At this monthly membership meeting, we helped WEACT, an organization that is trying to end environmental racism. We sat at the check-in desk and took people’s name and information before they went into the meeting. This meeting was about how we can use energy safely and more efficiently. There was a senator who spoke about…
Phone Interview with Jacquelyn Patterson
by Jack A
Our group interviewed Jacquelyn Patterson, who is the head of environmental Racism for the NAACP. We learned about the work that they do, and how much the government does not care about the poor neighborhoods in NYC. She taught us about superfund sites. A superfund site is an area where there has been a hazardous waste…
Rally in from of senator Schumer’s office
by Jack A
During this fieldwork we attended a protest against Trump’s cabinet and how they do not believe in global warming. Something that I thought was interesting was the huge age range of the crowd. There were some really old people and some middle-aged people and some young people. I thought it would mainly be younger people because…
Phone Interview with David Chang
by Jack A
We met with one of WEACT’s head officials David Chang. We had an interview with David Chang over the phone. David Chang’s goal is to provide poor communities with the tools he has to offer. his he works with the tools to improve their health and their environment. We learned about how our new President, Donald J.…
field work number one
by Jack A
Our group went to the Urban Communities climate Resilience Conference. The conference was located uptown near Columbia. When we arrived, we were greeted by David Chang, the Environmental Health Coordinator. We helped hand out information pamphlets about different ways you can stay healthy and use non-toxic products to the guests coming in. I learned that…
