Overview Agenda Speakers Resources CCHE Fall 2024 Convening The Climate Change, Health & Equity Initiative’s 2024 Convening, “Elders, Yelders & Young Leaders: Intergenerational Care and Movement Building for Climate and Health,” will be held September 17-20 in Detroit, Michigan. At this final in-person gathering for the current initiative, grantees and partners from across the initiative will come together to reconnect with one another and to share more about the powerful work taking place across the country at the intersection of climate change, health, and equity. Questions? Email Jaime Love at [email protected]. Schedule & Agenda September 17-20, 2024 Tuesday, September 17 Travel DayRegistration and COVID Safety Screening Check In5-9 p.m. CCHE and CREWS Welcome Reception6-7 p.m. CCHE and CREWS Welcome Dinner7-9 p.m. Keynote speaker: Rip Rapson, president and CEO, The Kresge Foundation Wednesday, September 18 Registration and COVID Safety Screening Check-In7 – 9 a.m. Breakfast8 – 9 a.m. CCHE and CREWS Opening Plenary and Panel Discussion9 – 10:30 a.m. Opening Keynote: Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome, federal chief environmental justice officer Panel: How We Care for Each Other: Climate, Health, and Equity in Detroit Speakers: Moderator: Shamar Bibbins, The Kresge Foundation Alexa Bush, program officer, The Kresge Foundation Donna Givens Davidson, president and CEO, Eastside Community Network Mia McPherson, BSN, RN – ANHE Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome, Federal chief environmental justice officer Break10:30 – 11 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Session A - Mobilizing Power! Voter Engagement and Organizing Strategies11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Moderator: Ash-lee Henderson Speakers: Carolina Martinez, Environmental Health Coalition Martha Dina Arguello, PSR-LA Carmen Ilanes, GAVA Concurrent Breakout Session B - Building Together: An Interactive Guide to Institutional, Community and Government Partnerships11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Speakers: Melissa Jones, BARHII Katherine Catalano, APHA Porsha Cannonier, BARHII Concurrent Breakout Session C - Sharing Success: Health Institutions and Community Power Building11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Moderator: Erica Browne, Kresge Foundation Speakers: Emmie Mediate, Health Care Without Harm Tanya Alteras, Essential Hospitals Institute Phil Guster, Henry Ford Health Ajulo Othow, Black Owners of Solar Services Concurrent Breakout Session D: Open Networking11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch and Open Forum: Collaboration for the Movement! Leveraging relationships and funding opportunities12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Full Group Workshop - Trauma Informed: Healing Ourselves from the Inside Out1:30 – 3 p.m. Speaker: Cathy Mott Break3 -3:30 p.m. Concurrent Self Care Sessions3:30 – 5 p.m. Options: Downtown Walking Tour Trap Yoga Mindfulness with Cathy Mott Motown Museum Free Time to Explore Detroit Dinner on Your Own6 p.m. Thursday, September 19 Registration and COVID Safety Screening Check In7 – 9 a.m. Breakfast8 – 9 a.m. Plenary - Community Voices for the Climate Movement9 – 10:30 a.m. Keynote speaker: Nalleli Cobo Moderator: Alejandra Hernandez, Kresge Foundation Panelists: Erin Stanley, ECN Montana Howard, Homewood Children’s Village Santi Sanchez, Coalition of Communities of Color Sarina Sewell, ECN Nyeisha Mallett, UPROSE Break10:30 – 11 a.m. Concurrent Session A - Building Networks for Success in the Climate Movement11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Presenters: Petra Vallila-Buchman, Jessie Doody and Jen Major, Ross Strategic Concurrent Session B - Vision Maker Media: The Power of Native Youth Storytelling in Cultural Resiliency11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Speaker: Leala Pourier, Vision Maker Media Concurrent Session C - Strategic Partnerships for Climate and Health: Building Young People into the Picture11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Moderator: Monica Valdes Lupi, The Kresge Foundation Walter Lewis, Homewood Children’s Village Dr. Cheryl Holder, Medical Student Climate and Health Community Practicum Samantha Hamilton, PHIWM Isabel Tores, CEER Concurrent Session D - Climate Justice Messaging to the Ballot Box and Beyond11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Speakers: Surili Patel and Vernice Miller-Travis, Metropolitan Group Lunch: Grab & Go12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Learning Visits: CCHE and CREWS1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Learning