Environmental Justice Tour
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The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.
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A group of women from our section had an opportunity to experience first hand, examples of environmental degradation when they participated in an environmental justice tour of Port Newark, the Ironbound section of Newark and Elizabeth. We visited sites that were filled in with refuse, sites that have been abandoned where contaminants remain on-site, residential areas with truck route designations, and the state’s largest incinerator operating within 1/2 mile of two low-income public housing complexes, and much more. The tour led by Rev. Harper and two guides of the Ironbound Community Corporation focused on how we can all, in some way, contribute to positive change and environmental justice for our most vulnerable populations.