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SUMMARY:Sacrifice Zone & Van Keuren Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE event including dinner\, a film screening and good conversation: \nWhen: Wednesday\, June 23\nTime: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.\nThis event is free and ADA accessible.\nDinner and light refreshments will be provided. \nThe Sacrifice Zone tells the story of Newark’s Ironbound community and its decades-long struggle against environmental racism and the siting of polluting facilities in working-class communities of color. The film follows environmental justice advocates fighting to end the pattern of treating certain neighborhoods as dumping grounds for regional waste and industrial activity. \n  \nThis conversation asks an important question: Should Jersey City continue to absorb environmental impacts that primarily benefit a wider region? The proposed Van Keuren facility has become a focal point in that debate\, raising concerns about whether Jersey City is being asked to shoulder additional waste infrastructure despite existing environmental and public health challenges. \nJoin us for this free event of dinner\, film\, community dialogue\, and local organizing\, to learn more about how the issues depicted in The Sacrifice Zone are playing out today in Jersey City — and what residents can do to advocate for a healthier\, just\, and more equitable future. \n \n 
URL:https://njeja.org/event/sacrifice-zone-van-keuren-discussion-2/
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SUMMARY:Sacrifice Zone & Van Keuren Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE event including dinner\, a film screening and good conversation: \nWhen: Wednesday\, July 22\nTime: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.\nThis event is free and ADA accessible.\nDinner and light refreshments will be provided. \nThe Sacrifice Zone tells the story of Newark’s Ironbound community and its decades-long struggle against environmental racism and the siting of polluting facilities in working-class communities of color. The film follows environmental justice advocates fighting to end the pattern of treating certain neighborhoods as dumping grounds for regional waste and industrial activity. \n  \nThis conversation asks an important question: Should Jersey City continue to absorb environmental impacts that primarily benefit a wider region? The proposed Van Keuren facility has become a focal point in that debate\, raising concerns about whether Jersey City is being asked to shoulder additional waste infrastructure despite existing environmental and public health challenges. \nJoin us for this free event of dinner\, film\, community dialogue\, and local organizing\, to learn more about how the issues depicted in The Sacrifice Zone are playing out today in Jersey City — and what residents can do to advocate for a healthier\, just\, and more equitable future.
URL:https://njeja.org/event/sacrifice-zone-van-keuren-discussion/
LOCATION:Hudson County Community College Student Center
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED -- EJ Law Hearing: Second Van Keuren Hearing - Jersey City
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED – Venue selected by Van Keuren is not ADA accessible.\n—— \nOn August 20\, there will be a second hearing in Jersey City for the Van Keuren proposed site. Van Keuren would operate as a waste transfer station and materials recovery facility. The facility is arguing that although they will contribute to disproportionate impact and adverse stressors of the surrounding OBC\, they have a compelling public interest in regards to their inclusion in the NJSEA\, ability to support waste transfer from housing development\, and job creation.\n\nNJEJA and Earthjustice have been working closely to review their EJIS and supporting material\, and find very little compelling public interest in this situation.
URL:https://njeja.org/event/ej-law-hearing-second-van-keuren-hearing-jersey-city/
LOCATION:St. Ann’s Parish\, 291 St. Pauls Ave\, Jersey City
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Sacrifice Zone
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the risks of the Van Keuren Waste Facility proposal\, and why over 500 Jersey City residents and allies have already taken action! \nRegister at: bit.ly/WSCA-VanKeuren-FilmScreening \nWhen: Tuesday\, September 15\nTime: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.\nWhere: 237-239 Mallory at Communipaw\nThis event is free and ADA accessible.\nDinner and light refreshments will be provided. \nThis is a free public meeting\, open to all. We seek to educate residents\, and empower you with two simple action steps to oppose the project. And help keep yourself\, your family\, friends\, neighbors\, and visitors safe and healthy. \nThis meeting will:\n(1) Inform residents about the detrimental health\, quality-of-life\, and environmental repercussions of the proposed\, unnecessary waste facility\n(2) Screen a short\, extremely relevant documentary “The Sacrifice Zone” about a similar environmental injustice project and its significant detriment in our neighboring City of Newark\n(3) Share the CALL TO ACTION for residents to email opposition letters\, AND provide training on how to give a public comment at the pending Van Keuren second meeting.
