The Shriver Center on Poverty Law will hold a webinar on “Poisonous Homes: The Fight for Environmental Justice in Federally Assisted Housing.” The webinar, which will be held on Tuesday, July 28 at 2 pm ET, is based on a new report released by the Shriver Center and Earthjustice that chronicles how decades of environmental racism have systematically put residents of federally assisted housing in direct proximity to the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Register at: https://bit.ly/3ffEXVM
Across the country, tens of thousands of families living in federally assisted housing are living on dangerously contaminated land where they face an urgent and ongoing environmental and health crisis. Despite the risks, the federal government is still moving people into housing that is potentially hazardous, without notification to the residents, and continues to invest redevelopment dollars into housing located near these sites.
The webinar will feature stories of community activism in the face of this crisis and learn how advocates are working with residents towards a comprehensive solution driven directly by impacted communities.
Speakers will include Emily Coffey, staff attorney, Shriver Center on Poverty Law; Debbie Chizewer, managing attorney, Earthjustice; and Akeeshea Daniels, environmental justice activist.
The free webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 28 at 2 pm ET. Register at: https://bit.ly/3ffEXVM
The Poisonous Homes: The Fight for Environmental Justice in Federally Assisted Housing report is at: https://bit.ly/38H4t3q