This is my Op-Ed. It focuses on current social justice issues. The requirements were that it had to be at most 450 words long, there had to be at least one quote from the NY times and one other quote from any other reliable new source. It really was a big challenge to condense everything…
Presentation with WeAct for the class on 3/9/17
by Willem
David Chang along with Taylor came to LREI to present what the meaning of environmental justice is, how we are affected by it, and what we can do. Cole had emailed them in advance to set up a time to come. Cole and I introduced them to the class, then they began their presentation. They…
Documentary FLOW, made in 2008
by Willem
My social justice group watched a documentary called FLOW which was about the world water crisis. In the documentary itself, several topics came up like dangerous bottled water, and poor communities who didn’t have access to clean water due to big companies polluting their water supply. An example of water contamination was in Florida, when…
Rally at Senator Chuck Schumer’s Office 1/9/17
by Willem
On January 9th, the same day we had interviewed Jacqueline Patterson we went to a rally in front of Chuck Schumer’s office to speak against Trump’s cabinet. I hate Trump and his cabinet picks. Every one of them would personally see to it that every tree would be burned down to scorching ashes if it financially benefits…
Phone Interview with Jacqueline Patterson, the head of the Environmental Justice branch of the NAACP on 1/9/17
by Willem
On that day we talked to Jacqueline Patterson who is the head of the Environmental Justice branch of the NAACP. The NAACP stands for: National Association for Advancement of Colored People. This was a good association to talk to because most of the communities suffering from environmental injustice are African American ones. We took turns asking…
Phone interview with David Chang, Indoor Environmental Specialist
by Willem
My group members and I interviewed David Chang from We Act on December 16th, 2016. During our conversation many topics were spoken of in great detail. All of these topics were about the environment, and David answered our questions very thoughtfully and fruitfully, which is what we expected and more, since he is an Indoor…
