Connecting The Dots in Environmental Justice

1929 West 9th Street,Chester PA 19013

24 October, 2022

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Note: This is a zero waste event! You are encouraged to Bring Your Own Everything: cup/plate/utensil/cloth napkin! We all have a part to play to make it to zero waste so do your part and BYOE. You could even bring your own takeout container and use it as a plate and also have something to take leftovers home. We had a large amount of leftover food and beverages at last month's event. The trash incinerator is the Chester's biggest stationary source of indiustrial air pollution. Our mission is to divert as much trash as possible so we can “starve the beast.” Join us for Chester's Community Collective for Social Justice and Social Change follow-up to Finding Your Power and the second installment of the Education, Equity, Leadership, and Empowerment Workshop and Leadership Series, Connecting The Dots in Environmental Justice! Attendees will learn how geography affects our environment and the connection between envionmental justice, criminal justice, the housing crisis, food insecurity, and other pressing issues in our communities. Dr. Jamil Bey, founder and president of the UrbanKind Institute will lead the discussion. This is a free community event and dinner is included.*Masks are welcomed*Students are encouraged to attendAbout Dr. Jamil Bey, PhD Jamil Bey, PhD is the founder and president of UrbanKind Institute, a think-and-do tank committed to advancing policies, practices, and programs that are kind to urban people and environments. Jamil is a human geographer with 14 years of experience research and analysis of policy and practices that improve efficiency and outcomes in human experiences. As a researcher, analyst, and consultant he specializes in challenging common assumptions about ordinary concerns while bringing alternative perspectives for consideration. Trained as both a professional geographer and as an educator, Dr. Bey excels in spatial analysis and synthesis, pedagogy, and instruction. His integrated systems view of the world provides highly contextualized conclusions, and recommendations that consider the interconnectivity of economics, politics, history, culture, health, social movements, and the environment in his analyses.