It’s critical that our transition away from dirty fossil fuels is rooted in equity, particularly including front-line groups and community members traditionally excluded from the decision-making table.
By Diana Mejia and Gloria Elizabeth Blanco
Special - June 14, 2022 - NorthJersey.com
Immigrant community members are using their voices to advocate for change. As leaders of a faith-based immigrant resource center based in Morristown, we have worked closely with community members to strengthen workers’ rights, increase the minimum wage and provide immigration legal services. Since 2000, Wind of the Spirit has been committed to expanding advocacy efforts as new issues arise, including now, as we look ahead to a clean energy future.
From disastrous flooding to urban heat, low-income, immigrant and overburdened communities face a disproportionate impact from the effects of climate change. It’s critical that our transition away from dirty fossil fuels is rooted in equity, particularly including front-line groups and community members traditionally excluded from the decision-making table. That is why we partnered with the New Jersey Work Environment Council and organized three community listening sessions to learn people’s real-life challenges and worries about the clean energy transition, and gathered ideas for solutions, programs and investments to ensure equitable transition benefits.
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