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Sharon Lavigne President, Rise St. James; Retired Special Education Teacher; 2021 Goldman Prize Recipient; Forbes Magazine 50 Over 50 Inaugural Impact List
St. James Parish, Louisiana
Joined March 2021
@risestjames, @ClimateReality, and our founder @algore along with some of our organizational friends – @RevDrBarber's @BRepairers, @RevYearwood's @HipHopCaucus, and The @BeyondPetrochem Campaign, – invite you to this FREE mass revival event on August 27.
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.@algore and @risestjames will be joined by religious leaders and fellow ecojustice advocates for an information fair and revival service in the heart of Cancer Alley—where corporations continue an ecological assault on Black communities along the Mississippi River in Acadiana.
Black Catholic activist Sharon Lavigne and RISE St. James will host "Cancer Alley United" this week in Louisiana, championing the ongoing regional fight against carcinogenic chemical pollution. Former vice president Al Gore is among the featured speakers. https://t.co/OOgiGKPGWa
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@risestjames, @ClimateReality, and our founder @algore, along with a coalition of locally led environmental justice groups across Louisiana’s River Parishes, have already won hard-fought victories against polluters, but we must unite and speak out to clean up the industry's act.
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When Miss @SharonLavigne5 of @risestjames explains how the packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act is critical to protecting #environmentaljustice you listen! @NYSA_Majority @BPHACaucus briefing starts shortly in 711a of the LOB.
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Republicans at our @EnergyCommerce markup had the nerve to say that Environmental Justice is a way to “keep poor people poor.” I’m not standing for that. Not now. Not ever.
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This @risestjames @iamgeezzy interview with @dohrenwend is an incredible crash course on the history of industrial production in Louisiana and you should definitely listen to it as soon as possible.
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Thrilled to be featured on @risestjames’s podcast this week to discuss my research on the intersection of gerrymandering, labor, and industrial pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley! Give it a listen here:
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As we enter a Lenten season of renewal, join Sharon C. Lavigne, members of @risestjames, and various civic and cultural leaders in making a difference by embracing “Plastic-Free Fridays” every week through Easter.
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Whether you’re driven by a desire to protect the environment or the need to reduce waste mindfully, dedicating one day each week to a plastic-free lifestyle can have a meaningful impact.
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A more sustainable Mardi Gras? @risestjames, Krewe of Freret, and others are taking steps to reduce the use of plastics at the annual celebration. 👏 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic
https://t.co/ItuVg0YsTk
commondreams.org
Whether you’re driven by a desire to protect the environment or the need to reduce waste mindfully, dedicating one day each week to a plastic-free lifestyle can have a meaningful impact.
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In its first week, the new administration has taken many steps to roll back climate progress. One I want to draw extra attention to is the repeal of an environmental justice Executive Order I was proud to champion in the Clinton-Gore White House. The video below shows a day's
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Happy #MLK Day Yall @maddow @thelauracoates @RevDrBarber @SpeakerPelosi @RepJeffries @TheRealTrump47 @elonmusk We Will See !
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You should enter this raffle. Seriously. It's only ten dollars and you could win something worthwhile while helping our friends @risestjames. See this Instagram post by @bird__harris
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In Sharon's neighborhood—nicknamed Cancer Alley—residents are among the top 5% of the US population at risk for cancer thanks to industrial pollution. @BlackRock @vanguard_group will you continue investing in petrochemical projects that promote environmental racism?
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We are so honored that Ms. @SharonLavigne5 will be speaking at our Chutzpah phonebank next Tuesday. Please sign up to hear from this amazing leader, and get out the climate vote! https://t.co/P5bElEyD8K
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Moms Tell the Department of Energy: Burning Plastic Is Not a Climate Solution https://t.co/sVA5hTbWHj via @CleanAirMoms
momscleanairforce.org
Tell the Department of Energy that burning plastic hurts our families and our planet and IRA funds are for climate solutions, not pollution.
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What does it mean to be disabled? Can we speak of environmental injustice as a disabling force? In today's @AgentschangeEJ essay, @RothrockBrandon reflects on disabilities, energy extraction and petrochemical buildout. https://t.co/jRgVtSnQNj
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For communities plagued by energy extraction and petrochemical buildout, struggles of environmental justice often fall on deaf ears.
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Las reivindicaciones de justicia medioambiental de las comunidades asoladas por la extracción de #petróleo y la industria petroquímica suelen caer en oídos sordos. @ehnewsroom @RothrockBrandon @AgentschangeEJ
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https://t.co/oJ7bYk4JYl
ehn.org
Las reivindicaciones de justicia medioambiental de las comunidades asoladas por la extracción de petróleo y la industria petroquímica suelen caer en oídos sordos.
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