NCEJN Annual Environmental Justice Summit

At this annual summit, we strengthen relationships and networks and deepen inclusive spaces through linguistic equity and true intersectionality. We develop a stronger strategy for action – all toward building

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May 2026
May 21
21 May 2026

Sign On: Reverse Asheville City Council’s decision on Axon’s Surveillance Tech Petition.

May 26
26 May 2026

Sign On: Stand up against toxic pollution of NC drinking water. Sign the petition today!

May 28
28 May 2026

Tell Congress to block the Pentagon from building taxpayer-subsidized AI data centers that drain our communities and power the future of war. Sign the petition today!

June 2026
Jun 02
02 June 2026

Sign On: Stop the Pentagon’s Warfare-Powering AI Data Centers. To get lawmakers to pay attention and prevent more data centers from destroying land, water, and air to power AI warfare, […]

Jun 02
02 June 2026

Sign on: Don’t protect expensive, dirty coal. A lengthy bill dealing with data centers and energy policy is moving at the North Carolina General Assembly. Section 10 of the bill […]

Jun 06
06 June 2026
Ronald Wilson Reagan Building,
1014 Main St
Danbury,NC27016United States

Register: Stokes Community Meeting: No to Project Delta! On Saturday, June 6 • 2:00 - 3:30 PM at Ronald Reagan Memorial Building - Commissioners' Chamber room• 1014 Main St, Danbury, […]

Jun 06
06 June 2026
Starlight,
422 E 2nd St
Charlotte,NC28206United States

Register: Dream.org invites you to Climate Kickback on Saturday, June 6 • 6 – 8 PM at Starlight on 22nd, 422 E 22nd St, Charlotte, NC 28206

Jun 08
08 June 2026

Register: Join The University of Arizona Research and Partnerships for the National 2026 PFAS Conference. This conference series is uniquely designed to exchange information, provide support to PFAS-affected communities, and […]

Jun 08
08 June 2026

Register: Join Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) on Monday, June 8 • 2026 5:00 PM for the webinar Debunking Data Centers: Public Health and Health Equity - our friend Sacoby Wilson […]

Jun 09
09 June 2026
College Park Baptist Church,
1601 Walker Ave
Greensboro,NC27403United States

Save The Date! AI Data Centers. NCEJN’s Co Director Dr. Rania Masri will speak on Tuesday, June 9 • 6 PM at College Park Baptist Church, 1601 Walker Ave, Greensboro, […]

Jun 09
09 June 2026
Union Sqaure Campus,
124 E Gate City Blvd
Greensboro,NC27406United States

Public Hearing on Remedial Action Plan for Bingham Park Landfill on Tuesday, June 9 • 6 - 8 PM at the Union Square Campus, Room 164 , 124 E Gate […]

Jun 09
09 June 2026
College Park Baptist Church,
1601 Walker Ave
Greensboro,NC27403United States

Register: Indivisible Guilford County NC invites you to When AI Comes To Town: Decoding The Real-Life Impacts of Data Centers at College Park Baptist Church, Greensboro NC on June 9 […]

Jun 11
11 June 2026

Mecklenberg Team Launch Training - Join for the Enough Should Be Enough Listening Tour Team Launch Trainings. This event provides everything you need to work as a team, including learning […]

Jun 13
13 June 2026
Dan River,
Dan River
Rockingham,NC27288United States

Register: Kayaktivism for the Dan River with 7DS ~ Protect the Dan River. Protect our future. Saturday, June 13 • 11:00 AM - 03:30 PM Dan River • Rockingham , […]

Jun 13
13 June 2026
The Burrow,
207 N. Church St
Durham,NC27401United States

Durham ESBE Listening Tour Party. Neighbors are coming together to create a People's Agenda for NC - a shared vision that puts working families first. Jun 13, 2:00 PM - 5:00 […]

Jun 18
18 June 2026

Register: NFG’s Rooted: Political Education program will offer a four-part series on US militarism. Through four 90-minute sessions, we will cultivate a foundational understanding of militarism and how its dismantling […]

Jun 18
18 June 2026

Guilford County Meeting. Join for a county meeting as part of the Enough Should Be Enough Listening Tour - 6-8:30 PM - June 18, Greensboro, NC (RSVP for address details)

Jun 22
22 June 2026

Register: UE150 Organizing Blitz, June 22-26, Raleigh, NC (register for more info)

Jun 23
23 June 2026
Edenton Street United Methodist Church,
228 W Edenton St
Raleigh,NC27603United States

Register: Fueling the Future: Youth Voices For Public Education - Join Every Child NC for Youth Advocacy Day on Tuesday, June 23 • 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM at Edenton […]

Jun 24
24 June 2026
North Carolina Legislative Building,
16 W. Jones St
Raleigh,NC27601United States

Register: NC Data Center Grassroots Lobby Day in Raleigh! Join together with communities from across North Carolina to lobby your state senator and state representative to protect our communities from […]

Jun 25
25 June 2026
Benjamin Branch Library,
1530 Benjamin Pkwy
Greensboro,NC27408United States

Join Beloved Community Center on Thursday, June 25 • 6 PM at the Benjamin Branch Library, 1530 Benjamin Pkwy, Greensboro, NC 27408 for Morningside Dialogues community conversation

Jun 26
26 June 2026

Register: Rooted in Motion Virtual 5K - June 26 – July 3 - a virtual movement challenge supporting: Indigenous-led environmental justice initiatives, Cultural revitalization programs, Youth leadership, Food sovereignty efforts. […]