URL:https://njeja.org/event/film-screening-sacrifice-zone-2/
LOCATION:DiFeo’s Auto\, 237-239 Mallory Ave\, Jersey City
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SUMMARY:WHAT IS "JUST AI"?
DESCRIPTION:Part 1 (1:00-3:00pm) \nThe $4.3 Trillion Question: Are Just Data Centers Possible?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is profoundly impacting the health\, economies\, and climate resilience of the communities where they are located.  In response\, residents across the country are organizing to slow or stop data center construction and ensure their voices and concerns are represented in planning and development. As communities\, public officials\, environmental\, tech organizations\, and funders seek to respond to this backlash\, one question continues to emerge: What about the good data centers? \nModerated by Melissa Miles\, Executive Director\, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance
URL:https://njeja.org/event/what-is-just-ai/
LOCATION:Malt House – Harlem\, 471 West 126 Street (Between Convent & Amsterdam Avenues)
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SUMMARY:Super Pollutants to Super Solutions: Targeting Diesel Black Carbon for Climate and Health Benefits
DESCRIPTION:Super pollutants like black carbon are compounding the effects of climate change and harming human health. But they are often overlooked in CO2-based climate policies. This event will explore how transportation and climate policies at all levels of government can better account for and address super pollutants rather than treating them as an afterthought.\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\nBrooke Helmick\, Director of Policy\, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance \nSean Maguire\, Executive Director\, Strategic Partnerships\, Clean Air Fund \nRay Minjares\, Program Director\, Heavy-Duty Vehicles\, International Council on Clean Transportation \nModerator: Claire Henley\, Executive Director\, Super Pollutant Action Alliance
URL:https://njeja.org/event/super-pollutants-to-super-solutions-targeting-diesel-black-carbon-for-climate-and-health-benefits/
LOCATION:Motto by Hilton\, Chelsea\, 113 West 24th Street
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SUMMARY:The Lives We Live On: Documentary Screening
DESCRIPTION:Start: Wednesday\, September 23\, 2026•12:30 PM\nLocation: Natural Resources Defense Council • 40 W 20th St\, 6th Floor\, New York\, NY 10011\, New York\, NY 10011 US\nHost Contact Info: info@movingforwardnetwork.org\n  \nWe are thrilled by the response to The Lines We Live On: Stories That Move Us to Action. Our event has reached capacity\, but we encourage you to sign up for the waitlist now. \nOn September 21\, we will email everyone on the waitlist with an update on availability and\, if space opens\, instructions for attending\, including where to line up\, how early to arrive to allow time for building security\, and whether your spot has been confirmed. \nPlease note: Joining the waitlist does not guarantee admission. We will do everything we can to welcome additional guests as space becomes available. \nThank you for the incredible interest in these stories and for wanting to be part of this Climate Week gathering. We hope to see as many of you as possible! \n  \nRegister: https://actionnetwork.org/events/climate-week-premiere-the-lines-we-live-on-stories-that-move-us-to-action?source=direct_link&
URL:https://njeja.org/event/the-lives-we-live-on-documentary-screening/
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SUMMARY:ANJEC Environmental Congress
DESCRIPTION:ANJEC’s 53rd annual Environmental Congress will be an in-person educational conference with a \nselection of workshops and inspirational speakers. \nJoin NJEJA in participating in the ANJEC Environmental Congress! Our organization will be accepting an award for Environmental Achievement\, participating in the panel on AI\, and tabling at the event! \nCongress Highlights include: \n\nFull Day In-person Event\nThree workshop Sessions\, Topics Include:\nPolicy Update\nAdvocacy Tools\nComplying with NJ Stormwater Regulations\nActing Locally: Resources\, Successes from around NJ\nRestoring Clean Waters\nUnderstanding New Jersey’s Invasive Species Law\nWildlife Corridors\, Local Action to Protect Species\n\n\nSpecial Session on AI Data Centers in New Jersey\nKeynote address by NJDEP Commissioner Ed Potosnak
URL:https://njeja.org/event/anjec-environmental-congress/
LOCATION:New Brunswick Theological Seminary
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