Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota

EJAM works in collaboration with communities for environmental justice, healthy legacies and sustainability for all generations.

OUR VISION

We envision a diverse community of leaders taking charge of the health of their home, food, and local environment.

 

OUR CORE VALUES

Our core values and beliefs guide everything we do, large and small.

We:

• Believe in the inherent right of all peoples to clean air, water, land and other resources necessary to meet their basic needs and live with dignity;
• Work to reclaim and revitalize the knowledge, values, and traditions of our ancestors that can lead to more sustainable outcomes;
• Trust in the power of communities to create “authentic,” innovative solutions to the problems they face;
• Believe that we should be “inclusive” in our work and that everyone has something to contribute and teach;
• Consider the implications of our decisions on future generations;
• Recognize our interdependency with each other and the rest of creation;
• Work inter-generationally across all age groups.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

 

EJAM continues our commitment to environmental  justice and the sustainability of the people and planet.  Our programs connect us to those communities most impacted by environmental racism and food insecurity, seeking justice for all generations.

 

Environmental Advocacy - Youth centered

• Provides youth people in North Minneapolis a way to recognize the importance of the environment to their health and wellbeing
• Understand their power to create change
• Take action together to improve the health of their environment
• Build knowledge and skills needed to lead environmental health related projects in their community
• Plan and implement action projects in their community focused on increasing access to healthy foods, improving quality of air, soil and water resources
• Increasing awareness of ways to improve affordability and health of housing

 

Sustainable Communities - Traditional Foods, Healthy Communities

• Increase awareness of nutrition benefits of cultural foods
• Promote development of food based small-enterprises
• Advance sustainable urban agriculture methods to improve health of soil and water

 

Environmental Health - Greenspace - Northside Greenway

• Increase community led sustainable building practices
• Provide culturally relevant experiential education in reducing household toxicity
• Member of the Northside Greenway Council committed to building community green space
• Building educational awareness of climate and energy efficiency
• Committed to public policies for justice and human rights