Re: Join Us For Environmental Justice Series at the College of Marin

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SERIES: Transportation, Food & Nutrition & Low Income Housing

Please join us for a series of presentations on issues of importance to our community: transportation, low-income housing & food and nutrition. These three topics were highlighted as key issues of importance to Marin County and intersect environmental, economic and social justice issues.

The presentations will be held on three Thursday evenings in October (October 11th, 18th and 25th) at the College of Marin's Olney Hall Rm. 96 (6:30-8:30pm)

Food & Nutrition in Low Income Communities
October 11th 6:30-8:30
Chaired by David Escobar, Aide to Supervisor Steve Kinsey, with panelists:

• Annan Patterson – President Sustainable Novato
• Denise Hardy Providing Healthy Food Outlets in Low Income Communities: The Marin City Farm Stand
• Julie Lehman, Nutrition & Garden Support for Low Income Schools
• Leticia Jones – The benefits of an after-school nutrition program for Families in Need

Transportation: Meeting the Needs of Communities
October 18th – 6:30-8:30
Chaired by Steve Kinsey, Marin County Supervisor
Keynote Speech by Steve Kinsey
Panelists:

• Charles Rivasplata, Transportation planner for SF County
• Rafael Durr

Low Income Housing
October 25th (6:30-8:30 pm)
Chair Dave Coury with panelists:

• Cyane Dandridge, Executive Director of Strategic Energy Innovations
• Katie Crecelius, Vice President, Marin Services for Women
• 
  Olivia Beltran, Grass Roots Leadership Network
• Marge Macris, Chair, Marin Environmental Housing Dialogue
• Mike Daley, EAH Manager of Advocacy and Communication

EECOM is a coalition of more than 130 businesses, schools, and non-profit organizations devoted to implementing sound ecological practices and promoting environmental education in Marin. Members meet regularly to exchange information, share skills and develop new projects that can be addressed collaboratively.

Our many members and affiliates believe that:

• People's lives are improved by a connection with nature.
• Healthy ecosystems and biodiversity are critical to a thriving, vital economy.
• Green businesses, agriculture and sustainable products and services should be encouraged and supported locally.
• Our work is regional in nature and can transcend political and socioeconomic boundaries.
• Working together in partnership within our region is one of the most effective ways to achieve our common goals.
• While we work at a county level, we remain global citizens, in touch with issues facing the world, and providing productive models for a better world.
• Human diversity and equity are important to the future of Marin County, and the world.

Environmental Education Council of Marin
42 Bolinas Road, Suite G
Fairfax, CA 94930
Phone: 415-485-4908
support@eecom.net
www.eecom.net

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