This highly interactive and in-person workshop engages staff in understanding their role in the work of Environmental Justice and Sustainability on campus and beyond. 

Workshop topics include:

• Definitions of Environmental Justice
• Facilities: Where Sustainability and Environmental Justice Connect
• Local Environmental Justice Issues
• Environmental Justice and the Princeton Campus
• Tools ad Action for Environmental Justice

Personnel will understand:

• Their role in Environmental Justice and tools they can use to make a difference
• How to talk about Environmental Justice with colleagues and community members
• How to recognize Environmental Justice issues on campus and in their communities

Workshop Instructor: 

Running Grass, a long-time partner of the Princeton Office of Sustainability. He is nationally recognized for his formative contributions to the fields of multicultural environmental education and Environmental Justice. He was a delegate to the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, which launched the Environmental Justice movement onto the national stage. Running-Grass served as Environmental Justice Coordinator at EPA for 22 years where he worked on Environmental Justice issues at the community and governmental levels.