Green Buckeye

You know how sometimes you see or learn about something for the first time, and then suddenly you notice it popping up all over? It was probably there all the time, but you just didn't recognize it, so you couldn't see it or name it.

Lately I've been listening to a series of podcasts that are published by TED. I listened to one by Majora Carter of Sustainable South Bronx last night, and that was the first time I had heard the term "environmental justice." At least, that was the first time I heard it consciously. (Where have I been - under a rock? This woman won a MacArthur grant!)

Anyway, I opened my email this morning to find a message from Pat Marida of the Central Ohio Sierra Club announcing an upcoming program on environmental justice. The newly formed Ohioans for Health, Environment, and Justice are hosting programs in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. The group is looking for input on a proposed environmental justice policy for Ohio.

The Columbus event runs from 10:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3 at Marion Franklin Recreation Center on Lockbourne Road. Click over to the OHEJ web site or the Green Buckeye calendar for more details - an RSVP is requested.

Labels: environmental justice, events, Majora Carter, resources