Jun 27
27 June 2026

Triangle Counties Meeting. Join for a county meeting as part of the Enough Should Be Enough Listening Tour - 12:00 - 2:00 PM - June 27, Durham, NC (Location TBD)

November 2026
Nov 12
12 November 2026

Facing Race: A National Conference is the nation’s largest multiracial, intergenerational racial justice conference. This biennial, one-of-a-kind gathering serves as a vital intersection where community organizers, activists, artists, educators, and movement […]

On The Fight for Indigenous Cultural Preservation + Protecting The Great Trading Path

Beverly Payne, Tribal Council Member of the Occaneechi community, walks along the historic Trading Path in Hawfields Cemetery in Mebane, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Roderico Y. Díaz, Iximché Media.
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On the Merchants of Death Tribunal

Rania Masri, NCEJN Director of Policy and Organizing, gave these concluding remarks given at the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal press conference on January 15, 2025. (Watch) The Final Report of this Tribunal begins by

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On Finding Hope In 2025

Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson, NCEJN Director of Infrastructure and Development A new year can start at any time.  Across our planet, worldwide celebrations ushered in 2025 on January 1st.  

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On Bridging Environmental Justice and Farmworker Realities

Yesenia Cuello, Executive Director, NC FIELD, Inc For thousands of people employed in the multi-billion dollar industry of agribusiness across North Carolina, the phrase “environmental justice” often feels like a

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On Health Research as a Tool for Environmental Justice

Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) McClure, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology at UNC Last week I talked with someone working in one of the many care hubs that community organizations and mutual

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Species Extinction & The Environmental Justice Movement

Luma Kennedy, NCEJN Communications Manager Species extinction is a serious issue that is already impacting every aspect of our lives. The data is staggering. Industry, industrial agriculture, unchecked development, mining,

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In Remembrance of The People’s Professor

First we hear from Mama Naeema Muhammad: “First and foremost, we always called him the “People’s Professor”—a term of endearment from the community. We loved Steve for his humility; when he

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On A Day in West Badin with the Environmental Justice Advisory Council

Aleena Oakley, NCEJN Hi! My name is Aleena Oakley; I’m a lifelong NC resident with roots in the Charlotte area, and I have been working with NCEJN and the Concerned

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The 25th NCEJN Summit, and how the experience relates to my work

Anita Cunningham, Executive Director, NC Climate Solutions Coalition, Director, NC Disaster Response and Resilience Network First, let me say the NC Environmental Justice Summit had everything I needed to nurture my body, mind

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NCEJN’s Resource Readiness Workshop Series

Ashley Daniels, NCEJN Team Member In September 2024, NCEJN introduced a new offering: Resource Readiness Workshops for grassroots EJ leaders in the state. The ten participating organizations were concentrated in

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PFAS pollution and other EJ issues at the Sampson County Landfill

Denise Robinson, Deputy Director of Environmental Justice Community Action Network (EJCAN) On August 30, on behalf of EJCAN (the Environmental Justice Community Action Network) the Southern Environmental Law Center filed

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Why NCEJN?

yh Patt, J.D., Ph.D, long time activist in social & environmental justice This year, I trained with the Anne Braden Program (ABP), which is an anti-racist training for white people.

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On Political Education

Dr. Kim. E. Koo, Rocky Mount Racial Justice Group On September 1st, a strategic meeting was held by a coalition of organizations (El Futuro es Nuestro, NCEJN, USSW and FAN)

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Joining The NCEJN Research & Education Team This Summer

Colleen Dongarra, NCEJN Intern 2024 I view spiderwebs differently now. They used to be a nuisance – something I stumbled into during an early morning hike. I would feel a

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Using Collective Power to Unveil & Fight Injustice

Chelsea Lundquist-Wentz, NCSU’s Campus Community Alliance for Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) Founding Member In December 2023, as Poe Hall’s closure sent classes online and ousted faculty and graduate students from their

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Having a Seat at The Table- The True Meaning of a Power Lunch

Beverly A. Scarlett, Co-Founder & Director of Education, Indigenous Memories Few people are willing and less can express gratitude for togetherness. Something so simple can be challenging, but not for

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Just One View from “The Trenches”

Don Cavellini, Co-Chair, Pitt Co. Coalition Against Racism (CAR) We have experienced a greater willingness among progressive activists to collaborate with like-minded colleagues. This seems to be true for individuals

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What We Consider Environmental Injustice & What We Set Aside

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18th Annual Protecting Mother Earth Conference

Dr. Dani Lin Hunter, NCEJN Research & Education Manager Hi everyone! This past week I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful mountains of Cherokee, North Carolina, to attend the

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The Ongoing Injustices Faced by Farm Workers in North Carolina

Leticia Zavala, Co-Coordinator, El Futuro Es Nuestro On July 7th, I got a call from a worker saying, “Lety another worker passed away from heat, I don’t know who or where

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The White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action

Dr. Chris Hawn, NCEJN Co-director of Research & Education This week I joined government officials, advocates, and EJ leaders from across the country to mark the one year anniversary of

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The Significance of July 20, 2024?

Dr. Valerie Anne Johnson, Co-Director of Infrastructure and Development Do you know what is significant about tomorrow, July 20, 2024? Those familiar with Octavia Butler and her incredibly visionary novel

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Our Second Quarterly Meeting at Robeson County Hosted by The Lumbee Riverkeeper and The Winyah Rivers Alliance

Luma Kennedy – NCJN Communications Manager Robeson County, which is both the largest county in North Carolina, and has the largest indigenous population and a significant Black community, is also

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