Agenda: Region 6 2023 Virtual Environmental Justice Summit
The Region 6 2023 Virtual Environmental Justice Summit will take place November 7 - 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central.
Agenda: Day 1, November 7
Time | Event |
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9:00 a.m. | Welcome Dr. Earthea Nance – Regional Administrator, Region 6, EPA |
9:15 a.m. | Relational Activity |
9:45 a.m. | Framing & Purpose of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Summit Iris Gonzalez – Chief of Staff for the Regional Administrator, Region 6 |
10:00 a.m. |
THEME: DELIVERING HISTORIC RESOURCES TO EJ COMMUNITIESCommunity Investment and Recovery Center (CIRC) Monique Harden – Director of Law and Public Policy/Community Engagement Program Manager, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (Region 6 EJ Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (TCTACS)) |
10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:45 a.m. | South Central Environmental Justice Resource Center (SCEJRC) Dr. Patricia Sullivan – Director of Workforce and Strategic Engagement, New Mexico State University (Region R6 EJ TCTACS) |
11:15 a.m. | Q&A - Open Discussion with TCTACS |
11:45 a.m. | Technical Assistance with Funding and TCTACS Mitchelle Mukeli – Community Outreach Associate, Environmental Protection Network |
12:00 p.m. | Community Change Grants Program Alexandra Gallo – Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, EPA |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
1:15 p.m. |
THEME: COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR CONSIDERATION IN EJ STATE ACTION PLANSRemediation, Regeneration and Restoration (R3) Panel Discussion: Regenerative Remediation Tactics for Soil and Water and Reclaiming Ecosystem Benefits, While Building a Circular Economy and Honoring Indigenous Ways. Dr. Kelly Gehlhoff, Dr. Kendall Brune, George Briscoe, Rudy Montes, Gloria Castillo |
2:00 p.m. | Getting Real About Carbon Capture and Storage and Environmental Justice Jade Woods – Campaigner, Center for International Environmental Law; Panel TBA |
2:45 p.m. | Break |
3:00 p.m. | Monitoring Air Pollution in Disadvantaged Arkansas Communities: Lessons from a Student Service-Learning Project Emily Lane, Ph.D.(c) – Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Health, University of Central Arkansas |
3:30 p.m. | Community Engagement with EPA Through the Decades at the Tar Creek Superfund Site Ottawa County, OKLAHOMA Rebecca Jim – Executive Director, Local Environmental Action Demanded (L.E.A.D.) Agency Inc. |
4:00 p.m. | Fort Bend County, Texas - Environmental Listening Tour Donna Thomas – Founder/Chair, Veronica Pina - Vice Chair, Fort Bend County Environmental Organization |
4:30 p.m. | Relational Activity and Closing |
Agenda: Day 2, November 8
Zoom Link: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1616945138
Time | Event |
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9:00 a.m. | Welcome & Summary of Day One EJ STATE ACTION PLANS Dr. Earthea Nance – Regional Administrator, Region 6, EPA Iris Gonzalez – Chief of Staff for the Regional Administrator, Region 6 |
9:15 a.m. | Networking Activity |
9:45 a.m. |
THEME: RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ALL REGION 6 EJ LEADERSPediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit: Education, Outreach, Consultation and Referral Dr. Stormy Monks – Region 6 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Director, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso |
10:15 a.m. | Break |
10:30 a.m. |
THEME: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS THAT CAN BE INCLUDED AS GOALS IN ALL REGION 6 STATE EJ ACTION PLANToxic Trespass Training Program Emily L. Harris – AlertProject.org |
11:00 a.m. | The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index: What Makes Your Neighborhood Vulnerable? Dr. Grace Tee Lewis – Senior Health Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund |
11:30 a.m. | EPA Region 6 Tiger Team on Improving Communication in Disaster Preparedness and Response Gerardo Acosta – Staff Director, Office of Communities, Tribes, and Environmental Assessment |
Noon | Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
THEME: ENGAGING MULTIGENERATIONAL EJ LEADERS IN EJ STATE ACTION PLANSRio Grande Community Development - Eagle Pass, TX Eagle Pass Community Members: Jessie F. Fuentes, Amerika Garcia-Grewal, Fernanda Palma, Vicky Martinez, Karen Gonzales, Jose Corpus |
2:00 p.m. | Relational Activity |
2:30 p.m. | Break |
2:45 p.m. |
THEME: COMMUNITY DRIVEN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR EJ STATE ACTION PLANS |
4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
Zoom Link: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1616945138
Register for the virtual Region 6 Environmental Justice Summit on November 7-8, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Katie Vogle at vogle.kathryn@epa.gov.
Learn more about the Region 6 Stronger Engagement for Results and Justice initiative.