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 Brad | Apr 13, 2021 | Blog, Home Featured
Published: 4/13/2021 Politics. The mere mention of the word drives many people away, and often for good reason. Politics can be messy. Politics can be frustrating. Politics can be disappointing. Politics can also be the path forward to a better tomorrow. It’s...
by Catherine Diggs | Apr 13, 2021 | Blog, Home Featured
Published: Friday, April 16, 2021 Contact: Nick Dodge, nickdodge@michiganlcv.org, (616) 796-4912Catherine Diggs, catherine@detroitenvironmentaljustice.org, (202) 531-0122 House Bill 4236 will help promote reliable, affordable clean energy to low-income and BIPOC...
by Brad | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog, Home Featured
Published: April 12, 2021 DWEJ is proud to be hosting the Midwest premier of the acclaimed short film, “The Sacrifice Zone”. This event will be a Zoom Watch Party on Tuesday, April 20 starting at 7pm. “The Sacrifice Zone” is a story about the...
by Brad | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog, Home Featured
Published: 3/30/2021 As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, we wanted to recognize the vital role that women played in creating Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice. Without their efforts, passion and dedication, we might not be here today....
by Brad | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog, Home Featured
Published: 3/9/2021 Clifford Terry, the construction lead of our Future Build enterprise, was featured in an article discussing the lack of minorities and women in the construction trades, and some of the Detroiters trying to change that. From the article: Clifford...