CLIMATE JUSTICE FORUM TERRACE AT THE FOWLER MUSEUM APRIL 12 FROM 5 PM TO 8 PM
Can we navigate our uncertain future through the lens of climate optimism? How can we get involved in our communities to make meaningful and lasting change?
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 5:00 PM
CHECK-IN & START OF EVENT
5:15 PM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Rosalinda Morales
5:45 PM
DINNER SERVED
6:30 PM
SPEAKER PANEL Farmer Rishi Josiah Edwards Gia Chinchilla Rosalinda Morales
8:00 PM
EVENT ENDS
SPEAKERS
FARMER RISHI (HE/HIM)
Farmer Rishi is a small-scale farmer, land-artist, writer, and educator. Since 2010, he has been working in the field of urban gardening and farming in Los Angeles, where he has helped create and establish hundreds of urban gardens. His work centers on the healing of people and Earth as one body. Rishi is the Executive Director of Sarvodaya Institute and the Cofounder and Chief Gardening Officer of Healing Gardens Community.
ROSALINDA MORALES (SHE/HER)
Rosalinda Morales is a native of Vista Hermosa, Los Angeles. Her family has lived in the Vista Hermosa area for 65+ years. Rosalinda is a community representative and activist who firmly believes that one person can make a difference. Her community activism centers around capping abandoned oil wells that are polluting her neighborhood and holding developers, local agencies, and state agencies accountable.
GIA CHINCHILLA (SHE/HER)
Gia is a Founder, EV mobility professional, and creative based in Los Angeles, CA. She is driven by the simple question: "how can we create systems that sustain our well-being?". She leverages her background in client success and EV industry knowledge as an Account Manager at Element Markets, the largest marketer and developer of carbon offsets & environmental credits in North America. Outside of work, she leverages her skills in storytelling as a Founder of Climate Action LAb by connecting folx with the environmental movement in an approachable manner. Her activism has been featured at the United Nations Climate Summit, TED stage, and conferences in Europe + North America. When she’s not online, you can find Gia nourishing her passion for well-being by developing new recipes and playing under the L.A. sunshine!
JOISAH EDWARDS (HE/HIM)
Josiah Edwards is a 22 year old environmental justice organizer based in Los Angeles, CA, who works to uplift the voices of frontline communities. A member of the Sunrise Movement, he served as the hub coordinator for the local LA hub until July 2021 and now serves as the LA spokesperson. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Common Dreams, and Democracy Now. He continues to actively organize with Sunrise Movement as well as Black Lives Matter - LA.
ORGANIZATIONS ENVIRONMENTALISTS OF COLOR COLLECTIVE AT UCLA (CJF PARTNER)
The Environmentalists of Color Collective at UCLA was brought together as a means of challenging the white-dominated conventions of the contemporary environmental justice movement by co-creating a healing space to amplify and prioritize the narratives, experiences, and needs of Black, Indigenous, and people of color environmentalists. We hope to expand the discourse past race and connect the intersections of class, gender, ability, nationality, and other backgrounds as it relates to environmental justice and sustainability. Our body works toward providing a platform for other marginalized identities within the environmental justice movement by inviting local environmental advocates for speaking engagements, co-creating toolkits for other environmental groups to utilize, and attending/co-sponsoring other events that emphasize inclusion and equity within the environmental justice movement. Spring 2022 Meetings on Mondays at 7pm Instagram: @ecc.ucla The Faces of EJ Zine (2021) Food Justice Zine (2020) Linktree
UC CARBON NEUTRALITY INITIATIVE (CJF PARTNER)
In November 2013, President Janet Napolitano announced the Carbon Neutrality Initiative (CNI), which commits UC to emitting net zero greenhouse gases from its buildings and vehicle fleet by 2025, something no other major university system has done. The initiative builds on UC's pioneering work on climate research and furthers its leadership on sustainable business practices. UC is improving its energy efficiency, developing new sources of renewable energy and enacting a range of related strategies to cut carbon emissions. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, UC will need to take bold steps to expand its energy efficiency efforts and dramatically increase its use of energy from renewable sources. UC is moving forward on several different fronts. The UC President’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative Student Fellowship Program funds student-generated projects that support the UC system’s goal to produce zero-net greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. All 10 UC campuses plus the UC Office of the President, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are participating in the program. CNI was a funding partner for the Climate Justice Forum.
