITIES TO JOIN OUR NETWORK AND HELP FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
News & REFLECTIONS
Fertile Ground “State of Our Coop Report”
Fertile Ground Food Cooperative (FGFC) started in 2011 as a dinner conversation about cooperative organizing among a small group of Southeast Raleigh residents. In 2013, after the closure of three…
Touring Richmond County
By: Laura Love, love.laura.j@gmail.com Long-lived lineages weaving through Black, white and Indigenous families and a gentle abundance of green flowing everywhere were the first impressions of Rockingham and Richmond County that…
Reflecting on E-I-E-I-O No! – a community-science initiative
Dr. Chris Lamont Brown & Corey Curtis, Research and Education Team, NCEJN Last week we launched “E-I-E-I-O No!” on Zooniverse, a community science initiative designed to map the hidden footprint…
Richmond County Amazon and Duke Energy Draft Air Quality Permits Public Hearing Report Back and Comments
NCEJN was present at the press conference and public hearing in Richmond County on July 30th. Find below, comments from Dr. Rania Masri, Jasmine Washington (SELC), Michelle (Meech) Carter (NCLCV), and Rev. Mac Legerton. More…
Press Release: New Community Science Project to Track CAFO Footprint Across the State of North Carolina
MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Lamont Brown, NCEJN, (984) 800-6705, chris@ncejn.org Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network and CleanAIRE NC, in collaboration with the Cooper Participatory Sciences Lab at…
From Exploited Workers. To Dehumanized Detainees.
Munir Abdul-Hakim, Muslims for Social Justice / People’s Power Lab Rania Masri asked me to write a reflection on “the surge in kidnappings by ICE.” She’s right to call it…