March 18, 2020 Dear Friends, In these unprecedented times in our country and our world due to the threat and spread of COVID-19, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice is taking measures in our personal lives and in our ongoing organizational work to put health first – as we always Read more…
PESTICIDE DRIFT EDUCATION ✨?? ? This past Saturday, Salinas Valley Environmental and Climate Justice Youth Leadership Academy participants received a wonderful presentation from Martha Sanchez of The Department Of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, Henry Gonzales! Our presenters focused on educating our youth about pesticide drift Read more…
✨? Salinas Valley Youth Empowerment ?? Our Salinas Valley Environmental and Climate Justice Youth Leadership Academy has begun and we are so thrilled to have brought Marisela from Californians for Pesticide Regulation (CPR) to speak at our second session! Marisela spoke about coalition “Safe Ag Safe Schools” (SASS) to connect Read more…
“Don’t let anybody tell you that you are too young to make a difference or an impact in your community” — Dalila Adofo ✊??✨?? Women’s March 2020 Photo Credit: Sheridan Noelani Enomoto Greenaction’s community organizer and the lead coordinator for the Bayview Hunters Point Air Monitoring Project, Dalila Adofo, lead Read more…
Bayview Hunters Point Environmental Justice Leadership Youth Academy!!! ????? This past weekend, greenaction community organizers Dalila Adofo and Leotis Martin, interns Melani Ozuna and Darla Mariduena, former intern Camila Hernandez, and BVHP community members facilitated an empowering leadership youth academy! This youth academy program focused on raising collective awareness of Read more…