THE GREEN INITIATIVE FUND (CJF PARTNER)
The goal of The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is to enable and empower students to take an active role in making UCLA a leader in sustainability. TGIF supports and provides much needed funding for projects that promote the mission of UCLA sustainability, which is to create a culture in which the entire UCLA community is aware of, engaged in, and committed to advancing sustainability. We define sustainability as "the integration of environmental health, social equity, and economic vitality in order to create thriving, healthy, diverse, and resilient communities for this generation and generations to come." The practice of sustainability recognizes how these issues are interconnected and requires a systems approach and an acknowledgement of complexity. TGIF was a funding partner for the Climate Justice Forum. Fund Applications are open! Deadlines are: Main Fund: Friday, 11:59PM, Week 2 each quarter. Mini Fund: Friday, 11:59PM, Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 each quarter. Capital/Infrastructure Fund: Rolling. Instagram: @tgifucla
UCLA GREEN NEW DEAL We are UCLA Green New Deal, a grassroots organization that unites climate justice-oriented students, faculty, and staff on creating policy regarding interconnected topics such as equity, education, food, housing, labor, transportation, pollution, and energy. We are a place for dialogue and an umbrella for action in these areas as we strive to make UCLA’s campus more sustainable and equitable. We are currently in the early stages of building out our coalition and want to receive input from various groups and people on campus so we can create policy that supports every individual at UCLA. If you are interested in helping to craft policy, conducting outreach and marketing for our coalition, or generally getting involved, please join us! Join Green New Deal Form Instagram: @uclagreennewdeal
CLIMATE ACTION LAB Climate Action LAb is an environmental justice association centered around mobilizing Angelenos to take climate action! Founded in 2019, the small women-led team in their twenties is passionate about a more sustainable Los Angeles for all. As a group of twenty-something years olds, Climate Action LAb understands how now, more than ever, social media plays a pivotal role in spreading awareness about environmental movements. By amplifying voices, rallying folks under the same cause, and shining a light on the intersection of climate and equity, we aim to inspire youth to take action in their communities. Join the Climate Club! Our club is a virtual monthly meetup of young-ish folks working together to take climate action in our community
UCLA ROOTS ROOTS is a student-led organization established at the University of California, Los Angeles in the fall of 2021. The purpose of ROOTS is to promote environmental outreach for marginalized communities by educating and bringing awareness about environmental problems, as well as advocating for these communities at a local governmental level. ROOTS believes in connecting people to nature and to the realities surrounding us with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. In keeping with this purpose, its members will consist of students from all fields of study, racial and ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds at the University of California, Los Angeles. Our org builds community by viewing environmental justice through multiple lenses. We hope to unite our individual knowledge of environmental justice to create a strong collective foundation. Past work Collab with Delta Sigma Theta where we led an environmental justice conversation Collab with Chicanx/Latinx LLC where we led and environmental justice conversation Collab with Sproul Chicano LLC Floor where we led and environmental justice conversation People can get involved by joining our GroupMe where we post updates. Instagram: @uclaroots Email: uclaroots@gmail.com Future Events CAN Tabling (Earth Day) April 22, 11 am Social at Botanical Gardens (Updates will be posted on Instagram) April 16 from 11 am to 1 pm @ Botanical Gardens Service Project Collaboration with Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Crisis course (All of Spring Quarter)
E3 E3 is a community of UCLA students who share a passion for tackling various current environmental issues. We are an umbrella organization which hosts a number of environmentally focused campaigns: Earth Month: host the annual Earth Month events that engage the entire UCLA campus community in sustainability Fair Trade: raise awareness about and push for implementation of Fair Trade certified products that ensure equitable working conditions Project TEAL: train high-school students to be involved in sustainability Zero Waste: perform waste audits, volunteer to plant trees, and outreach to restaurants in Westwood Marketing: create graphics and manage marketing initiatives This year, our biweekly general meetings on odd weeks will consist of DIY workshops, guest speaker presentations, and documentary screenings. All years and majors are welcome to join our organization. Applications to join or create a campaign are open now on our website! In April, we have several large events planned including a free produce fair, an Earth Day fair, and volunteering events. Keep up with our events on Instagram @e3earthmonth or check the calendar on our website. Stay tuned to enter our sustainability-themed art competition as well! Website/Newsletter Instagram: @e3ucla Email: e3ucla@gmail.com
ACWA Access Clean Water Anywhere, or ACWA at UCLA, is a new club on campus focused on environmental justice, particularly through the clean water accessibility lens. We recognize that millions of people around the world and even the US do not have access to secure water which we hope to raise awareness about and start conversations on campus through research articles on our blog and advocacy efforts both through social media and events. When you join ACWA at UCLA, you are joining a small tight-knit community of students who want to help pioneer a social conversation about clean water on campus, join us if you are interested! Upcoming Events: Water Warriors Film Screening with ECC: https://forms.gle/KALMgKDQojKiLu1w7 Instagram Handle: @acwa_ucla Interest Form Mailing List
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