WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeEnforcing the Law for Healthier HomesWhy We Need New York City to Enforce Local Law 55 of 2018May 7, 2019May 7, 2019
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeWE ACT in Albany: Healthy Homes for NYCHAAs part of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Land and Healthy Homes Coalition, WE ACT for Environmental Justice staff and six…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeWE ACT on Capitol HillOn February 26–27, 2019, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and fellow environmental justice champions from around the country visited…Apr 5, 2019Apr 5, 2019
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeExcerpt from “‘If I Pay Rent, I’m Gonna Smoke’: Insights on the Social Contract of Smokefree…It’s no longer legal to smoke in workplaces, airplanes, hospitals and restaurants. In New York City, smoking is even banned in public…Apr 5, 2019Apr 5, 2019
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeExcerpt from “Air pollution, urgent asthma medical visits and the modifying effect of neighborhood…Neighborhoods in New York City have greatly varying rates of asthma, with neighborhoods such as the Upper East Side having significantly…Apr 4, 2019Apr 4, 2019
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeReflecting on MLK’s Dream of Conquering Materialism by Creating Healthier Communities and Good JobsA year before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned us that “when machines and computers, profit motives and property…Jan 21, 2019Jan 21, 2019
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeWhat would happen to health and housing in NYC if tenants had as much power as landlords?New York City is in the throes of one of the worst housing crises in generations.Affordability is plummeting, displacement and homelessness…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeThe How’s, Where’s and Why’s of LeadOn September 26th, 2018 the Federal Government of the United States’ lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), US v…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeSafe, Affordable, Clean and Dignified Housing is Always the Key to HealthI grew up in California’s wine country with mild and wet weather throughout the winter. My family’s three-bedroom apartment would be mostly…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeinWE ACT for Environmental JusticeGrowing OldI was raised in Harlem from birth, born at the old Women’s Hospital on February 17th, 1950. My most vivid memories from my childhood are…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
