Uptown Chats

By: Jaron Burke Lonnie Portis WE ACT for Environmental Justice
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  • Summary

  • Join Jaron and Lonnie as they explore issues in their community through the eyes of everyday people, and discuss how environmental justice is showing up in the news. It’s not just for experts, it's for everyone! The podcast is officially 1 year old! Now that we're older and wiser, we're releasing episodes twice each month - on the second and last Monday of each month. Uptown Chats is the official podcast of WE ACT for Environmental Justice. WE ACT was founded in 1988 and has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. You can find us online at weact.org.
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Episodes
  • Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

    Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
    Sep 25 2023

    In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Jaron and Lonnie are joined by three special guests, including City Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa, to hear about their experience working in the environmental justice movement.

    Guest Information:

    • Manuel 'Manny' Salgado, WE ACT’s Environmental Justice Research Analyst
    • Carmen De La Rosa, New York City Councilmember (District 10)
    • Marileidy Pimentel Paniagua, WE ACT’s Bilingual Community Organizer

    References from the Show:

    • Poll of Black and Latino/x Communities on Climate Change and the Clean Energy Transition
    • Justice40 Initiative
    • Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST)
    • WE ACT’s Civic Engagement Working Group (Bilingual)

    You can also listen to this episode on YouTube.

    Got questions? Email us at podcast@weact.org

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    1 hr
  • The Legacy of Lead (Pb)

    The Legacy of Lead (Pb)
    Nov 27 2023

    Lead is everywhere! Join Jaron and Lonnie to learn about the long history of lead exposure and why it is an environmental justice issue, with help from two special guests.

    Guest Information:

    • Sonal Jessel, WE ACT’s Director of Policy
    • Matthew Chachere, Former Staff Attorney at Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC)

    References from the Show:

    • Information and referrals for children and pregnant women with elevated blood lead levels: Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment Program at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center
    • Information on lead exposure on the job for adults: Mt. Sinai Hospital Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health and Bellevue/NYU Occupational Environmental Medicine Clinic
    • NYC Environment & Health Data Portal
    • NYC 311: Make a complaint about lead paint
    • NYC Department of Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Resources

    You can also listen to this episode on YouTube.

    Got questions? Email us at podcast@weact.org

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • A WE ACT Story - Holiday Special

    A WE ACT Story - Holiday Special
    Dec 18 2023

    In the spirit of the holidays, Jaron and Lonnie are joined by two of the people who helped make WE ACT what it is today to tell their part of the WE ACT story.

    Guest Information:

    • Eric Goldstein, Senior Attorney and Director, New York City Environment, People & Communities Program
    • Vernice Miller-Travis, Co-Founder of WE ACT

    You can also listen to this episode on YouTube.

    Got questions? Email us at podcast@weact.org

    Connect with the show:

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    1 hr and 24 mins

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