Visits: Exploring the Black Food Sovereignty Ecosystem in Detroit Lead Partner: Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network Advancing Community Benefits in Southwest Detroit Lead Partner: Southwest Detroit Community Benefit Coalition Detroit’s Eastside Resilience Hubs and Community Solutions Lead Partner: Eastside Community Network Furthering Community Advocacy to Address Detroit Flooding Lead Partners: Green Door Initiative and Freshwater Future Integrating Health, Housing, and Climate: A Neighborhood Tour with Jefferson East, Inc. Lead Partner: Jefferson East, Inc. Offsite Dinner Cruise6 – 10 p.m. Agenda: Arrival and cocktails: 6 – 6:30 p.m. Departure at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. DJ and dance party at 8 p.m. Return to dock at 9:30 p.m. Friday September 20 Registration and COVID Safety Screening Check In7 – 9 a.m. Breakfast8 – 9 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Session A - Awareness for the Movement: Storytelling and Narrative Building for Climate Change9 – 10:30 a.m. Speakers: Benny Starr, artist and strategist Zakiyaa Taylor, communications manager, Water Hub Carmen Cavezza, senior climate justice community organizer, Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resilience Concurrent Breakout Session B - Money for the Movement9 – 10:30 a.m. Speakers: Stacey Grant, Justice 40 accelerator and Path Consulting Sapna Mulki, senior analyst, water policy, EPIC Katy Hansen, senior technical assistance specialist, U.S. EPA Concurrent Breakout Session C - Mobilizing the Movement: Climate Resilience and Emergency Response9 – 10:30 a.m. Moderator: Shamar Bibbins, senior program officer, Kresge Foundation Speakers: Cameron Clarke, Cecil Corbin-Mark Environmental health fellow, WE ACT Christopher Kennedy, associate director, Urban Systems Lab at The New School Meghan Richards, community resilience program manager, Eastside Community Network Diego Arias, policy associate, Fair Share Housing Center Concurrent Breakout Session D: Open Networking9 – 10:30 a.m. Break10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Whole Group Session - Initiative in Review: What Have We Learned?10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. Presenters: Ross Strategic Closing Keynote - Telling the Story of CCHE: What do we want the narrative to be?1 – 2:30 p.m. Keynote speaker: Elizabeth Yeampierre, UPROSE Convening Closing2:30 – 3 p.m. Transportation Assistance to AirportShuttles departing at 3:15 and 3:45 p.m. Keynote Speakers Learn more about our plenary speakers below! Nalelli Cobo Environmental Activist At just 19 years old, Nalleli Cobo led a grassroots campaign resulting in the permanent closure of a hazardous oil-drilling site in her community in March 2020. This site, infamous for its toxic emissions, had inflicted severe health issues on Nalleli and her neighbors. Growing up in South Los Angeles, Nalleli became an activist at the tender age of 9, spurred by the foul odors emanating from the oil well across the street from her home. Enduring headaches, nosebleeds, and heart palpitations due to the pollution, she began attending meetings and rallies alongside her mother, delivering her first public speech on the matter at just 9 years old. Her natural oratory skills and unwavering dedication eventually positioned her as the leading voice advocating for the ban of oil extraction in Los Angeles. Nalelli Cobo Environmental Activist At just 19 years old, Nalleli Cobo led a grassroots campaign resulting in the permanent closure of a hazardous oil-drilling site in her community in March 2020. This site, infamous for its toxic emissions, had inflicted severe health issues on Nalleli and her neighbors. Growing up in South Los Angeles, Nalleli became an activist at the tender age of 9, spurred by the foul odors emanating from the oil well across the street from her home. Enduring headaches, nosebleeds, and heart palpitations due to the pollution, she began attending meetings and rallies alongside her mother, delivering her first public speech on the matter at just 9 years old. Her natural oratory skills and unwavering dedication eventually positioned her as the leading voice advocating for the ban of oil extraction in Los Angeles. READ FULL BIO Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer Appointed in June 2022, Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome is serving as the first federal chief environmental justice officer, where she advises the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on environmental justice and leads the White House’s first Office of Environmental Justice. Under her leadership, the Office of Environmental Justice is working hard to deliver on President Biden’s ambitious environmental justice agenda, including implementing the new Environmental Justice Executive Order and advancing the Justice40 Initiative, the first-ever government-wide EJ Scorecard, the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, and elevating environmental justice work across the federal government and beyond through the White House Campaign for Environmental Justice. Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer Appointed in June 2022, Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome is serving as the first federal chief environmental justice officer, where she advises the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on environmental justice and leads the White House’s first Office of Environmental Justice. Under her leadership, the Office of Environmental Justice is working hard to deliver on President Biden’s ambitious environmental justice agenda, including implementing the new Environmental Justice Executive Order and advancing the Justice40 Initiative, the first-ever government-wide EJ Scorecard, the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, and elevating environmental justice work across the federal government and beyond through the White House Campaign for Environmental Justice. READ FULL BIO Elizabeth Yeampierre Executive Director UPROSE An internationally recognized Puerto Rican environmental/climate justice leader of African and Indigenous ancestry, born and raised in New York City. Elizabeth is co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance, a national frontline led organization, and executive director of UPROSE, Brooklyn’s oldest Latino community-based organization. Elizabeth was the first Latina Chair of the USEPA National Environmental Justice Advisory Council and opening speaker for the first White House Council on Environmental Quality Forum on Environmental Justice under President Barack Obama. Elizabeth Yeampierre Executive Director UPROSE An internationally recognized Puerto Rican environmental/climate justice leader of African and Indigenous ancestry, born and raised in New York City. Elizabeth is co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance, a national frontline led organization, and executive director of UPROSE, Brooklyn’s oldest Latino community-based organization. Elizabeth was the first Latina Chair of the USEPA National Environmental Justice Advisory Council and opening speaker for the first White House Council on Environmental Quality Forum on Environmental Justice under President Barack Obama. READ FULL BIO Photo Gallery To see all of the photos from the convening, click here. Related Resources Opening Keynote and Panel: Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome, federal chief environmental justice officer Session Notes Day 1 Session: Mobilizing Power! Voter Engagement and Organizing Strategies Presentation: Let’s Go San Diego – A Measure for the Books Session Notes Day 1 Session: Building Together: An Interactive Guide to Institutional, Community and Government Partnerships Presentation: Co-Designing New Pathways for Community & Health Department Partnerships for Climate Resilience Resource: Farther Together: Seven Best Practices for Engaging Communities to Create a Healthier, Resilient Region for All Resource: Practice Shift: A Playbook for Harnessing New Equity Roles to Drive Innovation in California’s Local Public Health Departments Resource: Embedding Equity Into Emergency Operations: Strategies for Local Health Departments During COVID-19 and Beyond Day 1 Session: Sharing Success: Health Institutions and Community Power Building Presentation: Sharing Success: Health Institutions and Community *Power* Building Session Notes Plenary: Community Voices for the Climate Movement Presentation: Storytelling and Climate Action Panel: Intergenerational Panel Discussion Notes Day 2 Session: Building Networks for Success in the Climate Movement Day 2 Session: The Power of Native Youth Storytelling in Cultural Resiliency Session Notes Day 2 Session: Strategic Partnerships for Climate and Health: Building Young People into the Picture Day 2 Session: Climate Justice Messaging to the Ballot Box and Beyond Session Notes Day 3 Session: Awareness for the Movement: Storytelling and Narrative Building for Climate Change Session Notes Day 3 Session: Money for the Movement Resources Session Notes Day 3 Session: Mobilizing the Movement: Climate Resilience and Emergency Response Closing Keynote: Telling the Story of CCHE Session Notes