RISE LIGHT & POWER TO CO-HOST 2ND ANNUAL CLIMATE JUSTICE FORUM ON SEPT. 24 AS PART OF CLIMATE WEEK NYC

Afternoon of panels featuring White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, Former DEC Chair Basil Seggos, Sen. Jessica Ramos, WE ACT co-founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard and more will focus on how industry, government, advocates, and communities can work together to deliver environmental justice

QUEENS, NY (09/17/2024) (readMedia)-- On Tuesday, September 24th, Rise Light & Power is co-hosting the 2nd Annual Climate Justice Forum: Building The Green Energy Future With Frontline Communities. Join industry experts, political leaders and environmental justice advocates for an afternoon of panels discussing how industry, labor, climate groups and local government can work together to shape New York's clean energy future and deliver environmental justice victories that leave nobody behind.

This year's event will be co-hosted alongside WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the NAACP-NYCHA Branch, and City & State NY and will feature local and national leaders fighting for a greener future here in New York and across the country.

View the full agenda and RSVP to the event here.

WHERE: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Queens, NY 11101.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 24th from 1:00pm - 6:30pm. Panels will begin at 1:30pm, followed by a cocktail reception at 5:30pm.

WHO:

Organizations including Rise Light & Power, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the NAACP-NYCHA Branch, and City & State NY.

Panelists including White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, former DEC Chair Basil Seggos, Sen. Jessica Ramos, former NYC Council Member Costa Constantinides, WE ACT co-founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard and others. [LIST IN FORMATION].

WHAT: Rise Light & Power will co-host the 2nd Annual Climate Justice Forum: Building The Green Energy Future With Frontline Communities, featuring an afternoon of panel discussions on how stakeholders can work together to deliver a clean energy future for New York and beyond.