📢 Hey EJJI Fam! Check out this amazing opportunity from our friends at Pathways 2 Opportunity! ✨ Their P2O Summer Online program is perfect for young people looking to learn, grow, and connect with mentors. Did we mention the $1000 stipend?! Don't wait – space is limited! Register via the link in their bio or by searching pathways2opp.org #P2OSummerOnline#YouthOpportunity#SummerProgram#Mentorship#Stipend#YouthEmpowerment#Pathways2Opportunity
🎉 Big congrats to Veronica Malabanan Lucchese – PhD candidate, NOAA Fellow, and EJJI’s Environmental Science Programs Manager – for receiving the Bill Huppert Endowed Student Award in Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences!
She’s researching invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and how they impact native fisheries like striped bass and blue crab. This summer, she’s running a paid fisheries stakeholder survey to support her work—and you could win $50 for participating!
📝 Take the survey here: 👉 https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_cMhxQRVIEJSF73U
She was also featured in Chesapeake Bay Magazine for her work with the Reel Rewards Invasive Fish Bounty Program, which pays anglers to catch invasive fish. Learn more:
New homes are coming to South Baltimore — and they’ll stay affordable forever. Big thanks to the teams and funders behind this, including DesignHAND, Blacque Diamond Builders, and the Curtis Bay community.
We're also inviting you to help design the mural for the new South Baltimore Environmental Justice Center! First meeting is Friday, April 12 at 1 PM — join us on Zoom and help shape the story this building will tell.
Flooding is already reshaping our communities—are we ready to fight back?
Join Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) for a Climate Resilience Workshop on Saturday, April 5th, from 10 AM to 1 PM (doors open at 9:30 AM) at the Charles Chipman Cultural Center, 325 Broad St, Salisbury, MD.
This event, funded by NOAA’s Participatory Education for Faith Communities for Climate Resilience Programs, brings together faith and community leaders to engage with NOAA, USACE, the City of Salisbury, and more. Learn about flood management resources, funding opportunities, and infrastructure solutions to protect our communities from rising waters.
South Baltimore has been a battleground for environmental justice for over a century. Curtis Bay and surrounding communities have faced generations of pollution—but they’ve also fought back.
Join us for Toxic Overburden: 100 Years of Environmental Injustice and Resistance, a youth-led exhibition revealing the untold stories of struggle and resilience.
📅 April 10, 2024 🕠5:30 - 7:30 PM 📍 The Peale, Baltimore 🎟️ Free Admission
🔥 Explore South Baltimore’s history through interactive maps, photography, and powerful storytelling. Meet the youth creators behind the project and hear their perspectives in a live panel discussion.
Don’t miss this! RSVP & details ➡️ thepeale.org/event/exhibition-opening-reception-toxic-overburden/
Hey #Orioles fans! ⚾️ Heading to Camden Yards? Make sure to check the air quality before the first pitch with our sensor at the Convention Center! One fan already spotted it and let us know — have you seen it? Keep an eye on the air and breathe easy. #BreatheBaltimore#AirQuality#BaltimoreOrioles#EJJI#baltimore
Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative
📢 Hey EJJI Fam! Check out this amazing opportunity from our friends at Pathways 2 Opportunity! ✨ Their P2O Summer Online program is perfect for young people looking to learn, grow, and connect with mentors. Did we mention the $1000 stipend?! Don't wait – space is limited! Register via the link in their bio or by searching pathways2opp.org #P2OSummerOnline #YouthOpportunity #SummerProgram #Mentorship #Stipend #YouthEmpowerment #Pathways2Opportunity
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🎉 Big congrats to Veronica Malabanan Lucchese – PhD candidate, NOAA Fellow, and EJJI’s Environmental Science Programs Manager – for receiving the Bill Huppert Endowed Student Award in Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences!
She’s researching invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and how they impact native fisheries like striped bass and blue crab. This summer, she’s running a paid fisheries stakeholder survey to support her work—and you could win $50 for participating!
đź“ť Take the survey here:
👉 https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_cMhxQRVIEJSF73U
đź“© Questions? Email Veronica: vlucchese@umces.edu
She was also featured in Chesapeake Bay Magazine for her work with the Reel Rewards Invasive Fish Bounty Program, which pays anglers to catch invasive fish. Learn more:
đź”— Award announcement: https://www.mees.umd.edu/news
đź”— Article feature: https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/bounty-hunting-get-paid-per-invasive-fish-you-catch/
đź”— Reel Rewards Program: https://www.ejji.org/reel-rewards
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New homes are coming to South Baltimore — and they’ll stay affordable forever. Big thanks to the teams and funders behind this, including DesignHAND, Blacque Diamond Builders, and the Curtis Bay community.
We're also inviting you to help design the mural for the new South Baltimore Environmental Justice Center! First meeting is Friday, April 12 at 1 PM — join us on Zoom and help shape the story this building will tell.
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/MImeDZ5eRGK9aVF-UoMGQw#/registration
Mural sign-up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScArq5I4neIEmOVL3259HxK19dhAGV-GZGum0qQDFgoxjBQKw/viewform
Stay updated: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHN1YMJyQcJqYGPYZMPK9TBl8BGm8h4DL2wL2B-rwyBglFjQ/viewform
#southbaltimore #environmentaljustice #ejji #curtisbay #communitylandtrust #affordablehousing #baltimoremurals
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Faith & Flood Resilience – Climate Resilience Workshop
Flooding is already reshaping our communities—are we ready to fight back?
Join Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) for a Climate Resilience Workshop on Saturday, April 5th, from 10 AM to 1 PM (doors open at 9:30 AM) at the Charles Chipman Cultural Center, 325 Broad St, Salisbury, MD.
This event, funded by NOAA’s Participatory Education for Faith Communities for Climate Resilience Programs, brings together faith and community leaders to engage with NOAA, USACE, the City of Salisbury, and more. Learn about flood management resources, funding opportunities, and infrastructure solutions to protect our communities from rising waters.
Light breakfast & lunch provided.
đź“Ť RSVP now: bit.ly/RSVPApril5WS
đź“© Questions? Contact Robin Lewis: robin@ipldmv.org
#FloodAwarenessMonth #ClimateResilience #EnvironmentalJustice #EJJI #maryland
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🌱 EXHIBITION OPENING: TOXIC OVERBURDEN 🌱
South Baltimore has been a battleground for environmental justice for over a century. Curtis Bay and surrounding communities have faced generations of pollution—but they’ve also fought back.
Join us for Toxic Overburden: 100 Years of Environmental Injustice and Resistance, a youth-led exhibition revealing the untold stories of struggle and resilience.
đź“… April 10, 2024
đź• 5:30 - 7:30 PM
đź“Ť The Peale, Baltimore
🎟️ Free Admission
🔥 Explore South Baltimore’s history through interactive maps, photography, and powerful storytelling. Meet the youth creators behind the project and hear their perspectives in a live panel discussion.
Don’t miss this! RSVP & details ➡️ thepeale.org/event/exhibition-opening-reception-toxic-overburden/
#environmentaljustice #ejji #baltimore #curtisbay #bmore
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Hey #Orioles fans! ⚾️ Heading to Camden Yards? Make sure to check the air quality before the first pitch with our sensor at the Convention Center! One fan already spotted it and let us know — have you seen it? Keep an eye on the air and breathe easy. #BreatheBaltimore #AirQuality #BaltimoreOrioles #EJJI #baltimore
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