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TONIGHT: Give public comment on the proposed Damen Silos demolition

La Ciudad los alienta a personas que no tiene aceso a aire frio usar las bibliotecas públicas, los centros para personas mayores, las instalaciones del Distrito de Parques, el Centro Cultural o seis centros de servicios comunitarios que están abiertos hoy.

New research led by #UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda establishes an enduring connection between racial segregation, childhood blood lead levels: today.uic.edu/racial-segrega…

Honored to have listened to the excellent presentations from our UIC-SPH faculty member, Dr. Serap Erdal and #UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda International Society of Exposure Science UIC School of Public Health

So pleased to be apart of this community-led collaboration along with our UIC School of Public Health UIC Community Health Sciences and Community Engagement Core (CEC) students and community partners!

This Saturday (10/14) one of our own UIC SPH students, Citlalli Trujillo will be a guest speaker at the Chicago Humanities event: Public Art and Environmental Justice in Chicago Event! To learn more about Art and EJ initiatives, register for the event: chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/…

SPH's Kristen Malecki has chaired a national committee providing surveillance of the #environmentalhealth impacts of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio. Read their latest public workshop findings: bit.ly/47rmCPC

Join us on Jan 25 as we celebrate the birthday of our founder, the late Hazel Johnson. Tune in for a conversation with PCR executive director Cheryl Johnson featuring guest speaker Dr. David Pellow on the movement Hazel founded and our continued work. Link to register in bio 🔗

Join our partner Blacks in Green™ for the launch event of their new Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center, with resources and networking to build #environmentaljustice. Free RSVP: bit.ly/48UuytS

Happy Birthday to PCR's founder Hazel Johnson.💚 Hazel was known as the mother of the environmental justice movement. Join us on Zoom at 6pm CT tonight for our annual celebration of her birthday, and conversation on the movement she founded and PCR's continued work. Link in bio🔗

📣 FEB 1-3: Are you a community-based org, municipality, or individual wanting to learn about federal grant opportunities & receive technical assistance for environmental & energy justice projects? Then join us for Justice Comes of Age next week! RSVP at blacksingreen.org

Calling on all community members! The proposed Damen Silos demolition is up for public comment again, as the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is reviewing the application submitted by MAT asphalt's owner. 🧵 ⏰ Thu, Feb 1 at 7pm 📍McKinley Park Fieldhouse (2210 W Pershing Rd)

Black activists are leading the fight for environmental justice across the nation. This Black history month we recognize their efforts along with the trailblazing legacy of PCR's founder Hazel Johnson, the mother of the environmental justice movement. Happy Black History Month🌱

UPDATE: The EPA will investigate a toxic Southwest Side Chicago waterway under its Superfund program. Putrid smells make neighbors sick and tests have shown harmful metals and other contaminants. chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/6/24063…

A gem right here from United Church of Christ. Environmental justice leaders share stories of colleagues and ‘unsung heroes’ for Black History Month Cheryl Johnson, executive director for People for Community Recovery shares important memories about her mother, the great Hazel Johnson. WE ACT for Environmental Justice

BREAKING: Gov. Pritzker's administration enters agreement with US EPA to toughen environmental oversight in low-income areas almost four years after giving an OK to scrap-metal operator General Iron. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

RSVP for Day 4 #NationalPublicHealthWeek events: Our annual Minority Health Conference and a viewing of “The Hills” with filmmaker, Ines Sommer bit.ly/4as8uI1

Southeast Siders disrupt an alderman's town hall, demanding he withdraw support for reinstating mining in Chicago. The proposal would clear the path for a massive underground development. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

Thank you Drs. Erdal and McGuinn for your support and sharing your scientific expertise with residents and community organizations in the Southeast Side.