ACEC/MA Water Energy Environment Comm Zoom on EJAN

ACEC/MA Water Energy Environment Committee Zoom on EJAN

Join the ACEC/MA WEEC for a member briefing on the Environmental Justice Assistance Network (EJAN)
EJAN is a pro bono capacity-building and referral network that matches legal, scientific, public health, and technical experts with communities that are addressing environmental justice challenges. The purpose of EJAN is:

· To respond to the legal and scientific needs of communities on the front line of environmental hazards- linking experts in law, policy, science, community organizing, and other relevant fields with community, faith, and municipal leaders in environmental justice communities; and

· To build the capacity of historically underrepresented groups to hold decision-makers accountable and meaningfully participate in decisions affecting their health, safety, environment, culture and quality of life.

EJAN does this by matching people in need of pro-bono assistance with people willing to provide the information, expertise, and skills necessary to inform and win campaigns for public health, environmental justice and climate justice. This program provides training to both sets of partners to facilitate effective, rewarding, and accountable partnerships. EJAN addresses important and unmet needs for environmental justice concerns in New England. By working with community members and groups to provide legal and scientific expertise, our goal is for communities to develop the capacity to advocate for themselves more effectively.

EJAN is a collaborative effort between Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE), Conservation Law Foundation, Slingshot, and the Boston University School of Public Health.

Sign up to become a volunteer in the EJAN database!

For more information, contact Denise January, EJAN Coordinator, at 781-408-7857

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