senior attorney @ACEEJ- building the power of communities of color & low-income communities in MA for environmental justice. | she/they | opinions are mine
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I spend a lot of time thinking about how abolition & EJ are intertwined. On a day when I am enraged, discouraged, and sad about how hard it is to make even the most incremental change to address injustice, this was balm for my soul. If you care about CJ and EJ, have a listen.
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Excited to join the conversation this afternoon and to hear from all of the speakers, including Roseann Bongiovanni, ED at @GreenRootsEJ and DPU Commissioner @Staci__Rubin. Hope to see y'all this afternoon!
Today's the day! We're excited to welcome folks to the BBA for today's Energy Law Conference. For last-minute tickets and more information, check our site:
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This is why we need siting reform. Despite relentless organizing & overwhelming community opposition, Eastie & Chelsea are a sacrifice zone. The EFSB must be accountable to neighborhoods where energy infrastructure- renewable or fossil fuel- is sited! #NoEastieSubstation
ICYMI: Eversource can now technically begin construction on the East Boston Substation
Yesterday, after a marathon 7-hour Zoom meeting, the state gave the utility permission to bypass 14 local enviro permits it still needed.
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sending love and rage to the staff and members of our sister organization @GreenRootsEJ and the people of Chelsea & Eastie. we won't stop fighting until we achieve #EJ4MA.
Environmental justice and indigenous rights are intertwined. Don't know about #ICWA? Read up & follow indigenous people who have been sounding the alarm for years. We can't let this case get lost in the election post-mortem.
One of the underlying custody’s cases in Haaland v Brackeen—the story of Baby O—has not been reported anywhere else. And the details are shocking. My latest for the @thenation.
thenation.com/article/societ…
Humbled to have been on this panel with so many powerhouses in our movement family 💕✊🏼
We’ve had some wins for EJ recently — from #Justice40 to the #InflationReductionAct — but we must hold those in power accountable to our demands.
The EJ experts from our Economics of Federal Government Policy panel this afternoon are working to ensure just that!🧵⬇️
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This thread gives a good overview of what's in the climate bill Baker signed today. Glad that it is now law and appreciate all the work that went into getting it passed but much work remains to be done to achieve #EnvironmentalJustice in MA.
What’s missing? An earlier version of the bill mandated more air monitoring near air pollution hotspots and required improvements to air quality in those locations. We’re disappointed this language was stripped, since our #EnvironmentalJustice partners proved we need it. 12/13
One of my favorite things about being a movement lawyer is that I get to remind people of this every day. Community have the solutions. Solidarity and care will be what save us.
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So much yes. I have to keep repeating to myself: breathe, grieve, connect with your people, and get to work.💕✊🏼
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Humbled to be recognized for the part I play in this struggle. We share this award with the community that made victories like the EJ law possible. Grateful to all the people, recognized or not, who cleared the path to make what we achieved possible. 💕✊🏼
We are honored to award Andrea Nyamekye of @N2Nma, Sofia Owen of @AceEJ, and @MariaBelenPower of @GreenRootsEJ with the #AnneBlackburnAward for their commitment to #EnvironmentalJustice & healthy, resilient communties.
This weekend is the 2 year anniversary of the COVID shutdown in MA & I’m working through feelings over the loss of a work friend. My housemate keeps telling me that grief isn’t linear & sneaks up on you. That reminder & this quote have been on a loop in my head all week.
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I remember my LSAT score only because it was pretty low. Apart from that, it has had zero impact on my ability to successfully advocate for clients and effectively do my job. There's so much more to lawyering than how a person performs on a standardized test.
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Our struggle to achieve environmental justice is inextricably linked to other civil rights fights. Read this 🧵and take action to protect our trans siblings.
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Still reeling from this news. Lauren was a legal advisory board member for EJLS and one of my mentors. Her passion, determination, and thoughtfulness will be deeply missed. The movement lost a great one this weekend. Rest In Peace, friend. 💕✊🏼
We are devastated to have lost Lauren Sampson, Senior Attorney at Lawyers for Civil Rights, who died on Sunday in Cambridge, MA. At just 30 years old, Lauren was already a distinguished #civilrights attorney & prominent community leader. Full statement: lawyersforcivilrights.org/ou…
#SitingReform is urgently needed to fix a broken system that allows #polluting energy projects to be built in #EJ + #frontline communities. @BarrettSenate @jeffroy Please pass #SitingReform bill out of committee. #EJ4MA #mapoli
Tune in now to hear from Dwaign and our accomplices from the EJ Table in support of H3336/S.2135 & energy facility siting justice #EJ4MA malegislature.gov/Events/Hea…
@Staci__Rubin is testifying now! Thank you to the committee for passing the roadmap law, incl. the first EJ law in MA, which allows the state to consider cumulative impacts from climate change & pollution. We need #SitingReform to ensure EFSB considers cumulative impacts.
could not be more grateful to be part of the crew holding down the #JustTransitionLawyeringInstitute. TY @amylauracahn @eddiebautista08 @LimonGladys & Jamesa Johnson-Greer for breaking down climate law & policy on the state/territory level. Glad to be building with y'all. ❤️✊
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one of these days, I'll get around to writing about how we can't achieve environmental justice or make a just transition without abolishing carceral systems. til then, congrats to @Christine_ScD @jaquelynjahn and the team that made this happen. so proud of and inspired by y'all.
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@AceEJ looks forward to participating in an inclusive process that is community-driven and ensures that future development downtown and throughout the city centers environmental and climate justice.
"The waterfront really is — legally — supposed to be a resource for everyone's enjoyment."
@CLF celebrated Acting Mayor Kim Janey's withdrawal of a Walsh-era development proposal for the Downtown Waterfront, looking to center equity and climate resilience.wgbh.org/news/politics/2021/…
"Juneteenth is not a part of any state’s history except Texas... it is perhaps easier for some white Northerners to tut at the duplicity of white Texas slaveholders than to look at how Black people became free in their own states like in MA... having to sue for their freedom." 👇
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As a new lawyer, my starting salary (as a public defender) was 20% of the current salary for 1st year associates. My current salary is 15% of what associates from my graduating class make. 1/x
Milbank’s salary increase is the first for Big Law associates since 2018 when the firm announced that it was increasing first, second, and third year salaries by $10,000 ⬇️ blawgo.com/ZkCb4gv
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