Tackling environmental racism through research, policy, and community engagement.

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The Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for the swift passage of the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act (Bill C-226). bit.ly/49RVLgO

I spoke with Portia Clark of CBC's Information Morning about my climate change preparedness project in African Nova Scotian communities, which began in 2023 and is being funded by a Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

I will be delivering a keynote on mental health in Black communities based on research I have conducted over the last few years in Hamilton and Nova Scotia.

Humanities researchers working at the intersection of social challenges and the environment #BrighterWorld #McMaster brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/human…

Are you a Black resident of Scarborough? If you are interested in participating in a workshop on climate change preparedness in Black communities on Saturday, April 27 in Scarborough, please sign up. $200 honorarium/catered meal. Please sign up: : bit.ly/4aQHceo

Are you a Black resident of Mississauga? If you are interested in participating in a workshop on climate change preparedness in Black communities on Saturday, April 20 in Mississauga, please sign up. $200 honorarium/catered meal. bit.ly/4alq3K2

I am honored to have received the Top 25 Women of Influence Award and had a great time meeting exceptional women at the award luncheon in Toronto yesterday. Here is a Globe and Mail article about the award. Women of Influence recipients /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/a…

BC's wildfire season has begun, and CBC British Columbia is covering it.
Essential actions to protect health:
🫁 use air purifiers + avoid gas stove use to keep indoor air clean
🏠 fire-smart your home
⛽️ Decrease fossil fuel use to slow down #climatechange
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=LvpCY6…

Are you a Black resident of Mississauga, Ontario? If you are interested in participating in a workshop on climate change preparedness in Black communities on Saturday, April 20 in Mississauga (location TBA), please sign up. $200 honorarium/catered meal. bit.ly/4alq3K2

Please join us this Saturday, April 6 from 10 am -1 pm at Rafiki Hamilton.

Join us on Saturday, April 6 at 10 am in Hamilton for a free workshop on dementia in Black Canadian communities. The workshop will be offered in person and online.

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Zoom Link: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/93652060319#…

Here is an interview my coalition (Canadian Coalition for Environmental and Climate Justice) did with Lenore Zann about the federal environmental racism bill she introduced in the House of Commons in 2020 and is now at Senate CCECJ
youtu.be/CL_ybnGEcko?si… via YouTube

Here is an op-ed I wrote with Lisa Gue (David Suzuki Foundation) about the federal environmental racism bill (Bill C-226) that is currently at third reading in the Senate waiting to be voted on. hilltimes.com/story/2024/03/…

Dr. OmiSoore Dryden discusses Black health.

Here is an interview I gave to CBC Hamilton about my documentary film screening and panel today and engaging young people in the environmental and climate justice movements.
cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…