Fighting to Win is a podcast hosted by the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ). Join us each week to hear inspiring stories from environmental activists across the country. Let's fight to win!
To learn more about CHEJ's work, visit www.chej.org.
Ep. 29: Charles Utley - Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Listen to Charles Utley's inspiring experiences and insights related to Environmental Justice! Utley grew up in Hyde Park, Georgia, a predominantly Black community. Many people worked at Southern Wood Piedmont Co., a company that used creosote and dumped their chemical debris into a stream that bordered Hyde Park. Residents of Hyde Park [are] continually being exposed to contamination; many did not receive enough reimbursement funds to relocate and are still living in the community. Charles Utley is a big proponent of the Polluters Pay Tax. This tax will create an avenue for those harmed by corporate pollution to seek retribution for their suffering. Listen now for more info!!
11 Aug 2021
Ep. 28: Jose Franco Garcia- Organizing Director of Environmental Health Coalition
Jose Franco Garcia has over 15 years of experience with community organizing in the San Diego area. He currently focuses on environmental justice issues and working to ensure that his community is safe & healthy. After graduating from the University of California at San Diego with a B.A. in Political Science, he spent four years as the Community Building director at the Coalition of Neighborhood Councils in San Diego. In 2010, he began work with the Environmental Health Coalition (EHC), where he now serves as organizing director. Listen to CHEJ's organizing director Gustavo Andrade interview Jose and share personal stories and insights behind what it is like to lead an environmental organization.
6 Aug 2021
Ep. 27: Georgette Gomez- Rooted in Community
Georgette Gomez is a queer, Latina woman rooted in her San Diego community where she grew up with two immigrant parents. She received her degree in Environmental and Natural Resource Geography, and has acquired over 13 years of experience as an environmental organizer at the Environmental Health Coalition. At EHC, she spearheaded a new community plan for Barrio Logan and worked on other important environmental justice campaigns. Georgette left her position as Associate Director for Policy at EHC in 2016 because she was elected as a city council representative. During her time in office, Georgette continued to fight for environmental justice, alongside other issues of equality such as immigrants rights, affordable housing, and universal health care.
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