September 26 County staff will bring to West Arden Arcade their draft plan to address environmental justice and hazards in this community, and they want to know what the community thinks of it. See flyer below. This is an opportunity to make our voices heard for our own diverse neighborhood regarding issues like enough affordable
Below is a three-minute video produced by Rev. Dr. Ambrose Carroll, keynote speaker for our September 7 event Greening Black Churches – Why Climate Change Matters. We hope you can join us at this fantastic event and fundraiser for our environmental justice work. Tickets available at sacact.brownpapertickets.com Our Rev. Lucy Bunch and Pastor Lynne Herren of
The woman in the church fellowship hall looked at the colorful flyer advertising an upcoming event, “Greening the Black Church,” and quickly glanced past it and reached for another cup of coffee. “We are not a black church, she noted to a friend. It seems we’ve started advertising for everything now.” The exchange happened in
This is an opportunity to support a project that is wanted by our diverse community! Residents in our West Arden Arcade Environmental Justice area have identified the need for a community center and park upgrades for Bohemian Park. There are currently no permanent bathroom facilities and this park, right in the middle of our Environmental Justice
Sacramento ACT will gather at UUSS as a federation to discuss our long term vision and share on the work being done in each of our committees. Sacramento ACT committees include Homelessness and Housing, Immigration, Reinvestment, Youth Justice, Education, and our own Environmental Justice; and this is a good place to learn what they do.
There has been a change in plans and the Board of Supervisors Environmental Justice Workshop will NOT be held July 23. Instead, in August and September County staff will take additional community comments at our local Community Planning Advisory Council (CPAC). Next the Environmental Justice General Plan Element will go to the County’s Planning Commission,
Sunday, July 21 @ Noon – 1:00 p.m. @ UUSS Fahs Room. Sacramento ACT Executive Director Gabby Trejo will lead us in organizing to speak to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on July 23 about the needs of our diverse West Arden Arcade community. Tuesday, July 23 @ Board of Supervisors Chambers 700 H Street
Today our Sac ACT Environmental Justice Committee had an excellent meeting with Sacramento County staff to discuss our initial ideas for addressing environmental justice issues (housing, pollution exposure, public facilities and community engagement) in our West Arden Arcade community. We will be advocating for our community at the July 23 County Board of Supervisors Environmental Justice
