A free community event, “Environmental Justice Challenges in My Backyard,” will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 22, at the South Kansas City, Kan., Public Library, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
It will bring together people who look at environmental justice as a civil rights issue with people who focus on the environmental aspects.
The free community event is sponsored by the NAACP and Climate and Energy Project.
Details of the event:
• 1 p.m. – Informational booths, refreshments, meet and greet.
• 2 p.m. – Keynote presentation, Jacqueline Patterson, director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program
• 2:45 p.m. – Questions and answers, moderated by Margaret May, executive director of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council and the chair of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee
• 3 p.m. – Panel moderated by Althea Moses, EPA Region 7’s environmental justice coordinator. Panelists include: health, Dr. Jennifer Lowry, Children’s Mercy Hospital; energy, Dorothy Barnett, Climate and Energy Project; and local engagement, Richard Mabion, KCK branch of the NAACP.
• 3:20 p.m. – Panel questions and answers, moderated by Althea Moses.
• 3:30 p.m. – Attendee brainstorm.
• 3:50 p.m. – Summary and next steps, moderated by Margaret May.
For an earlier story, see https://wyandotteonline.com/lessons-kck-can-learn-from-flint-focus-on-environmental-literacy-and-individual-responsibility-local-environmentalist-says/