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Final Quarterly Meeting of 2019 & Kwanzaa Celebration
We’ll be hosting our final Quarterly Meeting of the year in Rocky Mount, NC. We’ll be discussing speaking with the Racial Justice Equity Group about a variety of ongoing environmental and racial justice issues in the region. We hope you’ll join us as it will also be an end of year Kwanzaa themed celebration. Continental breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m., please arrive on time! Attend to learn more and find out how you can get involved! Lunch will also be served.
New Aberdeen Elementary School
Aberdeen planners have given initial approval to a sweeping new neighborhood that would stretch from N.C. 5 southwest to Roseland Road and include more than 500 homes. A small neighborhood shopping area on N.C. 5 will lead to a 515-home residential subdivision near...
NC NAACP and Environmental Justice Network Appeal OAH Denial of Intervention in Swine General Permit Challenge
The NC Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) recently denied a motion by the NC NAACP and NC Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) to intervene in the N.C. Farm Bureau Federation’s contested case regarding the 2019 Swine General Permit. October 2nd, the day after...
Sponsor the 2020 EJ Summit!
We need your support. Over the past few years, the NC Environmental Justice Summits have been the largest gatherings in the Summit’s 20+ year history. Our attendees include community organizers, lawyers, scholars, students, youth, and government officials. We could...
Steve Wing International Environmental Justice Award
THE 2023 NOMINATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 22. Click the link above to submit nominations via our registration form, and/or send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: summit@ncejn.org History and Overview In 2007 Gary R. Grant...
Elsie Herring Community Resilience Award
THE 2023 NOMINATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 22. Click the link above to submit nominations via our registration form, and/or send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: summit@ncejn.org Overview The Community Resilience Award is...
Naeema Muhammad EJ Youth Vanguard Award
THE 2023 NOMINATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 22. Click the link above to submit nominations via our registration form, and/or send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: summit@ncejn.org Overview We believe in our young people and...
CALL FOR RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
NC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SUMMIT OCTOBER 18-19, 2019 Reclaiming Our Power Sponsored by the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network - http://ncejn.org/ The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) will is holding its 21stAnnual Environmental Justice...
Say NO to Enviva’s expansion!
Every single year, the wood pellet industry destroys tens of thousands of acres of Southern forests, turns them into wood pellets, and ships them overseas to be burned for electricity in faraway power stations. The world’s largest wood pellet producer, Enviva, is...
