Advancing Equity: A Practical Guide to Engaging and Activating Community Voices
Are you part of a non-profit, community group, or local government looking to embed equity at every stage of your brownfield cleanup and land reuse project?
Join Groundwork USA and the Center for Creative Land Recycling on Thursday, September 12th, for an interactive workshop designed to help land reuse practitioners with varying levels of experience and capacity integrate equity best practices into their land reuse projects. The workshop will feature case studies and tools from our recently published toolkit, “Advancing Equity: A Practical Guide to Engaging and Activating Community Voices.” During this 90-minute workshop, participants will learn how to effectively use the guide and discover practical steps to embed environmental justice principles in every phase of the land reuse process. This session is perfect for all people working with non-profits, community groups, and local governments dedicated to fostering equitable land reuse.
Devyn Rainwater is a Senior Program Associate for CCLR and serves as a project lead for various programs including the USEPA R9 Vacant to Vibrant outreach effort and an equity-focused learning module with Groundwork USA. She supports CCLR’s land-reuse Technical Assistance delivery for EPA R9 both as a partner to EPA and the Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice (CCEEJ). Devyn’s passion for environmental justice and equity began at UC Santa Cruz, where she studied environmental and social justice and co-founded the Global Environmental Justice Journal.
Genea Foster is Groundwork USA’s Director of Climate Resilience and Land Use. In this role, Genea is responsible for leading the Climate Safe Neighborhoods program and building the capacity of Groundwork Trusts to envision and implement local climate resilience projects that build community power to drive systemic change. Genea was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and their Afro-Caribbean ancestry has shaped their deep commitment to environmental and social justice. Genea has over 10 years of experience working with youth, communities of color, and municipalities towards climate resilience, health equity, and food sovereignty through urban planning, community organizing, and popular education.
