[Past Event]

AN INTERACTIVE EXPLORATION:

Environmental justice in action around Los Angeles. Choose from:
LA River Bike Ride | Toxic Tour | Watershed Work Day
9AM-3PM // NETWORKING EVENT TO FOLLOW
See field trip descriptions.
Register.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL-GARDENA
812 WEST 165TH PLACE, GARDENA, CA 90247
DRIVING DIRECTIONS

BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION 9:00am

*Bike Tune-Ups by ECHS Bike Shop students
*Note: Meet at ECMS-Gardena, not ECHS
*Take turkey or vegan sandwiches for sack lunches, provided by Antigua Coffee House

WELCOME 9:30am

FIELD TRIPS 10:00am

*LA RIVER BIKE RIDE TOXIC TOUR // led by East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
*TOXIC TOUR // led by Communities for a Better Environment
WATERSHED WORK DAY // led by LA Rooted

DEBRIEF + REFRESHMENTS AT ECMS-GARDENA 2:00pm

[Past Event]

Environmental Charter Schools invites K-16 educators, community organizations,
agencies and businesses to join us for BIO+DIVERSITY, a daylong summit
exploring the intersections of environmental justice + service learning.
Walk away with partnerships, tools and curriculum to take back to your colleagues!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LAURA PULIDO

USC PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES + ETHNICITY

Author of A People’s Guide to Los Angeles + professor at USC, Laura researches race, environmental justice + critical human geography. She will be framing the context of environmental justice in LA and globally, illuminating patterns of inequality + resistance while sharing ideas for educators to engage youth in activities + projects in their own communities.

$25

includes all three courses + meals

participants will be eligible to apply for a stipend to implement a student-led project

KEYNOTE BY DR. LAURA PULIDO

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

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Youth Organizing for Environmental Justice [10:45am-11:45am, Room 120]
Elena Reyes + Aldo Sierra, Youth Leaders | COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
This session focuses on the root causes of environmental injustice and the resistance for sustainable communities. Environmental injustice is not just one problem — it is a series and cumulative inequities that affect our health and daily lives. As young leaders of our neighborhoods we will embrace the struggles our families and ourselves have put into practice to effectively defeat chronic corporate polluters.
 

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Planting An Urban Tree Canopy: Sustaining a Healthy Livelihood for Lennox [10:45am-11:45am, Room 134]
Viviana Franco + Maria De Leon | FROM LOT TO SPOT
Learn how From Lot to Spot (FLTS) engages in green space equity work in the low-income, under-served Lennox community, just east of LAX. Driven by the facts that Lennox has the second worst air quality in the county, perpetual noise pollution and lacks adequate green spaces for youth and families, FLTS created the Lennox Enhancement and Engagement Project (LEEP). LEEP has been designed to accomplish two objectives: to create Lennox’s first-ever urban tree canopy, featuring the luscious California Sycamore and sturdy Southern Live Oak species, and to involve, engage and educate local community — especially youth — on their right to pursue environmental justice in their neighborhoods. Come hear our methodology and strategies during this interactive presentation!
 

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Food & Waste Rooted in Ancestral Wisdom [10:45am-11:45am, Room 120]
Brenda Yancor + Cinthia Lozano + Johanna Iraheta + Rio Contreras | LA ROOTED
How can we practice sustainability with our students through the lens of ancestral wisdom? LA Rooted will present hands-on practices we implement during our seasonal programming with youth and young adults, from the cultivation, harvest & preparation of native plants for food, to the conservative creation of waste in the form of greywater, compost, and disposable trash. As we strive to teach future generations the importance of our natural resources, we do so by looking back to our roots and implementing ancestral practices that have been demonized, belittled or disregarded in mainstream society.
 

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Speaking Out: Engaging English Learners of All Levels to Take a Stand on Biodiversity [1:30pm-2:30pm, Room 130]
Ginnia Hargins + Katie Souther | ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
How can biodiversity serve as a lens to improve English Language Learning? Learn how to incorporate reading, writing, listening and speaking as an everyday science practice and engage students in speaking and writing persuasively at all levels. Take away real life experiences and classroom activities that help students understand AND take a stand on the importance of biodiversity.
 

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The Soil Story as a Teaching Tool [1:30pm-2:30pm, Room 134]
Lauren Tucker | KISS THE GROUND
Kiss the Ground’s educational video “The Soil Story” discusses in clear terms how carbon can be sequestered through regenerative farming. Watch the video and discuss ways to teach about soil health in classrooms, taking home supplemental materials to incorporate the video in your classroom. Kiss the Ground is a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and advocating for the restoration of soil worldwide.
 

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The People’s Food: A Green Ambassadors Student-Led Sustainable Food Event [1:30pm-2:30pm, Room 120]
Betsy Rivera (Green Ambassadors Teacher) + Vanesa Iniguez (student) + Justin Hall (student) | ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
Using Green Ambassadors curriculum, the surrounding community and a little imagination, ECHS teacher Betsy Rivera will attempt inspire 130 students to organize an event on campus that focuses on sustainable food solutions. Teachers will walk away with lesson plan ideas, Green Ambassadors curriculum and rubrics to plan a student-led community outreach event of their own on any topic.
 

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NETWORKING EVENT | BARSHA [3:00pm-5:00pm]
Complimentary drink and snacks
917 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

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REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

FEB 20, 2016 // FIELD TRIPS

9am-3pm

AN INTERACTIVE EXPLORATION:

Environmental justice in action around Los Angeles. Choose from:
LA River Bike Ride | Toxic Tour | Watershed Work Day

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APR 16, 2016 // SHOWCASE

9am-3pm

PRESENTATIONS + CURRICULUM HACK:

See what educators + students + activists have implemented in communities across LA. Collaborate on curriculum to take back + implement in your projects.

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MORE COOL STUFF:

Presented by Environmental Charter Schools Students

The People’s Food: Dec 10, 2015

4:30pm-7:00pm

A student-led community event at Environmental Charter High School featuring interactive games, presentations and a sustainable food cook-off. Explore firsthand an event that models a Green Ambassadors student project.

Community Forum: Feb 5, 2016

8:00am-12:00pm

Students present, advocate, debate and share their perspectives on: quality of life and what it looks like in Los Angeles, change and how we can create it, the American Dream and whether it’s alive in Los Angeles, why and how our communities need us.

Earth Carnival: May 27, 2016

8:00am-12:00pm

Join Environmental Charter High School students as they share games and activities they’ve created to teach elementary school students about sustainable living, alternative energy, gardening and local foods.

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Interested in Collaborating? Get in Touch!