🎆 Celebrating Juneteenth with Environmental Justice Advocates on the Frontlines of Plastic Pollution 🌍
For millions of Black Americans living on the frontlines of plastic pollution and petrochemical expansion, the promise of the freedom celebrated on Juneteenth remains out of reach. We spoke with two amazing front line advocates, Dr. Roishetta Sibley Ozane and Bigga Dre to learn more about their work and how we can support it and them.
🏭Installing Air Monitors to Protect Residents’ Health in OH🫁
In early September 2024, Beyond Plastics' Appalachia Director, Jess Conard, and our Youngstown, OH affiliate, SOBE Concerned Citizens joined forces with Physicians for Social Responsibility - PA to install much-needed air monitors throughout the community.
🛢️Marching to End to Fossil Fuels in NYC🚶🏿🚶♀️
More than 200 dedicated Beyond Plastics’ volunteers, supporters, and staff members met up in midtown Manhattan for the March to End Fossil Fuels in September 2023.
☠️In the “Belly of the Beast” - A Toxic Tour of Port Arthur, TX with Activist John Beard Jr🛢️
In January 2023, Beyond Plastics community organizer, Christina Dubin met Port Arthur Community Action Network (PACAN) founder, president, and executive director John Beard Jr. for a “Toxic Tour” of what he refers to as “the belly of the beast” of the petrochemical industry.