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Center for Climate and Environmental Justice Media

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  • Bridging Communities with Hope: An Environmental Justice Conference for All

    Bridging Communities with Hope: An Environmental Justice Conference for All

    University of Massachusetts Boston (map)

    Bridging Communities with Hope:
    An Environmental Justice Conference for All

    September 17 – 18, 2025

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    Hosted at UMass Boston by the Center for Climate and Environmental Justice Media, a collaboration between Living on Earth and UMass Boston School for the Environment

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  • Podcast Seminar Course

    Podcast Seminar Course

    • University of Massachusetts Boston (map)

    Tuesday, January 28 – Tuesday May 13

  • Podcast Seminar Course

    Podcast Seminar Course

    • University of Massachusetts Boston (map)

    Tuesday, September 3rd – Friday, December 13th

  • Highway Robbery

    Highway Robbery

    Members of the Shiloh, Alabama, community fight for their quality of life after the state expands a nearby highway, causing disruptive flooding to their property.

    Shiloh property owner Page Jones talks to Melissa Williams about the problems caused by flooding from Highway 84 while her longtime friend Aretha Wright listens.
    Melissa Williams listens to audio from her interview with Bama Flowers
    Timothy Williams, his daughter Melissa, Robert Bullard and Willie Horstead Jr travelled to Washington to lobby federal officials to help Shiloh resident.
    Timothy Williams and his four daughters
    Tim Williams, Robert Bullard and Willie Horstead Jr. awaiting Sec Peter Buttigieg’s visit March 2024
    Aretha Wright was forced to live with a friend after Highway 84 flooding damaged her home.
    Flowers points to where the flooding is damaging his Shiloh property.
    Since Highway 84 was widened the roadway sits elevated adjacent to the Shiloh community. After heavy downpours, torrents of water flood nearby homes next to the eastbound lanes.
    Willie Horstead Jr. talks to Melissa Williams about his flooding troubles
    Shiloh property owner Page Jones talks about flooding impacts.
    Aretha Wright speaks as her friend Page Jones listens.