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Out here celebrating Silver Days in the Kansas Cit Out here celebrating Silver Days in the Kansas City neighborhood of Argentine From the late 1800s into the early 1900s, Indigenous people and people of color were part of the labor force that helped build and maintain the railroads and communities of the Kansas City region, connecting mines, smelters, and markets across the United States and into Mexico. At the Argentine Smelter in Kansas City, Kansas, raw ore arrived by rail from mines across the western United States and from Mexico. From 1880 to 1901, this industrial giant processed enormous quantities of silver, gold, and lead. The history of Kansas City wasn’t built by industry alone. It was built by people. And Mexican workers were an important part of that story. Science fact: The name Argentine comes from the Latin argentum, meaning “silver.” The smelter was located on the south bank of the Kansas River. Take a look at the image with the flood markers from 1901 and 1951—a flood remembered by many as Black Friday. You’re looking at a landscape that has witnessed generations of labor, migration, industry, and struggle, but also the strength of a cohesive neighborhood where people know and look out for one another. #youthadvisorycircle #streetscience STAY TUNED FOR AN UPDATE Later this week- regarding a COMMUNITY VICTORY!!
@rise4ej @scican_ej Street Science Community Celeb @rise4ej @scican_ej Street Science Community Celebration on Saturday, October 17th is a gathering to celebrate what becomes possible when community members come together, build relationships, raise their voices, and insist that the future of their community is shaped by the people who live there. At the heart of the celebration is our youth leadership program, the Street Science Institute. The participants will share their research projects exploring issues that matter to their communities, including food justice, land use, and air quality. We will also celebrate the Armourdale community’s collective effort to defeat Covanta’s chemical recycling proposal last year. Please RSVP to celebrate the wins, lift up youth leadership, honor the relationships that make collective action possible, and recognize the ongoing power of our communities to define and build the future they want: https://forms.gle/2rz3rJnQT7xYUW529 Street Science Community Celebration Date: Saturday, October 17th Time: 10am-12pm Location: KCFarm School at Gibbs Road (4223 Gibbs Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106) @kcfarmschool_atgibbsroad @rise4ej @scican_ej
#ClimateWeekNYC brings political and business lead #ClimateWeekNYC brings political and business leaders together alongside the United Nations General Assembly to shape large-scale responses to the climate crisis. For the environmental and climate justice movement, being in these spaces means advancing climate action grounded in justice, accountability, equity, Indigenous rights, workers’ rights, and community control, with affected communities, Indigenous peoples, workers, women, youth, and frontline and fenceline communities at the decision-making table. We go beyond “solutions” to define what a just transition requires: locally controlled energy, democratic accountability, and resistance to fossil-fuel and extractive developmen(yes that includes data centers) We may not be at each other’s events, but across different spaces, our EJ family is holding the line, ensuring that our voices, rights, and self-determination remain central to climate action. #ClimateJustice #JustTransition #SelfDetermination @losjardinesinstitute @nrdc_org @themovingforwardnetwork @ceed_justice @rise4ej @scican_ej @poder.austin @ejforum
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