Black, Brown, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods in DC, particularly those in Wards 5, 7, and 8, are forced to bear a disproportionate burden of pollution from traffic, industry, waste facilities, freight trains, scrap yards, and countless other sources of harm. The Environmental Justice Amendment Act of 2023, co-written by We Power DC and introduced in November 2023 by Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker, would represent a crucial step toward ending racist and dangerous zoning policy in the District by making it much more difficult to permit or re-permit polluting facilities in communities that face a disproportionately high level of environmental and public health stressors. Join this DSA Night School to hear more from the bill’s advocates about what the EJ Amendment Act could do for DC residents, how it came to be, and how you can help make sure it passes!
This is a hybrid event. Masks encouraged. For questions or accommodations, please email politicaleducation@mdcdsa.org.