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Women’s Alliance for Climate Justice

Women’s Alliance for Climate Justice. Expanding Coastal Networks to Accelerate Adaptation and Incorporate Equity California Adaptation Forum August 29 th , 2018 Hannah Doress. Photo credit: Phil Whitehouse. A Community for Networking Skills Sharing & Mutual Support

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Women’s Alliance for Climate Justice

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  1. Women’s Alliance for Climate Justice Expanding Coastal Networks to Accelerate Adaptation and Incorporate Equity California Adaptation Forum August 29th, 2018 Hannah Doress Photo credit: Phil Whitehouse

  2. A Community for • Networking • Skills Sharing & Mutual Support • Advancing Climate Justice • Promoting Collaboration Who are we? -Existed for 1 year -Approx. 65 members-SF Bay Area -Google Groups-Climate change/climate justice focus Photo credit: Paul Downey

  3. “Come meet other women in climate! Let’s network, brainstorm, vent, share, support, learn, and come together for climate resilience and justice outside of our day to day work.” History: early meet-ups July 2017: Museum of Capitalism, SLR board game night October 2017: First Meet-up (Mockingbird; Oakland, CA) December 2017: Second Meet-up (Sens; San Francisco, CA)

  4. Survey Results Sector: State, NGO, Regional agency, Local agency Want to get out of WACJ: Networking, info-sharing, cross-sector collaborations Meet-ups Frequency/Timing: Every 2 months, 5:30p-7:30p Setting: Bar/restaurant, Co-working space, Parks/Nature Willing to donate $10 or less: Mostly yes Member Survey: December 2017

  5. Report Outs & Equity/EJ Training History: more structured meet-ups February 2018: Third Meet-up (SF Dept. of the Environment; San Francisco, CA) May 2018: Fourth Meet-up (Dudek’s Offices; Oakland, CA)

  6. Government Equity efforts & Bike Ride History: more structured meet-ups July 2018: Fifth Meet-up (Exploratorium; San Francisco, CA) August 2018: Sixth Meet-up (Bike Ride with WEN; Oakland, CA)

  7. Makeup: • Climate professionals • 9 County SF Bay Area • Self-identified women • Approx. 25% Women of Color - Working to increase diversity • Accessibility: • All welcome • Eves, public transit • Donation Based • Topics: • Equity, Climate and Environmental Justice Equity Questions

  8. Thank You Hannah Doress Women’s Alliance for Climate Justice To be added to the group, contact: Malinowski.Kellyann@gmail.com

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