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NYC-EJA
salutes our Executive Director Eddie Bautista on two recent
events. New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) honored
Eddie with the Felix Fishman Award for "outstanding leadership in
advancing environmental justice" (see photo below). Governor-elect
Andrew Cuomo also selected Eddie to serve on his Transition Team's
Energy and Environment Committee. "I am thrilled to receive an
award from a civil rights leader like NYLPI, which has used
"community lawyering" to champion social justice and community
empowerment for decades. I am also honored that Governor-elect
Cuomo appointed me to his Transition Team during one of the most
challenging transition periods in our State's history.
Governor-elect Cuomo's strong leadership and advocacy for a more
environmentally-just New York will help our communities weather
these difficult times," said Eddie.
Fighting
for cleaner and just communities - one block at a time,
The NYC Environmental Justice Alliance
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NYC-EJA
Fundraising Campaign
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Friends:
As we approach the dawn of a new decade, we ask your help to
sustain our campaigns for environmental justice. Please make a
year-end gift to NYC-EJA by making a tax-deductible online donation
at www.NYC-EJA.org.
Founded in 1991, NYC-EJA, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, is
NYC's only federation of community-based organizations fighting for
environmental justice. Just this year alone, NYC-EJA:
1) Expanded the City's Map to include private, State and federal
solid waste and transportation facilities - our advocacy before the
Charter Revision Commission culiminated in a 2010 Election Day
victory, with 83% of NY'ers voting to have our City Maps truly
reflect our communities environmental burdens;
2) Introduced environmental justice proposals in NYS's Climate
Action Plan - NYC-EJA's participation in NYS's Climate Action Plan
Integration Panel and Technical Work Groups added important
recommendations to protect our State's most vulnerable
communities;
3) Highlighted inequities and potential storm surge exposures via
the NYC Comprehensive Waterfront Plan/Vision 2020 - NYC-EJA
proposed reforms to protect EJ communities from the clustering of
polluting industries and infrastructure within storm surge
zones
But we need your help to continue our successes. Your
tax deductible online contribution can be made securely on the
Donation page at our website www.NYC-EJA.org (don't forget the
hyphen!). Your donation will support NYC-EJA's ongoing campaigns,
including new challenges posed by climate change. You can also
mail a check payable to: New York City Environmental Justice
Alliance, 166A 22nd Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232.
Become an EJ Friend - $50.00
Become an EJ Ally - $100.00
Become an EJ Champion - $200.00 (our 200x200 campaign!)
Happy Holidays, y hasta la
proxima,
Eddie Bautista
Executive Director
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