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Environmental Justice Commission
Promoting Diversity at the 2007 Conference
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Chair
- J. Allen Johnson
Board Liaison
- Joe Heimlich
Members
- J. Allen Johnson
- Jose “Pepe” Marcos-Iga
- Augusto Medina
- Teresa Mourad
- Jason Taylor
- Karen Cairns
Description
The EJC will examine linkages among environmental justice (EJ), environmental education (EE), and environmental health (EH) and explore how these fields could collaborate to ensure a quality and sustainable environment for all people. The Commission will serve as vehicle for networking with these other fields and sharing knowledge among the fields. The EJC will create a formal space within NAAEE for networking, information sharing, development of conferences and other workshops, and proposing and conducting special projects with an EJ, EE, and EH focus.Mission/Purpose/Accomplishments
Many NAAEE members are interested in EJ, EE, and EH. The Diversity Committee, which is now one of the largest and most active committees, is evidence of that interest. However, the Diversity Committee was established to do the work of the board. As such, the Diversity Committee should focus its energy on ensuring that NAAEE policies, procedures, structures, and development promote cultural inclusiveness within the Association. In addition, it should coordinate diversity training for board and staff. While doing all of these activities, the Diversity Committee has in recent years also taken on the tasks of planning conference strands, reviewing proposals for the annual conferences, and promoting diversity projects, which are the work of commissions. The establishment of the EJC would allow the Diversity Committee to focus on board work while giving NAAEE members the opportunity to pursue EJ, EE, and EH issues of interest to them.Reports & Other Materials
Environmental Justice Report (Fall 07)Listserv information
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