by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog, Home Featured
My name is Catherine “Cat” Diggs, former Manager of Programs & Outreach, at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ) and have spent the past 10 months working on the Solar Stories of Detroit documentary project with my project partner, Alex da Veiga. We...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Community Action, Projects and Programs - ALL
The Solar Stories of Detroit documentary project elevates 16 Detroit solar success stories with the use of collaborative storytelling techniques and in the form of short videos. From on-grid rooftop solar projects to off-grid ground mount solar installations, this...
by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog
Published: 10/21/2020 Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice is pleased to announce that we have a new member on our Board of Directors. In September, Sandra Turner-Handy became the latest member of DWEJ’s leadership group, adding her wealth of knowledge...
by admin | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog
Published: 9/30/2020 The issue – When several Native American tribes led by the Standing Rock Sioux opposed the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), in 2016, a national protest movement was galvanized. The long-standing legal battle waged by tribal...
by admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Green Jobs, Projects and Programs - ALL
Detroit’s First Comprehensive Green Jobs Training Program Our first workforce training program operated for over a decade and its positive impacts continue to be felt by Detroit residents to this day. At the time, our program was the city’s only comprehensive green...