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Join Landmark and Transition Town Port Washington for a conversation with Geovaira Hernandez and Ryan Madden, Coalition Organizers for NY Renews, and moderator Melanie D'Arrigo, community activist and former congressional candidate. The speakers will discuss state and national legislative proposals that are designed to address the scale of the climate problem. These include the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), passed into law last year in New York State, and the national Thrive Agenda, supported by the Green New Deal Network, that is currently being proposed in congress.
Part 4 of the TTPW 5-event Climate Action Series hosted by Landmark on Main Street.
Geovaira Hernandez is an Afro-Latinx Bronx-Native working to dismantle white supremacy, colonialism, environmental racism/classism, and all subsequent forms of oppression through organizing people with lived experience, money, and policy. Through her current role as Lead Coalition Organizer with NY Renews, she organizes with people, organizations and movements to further the coalition's CLCPA implementation and CCIA passage efforts, as well as deepening NY's and the US' understanding of truly intersectional environmental justice work towards a Just Transition.
Ryan Madden, is a climate activist and organizer who serves as the Sustainability Organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition where he leads efforts for energy democracy and climate justice in New York State. He has experience working with civil society groups within United Nations climate change conferences, with non-profits on community-based energy efficiency programs, and with grassroots organizations on renewable energy advocacy and climate legislative campaigns. Most recently, he was instrumental in efforts alongside the statewide NY Renews coalition in passing NYs landmark climate bill, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
Moderator
Melanie D'Arrigo is a local organizer, mom of three and a former Congressional Candidate. She is a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement Nassau County and member of Transition Town Port Washington. Melanie has spent countless hours educating communities and lobbying in Washington DC to enact environmental protections to safeguard our future.