Events
2024
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One of the seven rainwater harvesting systems placed in East Palo Alto to reduce flooding
June 2024
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Learning about the replacement of clay soil with bioswale soil (a more permeable soil and one that prevents flooding) in East Palo Alto
June 2024
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Speaking to East Palo Alto homeowners about the installation of rainwater harvesting systems in their homes at Climate Resilient Communities' Rainwater Garden Workshop
June 2024
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Incorporating the National Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into our curriculum with Ms. Jennifer Mutch, the science coordinator at the Santa Clara County Office of Education
May 2024
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Setting up and checking in faculty, professors, and students of the Stanford community at the first EJ Teaching Workshop at Stanford University
May 2024
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Encouraging professors to reflect on their own positionality when creating their lesson plans at the EJ Teaching Workshop at Stanford University
May 2024
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Discussing EJ teaching resources for Stanford faculty to use in order to incorporate EJ into their lesson plans
May 2024
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Honored to have Ms. Violet Saena (Executive Director of Climate Resilient Communities) as our first TedX Speaker!
April 2024
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Learning about Ms. Violet's connections with the South Pacific and how it impacts her work today
April 2024
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Sharing the importance of EJ education at the Youth Voices panel at the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) Environmental Literacy Summit
April 2024
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Discussing our EJ curriculum with Ms. Tara Sreekrishnan (Santa Clara County Board of Education) at the SCCOE Enviornmental Literacy Summit
April 2024
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Speaking with Mary Ann Dewan, County Superintendent of Schools at Santa Clara County, about incorporating our EJ curriculum into the county's official resources
April 2024
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Meeting youth climate leaders across the Bay Area at the Environmental Literacy Summit
April 2024
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Walking through our EJ curriculum with a third grade teacher at Bullis Charter School
April 2024
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Connecting with Ms. Violet Saena about her keynote speech and her passion for environmental justice literacy
April 2024
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Reconnecting with Ms. Rosa Maria Gordillo (Environmental Education Manager at Veggielution) about updates at education at Veggielution
April 2024
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Proud to be presenting at the Earthtones Environmental Justice Event at Stanford
April 2024
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Representing CRC (Climate Resilient Communities) at Stanford's annual Earthones festival
April 2024
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Engaging with the Sustainable Stanford group as they unveil their innovative climate action strategy at the annual Earthtones festival
April 2024
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Presenting my art piece (inspired by The Color Of Law) about redlining and environmental injustice at the Earthtones festival
April 2024
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Discussing EJ Mappining for our Curriculum with Ms. Julie Hilborn, Santa Clara County Office of Education
March 2024
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Meeting with Ms. Tara SreeKrishnan, Board Member- Santa Clara Couty of Education
March 2024
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Discussing community organizing with Roshan Kedar at Jhatkaa.org, India
March 2024
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Learning about the potential of AI to educate community members about EJ from Roshan Kedar, Jhatkaa.org, India
March 2024
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Volunteering at the Los Altos Community Movie Night and Art Show for the premiere of Midnight train, a racial-justice focused documentary made by Justice Vanguard
February 2024
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Our team member Ayaan volunteering at the Community Movie Night and Art Show
February 2024
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Attending the Environmental Justice Working Group at Stanford
February 2024
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Hearing diverse perspectives at the Environmental Justice Working Group meeting
February 2024
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Presenting our Permeable Paver Solution at The Los Altos Environmental Commission
February 2024
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Presenting our Permeable Paver Solution at The Los Altos Environmental Commission
February 2024
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Presenting at the Los Altos Rotary Group about our permeable-surfaces solution
January, 2024
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Volunteering (planting seeds) to promote sustainable living at Veggielution, a community farm
January, 2024
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Collaborating and joining forces with with Alexia Leclercq, Co-Founder (Start:Empowerment), on an EJ curriculum to reach schools nationwide
January, 2024
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Presenting at Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) Big West Region about our permeable surfaces
January, 2024
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At ESRAG meeting: Learning about technological strategies to reduce emissions
January, 2024
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Ideating with Parnassus Investments about incorporating ESG-focused investment firms into EJGrassroots framework
January, 2024
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Discussing intersection opportunities between ESG-focused investment firms and EJ organizations
January, 2024
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Final stages: putting stakes around the tree as part of the 500-Tree initiative by Greentown Los Altos
January, 2024
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Finished planting a tree for a Los Altos resident, as part of the 500-Tree initiative by Greentown Los Altos
January, 2024
2023
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Participating in The Watershed Restoration Conference at Stanford University
Decemeber, 2023
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Refining our permeable-surfaces handbook with Kan Parthiban, Advisory Council member, San Mateo Sustainability County
