Join me to imagine more in 2022!

This holiday season, I'm once again supporting Clean Air: Organizing for Health and Justice! 

Why? Because everyone deserves to live in healthy, strong and equitable communities. I believe in the work that Clean Air is doing.  The members and staff of this organization are unmatched- they are dedicated, tireless, and hungry for more justice. Their heart is the reason I dedicate so much of my time, most recently as Co-Chair on their Board of Directors. As you may already know, I've served on the Board of Directors for almost 6 years now, with 2021 marking my final year. I'm also so proud to be an active, dues paying member since 2013 (and will continue to do so in 2022!)

If you believe in a world where our environment promotes health and equity and where our systems place communities at the forefront of decision making, and if you believe residents should have a voice in what happens in their communities... I need your support today. 

This year, I am supporting Clean Air by personally fundraising to ensure they’re ready to continue the fight in 2022. My goal is to raise $2,000 from my friends and family to go directly towards our organizing next year.

Your support will directly help further Clean Air's mission to build power by developing grassroots leaders who organize their communities to run and win environmental justice and public health campaigns in Western New York. 

In a year full of uncertainty as our team navigated transitions and our community navigated through an ongoing, global pandemic, one thing was certain: we never stopped working  towards a new world. Our staff, members and supporters have carried our rage, grief and longing and transformed it into action; we imagined more. 

Fifteen years ago, it felt impossible to imagine the three smokestacks at Tonawanda Coke topple down, but they did. Five years ago it felt impossible, foolish, to imagine that children on Peabody street wouldn’t breath in silica dust while playing in their backyards, but now they can sleep knowing that no one will ever operate a crusher behind their homes again. Three years ago it felt impossible that workers could pursue justice from one of the richest men on earth, but now workers are connecting and building with one another and healing from trauma. One year ago it felt impossible to imagine the State would acknowledge the ongoing impact of environmental racism in the Delavan-Grider community, and now residents have built a body to hold the state and developers accountable to our health and justice. 

Clean Air is making real change in our communities. And with your support, we can make even more change in 2022. This holiday season, I hope you will join me in making a gift to Clean Air and commit to supporting smart, effective organizing. No gift is too small. 

With love and solidarity,

Jenn Carman
Co-Chair, Board of Directors
Member

P.S. For more information about Clean Air's campaigns, check out their website: (https://www.cacwny.org/) or like them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/cleanairwny).