The inaugural "CLEAN CRUISE" is a milestone event that will showcase the future of sustainable transportation.

The event will feature a range of electric vehicles from various manufacturers, demonstrating the diversity and advancement of EV technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore the vehicles up close, experiencing their sleek designs, innovative features, and impressive performance.

Alongside the showcase of electric vehicles, there will be presentations and discussions highlighting the environmental, economical and health benefits of transitioning to electric transportation, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality.

All EV owners are invited to "cruise" around Woodward on the day of the event.

Highlighted activities throughout the day's event include:

Keynote speakers from industry experts
An exciting "Kidz Corner" with face painting, electric car race track games, trivia, coloring, prizes and more
"Q & A Booth" where you have the opportunity to have your questions about EV's answered
Raffle contest
EV Trivia with prizes
And, of course, hands-on experiences will all forms of EV's.

Key stakeholders, including government officials, industry leaders, environmental advocates, and the general public, will come together to celebrate the progress made in the electric vehicle sector and to discuss strategies for further accelerating its adoption.

Join GLBN members, Milo Keranen, of Plastic Beach Collections, for her art show "Message in a Bottle". More details to come.

Concerned citizens from all over Michigan will convene on the water in St. Ignace to demand Enbridge Line 5 be decommissioned permanently!

Come help us celebrate the Water and our connection to it. We strive to provide a memorable experience through, eclectic music, art, food, and of course, you, the attendees.

Kickoff event Schedule
8:30-9:00 a.m. – Volunteer check-in, breakfast snacks available
9:00-9:30 a.m. – Hear about the health of our waterways from local leaders, including elected officials, WMEAC’s Director of Engagement Marshall Kilgore, and WMEAC’s Interim Executive Director Elaine Sterrett-Isely
9:30-11:30 a.m. – Cleanup
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Lunch and beer tent available
12:15 p.m. – Giveaway prize winners announced – each Cleanup participant is eligible to win a prize!
2 p.m. – Event concludes

Join leaders in the campaigns to prevent the corporate takeover of water resources in this webinar that will reveal the strategies of the privatizers and discuss the strategies used by advocates to keep public water systems public.

Following a brief overview of new research from In the Public Interest, the panel will review the ways in which corporations used their resources to pass legislation wildly favorable to their interests, including the privatization-paving Act 12 in Pennsylvania, and the ways community activists studied, organized, fought back, and won.

Hosts: In the Public Interest, Keep Water Affordable, Save Chester Water Authority, NOPE, Food & Water Watch and Freshwater Future
Water Wars in Pennsylvania

Crown Jewels documents a year-long journey through some of the last ancient forests on US public lands, highlighting their crucial role in protecting our land, air, and water. Beyond their environmental benefits, these forests hold deep cultural and community significance as seen across West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Oregon. Threatened by imminent logging plans by the Forest Service, these ecosystems face permanent destruction unless widespread support for their protection is mobilized. The film advocates for viewers to leverage their freedom of speech to transform federal land management together, urging those who watch to join the effort through local activism and storytelling

We’ll be having two days of interesting breakout sessions, thought-provoking plenaries, a fabulous reception, fun field trips, and plenty of time for relationship building and networking. Advocates from across the region attend and vary from university students to policy analysts to environmental justice leaders, and everyone in between.

There is an old west african proverb, “Sankofa” that roughly means “you cannot know where you are going unless you know where you come from.”

We are 8 years away from the 50th anniversary of Warren County, North Carolina where in 1982, a pivotal nonviolent protest erupted around a proposed hazardous waste landfill in a small, predominantly Black community. Since then, the environmental justice movement has grown to encompass communities across the United States who seek to ensure that those who are most impacted by climate change and the pollution that causes it have a say in the laws and policies that affect their everyday lives — that the injustices of the past are redressed and not repeated.

Every two years, hundreds of frontline and fenceline activists, allies, and accomplices convene at our Statewide EJ Summit to share stories and strategies for achieving a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future.
We have 3 goals this year:

1. Learn and contribute to the stories our environmental justice 'lineage' as it relates to injustice, strength, and triumph in our respective communities.

2. Vocalize and celebrate what is happening NOW towards the healthy world we are all fighting for and deserve.

3. Listen to and support the ideas of the near future and beyond.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Ayanna-Grace King at ayannagrace@michiganej.org

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