Advancing Justice for All
The Advancing Justice for All Action Group advances community-based work that furthers sustainable environmental solutions using an equity and justice lens. This Action Group will work to ensure that the RCE Greater Atlanta prioritizes inclusive, equitable, and multi-sectoral projects that advance education and action on the 17 UN SDGS.
Ongoing Projects
Equity Checklist
Checklist for equitable actions by the RCE Action Groups on their governance, daily activities and planning.
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Equity Advocacy
A multi Institutional Policy Group to work with local community and policy makers for more Equitable policy development in Atlanta and GA
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Lightning Networking Talks Series
Various organizations, faculty, researchers, non-profits, student groups or companies from various disciplines talking shortly about their Equity projects and leading discussion for future partnerships, collaborations, resource and know-how sharing, etc. in 10 minutes. The speaker series is initiated in 2022 to establish new collaborations for existing or to form new projects among the speakers and members of the AJFA Action Group. A new project will start in the Fall 2022 with collaborations established on existing work of some speakers and prior plans of AJFA as a result of this speakers series.
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Past Projects
Drawdown Georgia/Equity
Examine the 20 solutions proposed by Drawdown Georgia and come up with recommendations for all.
Co-led with Business Engagement Action Group
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Learn more about Drawdown Georgia's solutions!
Read About New Report Regarding Equity
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Coordinator: Rebecca Watts Hull, rwattshull@gatech.edu
Equity Principles
“In the context of RCE activities, it is important to recognize that equity is a culture, not just a single policy. We recognize that achieving equity is a journey that requires us to exercise principled behavior to determine and achieve our goals. We embrace and acknowledge equity as a foundational and guiding tenet of our work. The following principles help us ensure our actions and projects contribute to the development of a just and equitable society”
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PAST LIGHTING NETWORKING TALKS
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If you have questions about the Advancing Justice for All Action Group, feel free to reach out to the Leads:
- Miné Hashas-Degertekin (She / Her) (Kennesaw State), mhashasd@kennesaw.edu
- Emma Slater (She / Her) (Georgia Tech), eslater8@gatech.edu
- Pamela Fann (She / Her) (Impact Energy), pamela.fann@impactenergy.energy