1 Start 2 Complete The Environmental Justice (EJ) committee of the NLG-SFBA launched in February 2021. The EJ committee seeks to support the organizing of frontline communities in the Bay Area most impacted by poor environmental conditions and to fortify their efforts by providing legal defense and support including impact litigation, activist defense, legislative analysis, submission of public records acts and consultation based on needs of the EJ movement. The EJ committee also seeks to be a political home for EJ minded lawyers and legal workers. Responsibilities include: *Legal consultation with community groups, organizations, and campaigns in the Bay Area on a diversity of EJ issues *Supporting and/or initiating impact litigation in partnership with EJ organizations and frontline communities *Providing legal defense for EJ activists and organizations against state repression *Support EJ legislation and policy work at local and statewide levels through legislative and legal analysis *Support EJ campaign and policy work through the submission of Public Record Acts to expose discussions between public agencies/officials and corporations as it relates to EJ work Contact Information First Name * Last Name * Pronouns Email * Community Partners Name of community organization * City/County Community/Populations Served Are you a legal worker or do you have legal work experience? Yes No Unsure Does your organization currently have legal support for Environmental Justice issues? Yes No Unsure Have you worked with the NLG before? Yes No Unsure Survey Questions What are some areas your organization could utilize legal support from the EJ Committee? Please describe some recent campaigns or organizing your organization is participating in/leading. Legal Support Priorities Public Records Requests and other research Impact Litigation Leveraging NLG-SFBA name/legal input to add power to your struggles, campaigns, etc. Environmental Law and Policy Trainings Know Your Rights Trainings Are there other forms of support/solidarity that would be useful from the NLG-SFBA? If so, what would that be? * Are you interested in participating in the NLG-SFBA's Environmental Justice Committee * Yes No Need more information Are you willing to join a focus group with the committee and other organizations, and/or meet with us one-on-one? * * Focus group Individual meeting Neither Is there anything else you'd like to share with us. Input or feedback is appreciated. Submit
