A. Donald McEachin
Member of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Jennifer McClellan
Senator
Virginia State Senate
Michele Roberts
National Co-Coordinator
Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform
Nicky Sheats
Director, Center for the Urban Environment
Thomas Edison State University John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy
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Robert Bullard
Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning & Environmental Policy
Texas Southern University
Peggy Shepard
Co-Founder and Executive Director
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Stephanie Gidigbi
Director of Policy & Partnerships
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Sacoby Wilson, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH) and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland-College Park
Alaina Beverly
Assistant Vice President for Urban Affairs
The University of Chicago
Princess Moss
Secretary Treasurer
National Education Association
Everyone has a stake in solving our climate crisis—but no one more so than members of economically oppressed and politically marginalized communities who are living on the front lines. We have a moral imperative to take immediate and decisive action to address climate change, and these communities must have a voice in the choices we make. This panel will discuss the environmental and climate justice movement—what advocates are fighting for, why those objectives matter to everyone, and how all of us can come together to achieve comprehensive climate action.