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Environmental Justice at Stanford

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The Environmental Justice Working Group (EJWG) at Stanford is an intergenerational collective working to embed environmental justice into our research, teaching, and community-engagement at Stanford. Our EJWG Coordinating Council meets every two weeks. We comprise a dedicated leadership team with faculty, staff, and student co-leads and representatives from 20 different organizational affiliations on campus. We serve a broader community of 600+ members and connect broadly with Bay Area EJ leaders supporting academic-community partnerships.

GET CONNECTED!: If you would like more information, you can reach us at ejwgstanford@gmail.com. You can also connect with us on Facebook and Twitter, as well as join our email listserv.

EJ @ Stanford Highlights
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Environmental Justice (EJ)  advances a positive vision for actions and policies that fight environmental racism.

This work requires us to center the voices and leadership of marginalized
communities in
 1) the fight for equitable access to environmental benefits, and 
2) the prevention and mitigation of the disproportionate impacts of environmental harms
for all individuals and communities, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality, age, ability, and income/wealth.

​Furthermore, we fight for EJ across a broad range of social and physical environments, including the places where we live, work, play, eat, worship, and learn.
There are four key component to the Stanford Environmental Justice Working Group's working definition of Environmental Justice (EJ)
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Why EJ @ Stanford?
Part of this work involves diversifying our faculty, establishing community research partnerships, and learning from the perspectives of marginalized communities. 
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EJ approaches are important for building trust with large segments of society that are currently excluded from most environmental decision-making and academic knowledge production. ​
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An abbreviated timeline of EJ @ Stanford:
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  • 2015

    Pre-2015

    Stanford alternative spring breaks include EJ issues.

  • 2015

    Winter 2015

    Indira Phukan and others begin teaching Shades of Green.

  • 2016

    Spring 2016

    EJ Working Group first begins meeting.

  • 2017

    Winter 2017

    Paloma Hernandez and others conduct a survey of EJ interests and needs.

  • 2018

    Spring 2018

    Darel Scott, Stephanie Fischer and others organize “Earth in Color” event at Stanford Educational Farm

  • 2018

    Fall 2018

    Emily Polk and Sibyl Diver co-teach first comprehensive intro to EJ course at Stanford.

  • 2018

    Fall 2018

    EJ symposium co-hosted by School of Earth and Haas Center.

  • 2018

    Summer 2018

    EJ Working Group engages in Stanford Long Range Planning process.

  • 2019

    Spring 2019

    EJ Working Group proposes EJ cluster hire for tenure-track faculty.

  • 2019

    Spring 2019

    Students for Environmental and Racial Justice emerges and holds rally to support EJWG's cluster hire demand, as well as other demands

  • 2020

    Spring 2020

    EJWG awarded Stanford sustainability seed funding grant

  • 2020

    Fall 2020

    EJWG coordinating council formed as a formal governance body.

  • 2020

    Fall 2020

    The Intro to EJ teaching team hosts widely accessible EJ colloquium & 3rd annual EJ symposium

  • 2020

    Winter 2020

    EJWG leaders call for EJ to be foundational in the new school of sustainability


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  • Home
  • About
    • EJ Working Group
    • Timeline
    • Press Coverage
    • Contact Us
  • Events
    • Dean's Lecture Series
    • Past Events >
      • EJ Symposium
      • EARTHTONES 2020
    • Workshops >
      • National EJ Education and Teaching Workshop
      • Indigenous Leadership in the Emerging Green Economy
      • Joint Research Workshop on Environmental Justice & Human-Planetary Health
  • Academics
    • EJ Teaching & Learning Website
    • Classes and ASBs
    • EJ Scholarship
    • Projects
    • Research >
      • Opportunities to Publish Your EJ Research
    • EJ Coursework
  • Get Involved
    • Community Spaces & Allied Institutions
    • New School focused on Sustainability
    • Students for ERJ
  • Calendar
  • Newsletter
  • EJ Storytelling
    • Blog
    • EJ Art
    • Feature Stories
    • Op-eds/Editorials
    • Screenplays
    • Informational Websites