Eisha
Contact Information:
Email: eishabaig1@gmail.com
Phone number: 678-591-2057
Impact Involvement: I was looking for some organization that worked with the community when I came into UGA my freshman year. I met an upperclassman who told me about her experience with IMPACT, and I thought it was really cool how they went to a different place and tackled a social justice issue rather than blindly going to an area and doing any random service act. She had told me that each trip had a specific social justice issue that related to the specific area. I signed up as soon as I heard that application came out and ended up going on the disability/ ability awareness and advocacy trip in Philadelphia. I really enjoyed the trip and learned a lot, but my favorite part about the trip was the fact that my work with disability and ability advocacy did not end in Philadelphia, but more so started there. Each trip to me is just the beginning of learning and understanding all the different injustices in the world
Interest in trip foci: Environmental justice is not the same thing as environmentalism. Going into my research I had the assumption that it would be cleaning the environment or about recycling, but that is not environmental justice. It’s about the environmental standards that differ in areas that are not equal in terms of social or racial status
Fun Fact: I can balance almost anything on my head
Aly
Contact Information
Email: shakoor@uga.edu
Phone: 678-468-1893 (don't hesitate to text me about the trip!)
Impact Involvement: I went on my first trip freshman year after hearing never-ending positive reviews. People told me it was the best part of their college experience and there was no way I would regret going on one. So I went to Tuscaloosa for Affordable Housing over winter break, and indeed had a wonderful experience. I walked away with a deeper understanding about social justice, a group of friends, and a desire to give that experience to others. So the next year I applied to be a site leader, and led a trip to Charlotte for Shelter and Resource Access. While I had a different role on this trip and the group was very different, I still got to have that rewarding educational experience, and of course a new batch of friends. Because I think everyone has something more they can get out of an IMPACT trip, I decided to reapply to be a site leader.
Interest in trip focus: This year I wanted to lead a trip focused on an issue I wasn’t familiar with. I applied for an Environmental Justice trip, which I thought had to do with conservation efforts, like recycling or climate change. I quickly realized that Environmental Justice goes far beyond these traditional concepts and that I knew even less about it than I thought. The issue focuses primarily on how our environmental efforts affect different populations disproportionately. Race, socioeconomic class, and other parts of a population’s background often dictate how environmental policies affect their basic living, learning, and working conditions. I’m eager to learn more about the issue alongside my co-site leader, my participants, and the community in South Florida.
Fun fact: I know how to play Hot Cross Buns, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Ode to Joy on the piano (will update this list as I take more lessons)
What is ~environmental justice~???
Environmental Justice is about the environmental standards that vary from area to area. Typically you’ll find higher environmental standards like cleaner roads and frequent trash removal throughout a city with a higher socioeconomic status, but not the same in an area with a lower socioeconomic status. Our trip will be working outdoors directly with the environment in south Florida, and we can’t wait for y’all to help out!
Environmental Justice in Athens |
In Athens it is an issue but there are programs that have been implemented to help with the environment such as LEED. It creates environmental minimum standards that the city has to require. It is an initiative taken on by the government and a voluntary program.
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