Environmental Heroes 2019: Remarks by Rosalinda Guillen

Bywebmaster March 4, 2020March 26, 2020

Rosalinda Guillen is the executive director of Community to Community Development (C2C). Listen to the story of who she is and how her speech speaks to a profound understanding of intersectionality . . . racism, immigration, earth culture, environmental justice and climate change among many others not just from the head, but from the heart.

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ACCELERATING A JUST TRANSITION IN WASHINGTON STATE
Bywebmaster December 16, 2020December 23, 2020

Climate impacts us wherever we live, work, study, and play in Washington State. The compounding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic further reveal that the systems we have created to deal with daunting challenges related to health, the economy, and justice are neither sustainable nor equitable. The measure of health impacts and available remedies during the…

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Energy Storage Project On Upper Columbia Brings Jobs — And Concerns From Colville Tribes
Bywebmaster December 29, 2019March 26, 2020

BY Courtney Flatt, DEC 23, 2019 at 10:48 AM Northwest News Network A new energy storage project is in the works near eastern Washington’s Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River. The project is expected to bring construction jobs to the region. But the nearby Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation worry it would harm important cultural…

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UUs for a Just Economic Community Review of Climate Conference 2019
Bywebmaster November 7, 2019November 7, 2019

For three days UUs and friends gathered in Washington, DC, for inspiration, outreach, education, and action on the climate emergency and the need for climate justice. We came from all over the country at a critical moment, a few days before the global Climate Strike and the start of the United Nations Climate Conference. The…

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King County Board of Health declares racism a crisis
Bywebmaster June 22, 2020

Along with the proclamation, the county’s health authority pledged to work more closely with community leaders to dismantle racism and disparate health effects for communities of color. Social, physical and economic conditions all play a part in determining whether someone thrives, or is unhealthy and dies early. Read more here.

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STATE PATROL UNDER PRESSURE TO EXAMINE BIAS IN SEARCHES OF PEOPLE OF COLOR
Bywebmaster February 18, 2020

After analyzing data from millions of traffic stops conducted by the State Patrol, InvestigateWest last month revealed that black, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander drivers were searched at a higher rate than white motorists ⁠— even though troopers found drugs or other contraband at a higher rate when they searched white motorists or their…

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Everyone Should Be Able to Vote, Especially in a Pandemic
Bywebmaster May 6, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis puts workers, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals, Black and Brown people, and the most vulnerable among us at great risk. They are on the front lines of the crisis. While DI partners and allies are working day and night to protect their respective communities, President Trump is openly pushing a divisive message and leading…

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