December, 2023
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Discussing different permeable-surface options for easy installation with Kan Parthiban
December, 2023
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Drafting public comments on environmental literacy with the Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action team
November, 2023
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Presenting our curriculum at the annual San Mateo Climate Summit 2023
October, 2023
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Graduation ceremony: part of the first cohort of Climate Resilient Communities' Youth Climate Collective (YCC)
October, 2023
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With Violet Saena, Executive Director of Climate Resilient Communities after the YCC graduation
October, 2023
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Managing the payment booth at the Haiti awareness event by Justice Vanguard
September 2023
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With Kenan Moos, Co-Founder of Justice Vanguard at the Haiti event panel Q&A
September 2023
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Presentation on Coastal Flooding at LEES (Leadership in Earth and Environmental Sciences) program hosted by USESO (United States Earth Science Organization)
July, 2023
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Flooding prevention techniques presentation at LEES (Leadership in Earth and Environmental Sciences) program hosted by USESO (United States Earth Science Organization)
July 2023
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Youth Climate Collective workshop at YUCA (Youth United for Community Action)
July 2023
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Our founding journey featured in Fronds: A Stanford Anthology of Environmental Justice Storytelling, organized by Tanvi Dutta Gupta and Professor Emily Polk
June 2023
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Hosting a justice and equity focused art booth at the Los Altos Juneteenth festival
June 2023
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Visitors participating at our art booth at the annual Los Altos Juneteenth festival
June 2023
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Displaying Juneteenth art at Philz Coffee in collaboration with Miles Goodman (Dist. Representative with State Senate Dist. 13)
June 2023
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Juneteenth art display at Philz Coffee
June 2023
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Putting up Juneteenth art at Starbucks
June 2023
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A Los Altos Downtown visitor observing our Juneteenth art showcased at Satura Cakes
June 2023
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Participating in Youth Climate Collective Workshop at Plastic Free Future
May 2023
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With the Youth Climate Collective Cohort and Staff at Plastic Free Future
May 2023
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Participating in Youth Climate Collective Workshop at Sutro Stewards
May 2023
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Presenting our EJ Workshop at Stratford School to 200 students
May 2023
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With teachers at Stratford School after our EJ workshop
May 2023
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With the organizers of the Santa Clara University Youth-led Environmental Justice Action Summit
April 2023
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Presenting on a panel at the Santa Clara University Youth-led Environmental Justice Action Summit
April 2023
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Attending Taking the Pulse of the Planet: Sensors to Solutions for Groundwater Science and Management in California’s San Joaquin Valley, a conference hosted by Stanford University
April 2023
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Discussing groundwater solutions with experts at the "Groundwater Science and Management in California’s San Joaquin Valley" conference by Stanford University
April 2023
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Participating in the Ecotheater performance at Annual Earthtones Festival at Stanford
March 2023
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With fellow performers, at the Stanford Ecotheater Workshop
March 2023
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Affixing 7,000 stamps for a survey after Klamath Dam removal
February 2023
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Attending the Environmental Justice Roundtable Presentation organized by Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
February 2023
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With Shalanda Baker, Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy at the EJ Roundtable
February 2023
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Speaking with Lee and Rosa Maria Gordillo, Staff at Veggielution
January 2023
2022
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Meeting with Janjri Jasani, Deputy Director at CERE - Centre for Environmental Research and Education (India)
December 2022
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Discussing rainwater harvesting, biodiversity and educational gardens with Ms. Janjri Jasani, Deputy Director of CERE at a local garden in Mumbai
December 2022
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LeBoulanger's (Downtown Los Altos) post about our environmental "Poetry on Windows" initiative
December 2022
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"Poetry On Windows" initiative display at Starbucks in Downtown Los Altos
December 2022
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"Poetry On Windows" initiative display at the Shade Store in Downtown Los Altos
December 2022
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Word cloud activity ("What do you think of when you hear environmental justice?") at one of our high school workshops
October 2022
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Introducing the concept of environmental racism at a workshop with The Nueva School
September 2022
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Auditing the Intro to EJ Class at Stanford
September 2022
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Attended a colloquium on concept of EJ with redlining, which disproportionately affects marginalized communities
September 2022
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Redwood trees at The Nueva School in need of an irrigation system
June 2022
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Designed an irrigaton system to save 100 Redwood trees at The Nueva School
June 2022
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Built a solar panel powered charging station at our school to harness clean energy
April 2022
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Display of solar panel powered charging station at Nueva
April 2022