Led by Gabriella Grinwald-Alves, this workshop examines environmental justice on Staten Island’s North Shore, where communities face disproportionate pollution, flooding, and lack of investment in green infrastructure. We’ll discuss how environmental decisions can help and harm communities, and what a healthier, more just future looks like for everyone.

Gabriella Grinwald-Alves (she/they) is a queer Brazilian and Jewish filmmaker, media educator and freelance videographer on unceded Lenape lands (Lenapehoking/NY/NJ). Gabriella is a graduate of Columbia University’s Teachers College where she earned her master’s degree in Instructional Technology and Media with a focus on critical abolitionist and Indigenous pedagogical work that centers the presence and futurity of Black and Indigenous students. Gabriella is currently the Director of Education at Start:Empowerment, an environmental justice education organization that bridges education with youth action. You can learn more about Gabriella at her website ggrinwaldalves.com

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