Environmental Social Justice

Nico Herzetty is building Phoria, a webapp that helps plus-size women, nonbinary, and trans people find clothes that fit their bodies, styles, and what they value. They have spent the last 12 years of their career working in UX on digital products, and is now using their tech skillset to solve a common problem they face as a fat, queer, nonbinary person in the world. Phoria is a benefit corporatio...

Madeline Di Nonno is the President and CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the only global research driven advocacy organization working within the entertainment and media industry to create gender balance, foster inclusion and impede bias and stereotyping in family entertainment media. She leads the Institute's strategic direction, fundraising, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...

Today I interviewed Sister Loose Clarita and Sister Electra Complex of the Los Angeles Sisterhood. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a worldwide order of forward-thinking nuns, they are not religious, but moral and ethical by nature. They exist to promulgate universal joy, abolish systematic guilt and hate, through public manifestation and habitual perpetration. They are a 501C3 and raise fun...

John Langford - Ely is the CEO of BRIDJ Technology, a leading Shared Transport technology provider. He is a highly experienced transport professional who is passionate about planning, urban design and how we live and move around our cities. He believes that better economic, environmental and community outcomes can be achieved through harnessing technology in the public and private shared transport...

Jennifer Gray Thompson is the CEO of After the Fire, and organization that helps communities with wildfire mitigation, recovery and disaster resiliency. Today, we discuss HR 176, which would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to su...

Drew Shula is the Founder and CEO of Verdical Group and the NetZero Conference. NetZero is entering its 10th year as the world’s largest climate conference that houses agriculture, biophilia, buildings, energy, fashion, food & beverage, health & wellness, materials, personal care, technology, transit, waste, and water all under one roof. There will be exceptional Keynote Speakers, An Expo...

Robbin Turner, Founder of Violet Botanical Skincare, returns to ESJ to discuss new developments with her plant-based skincare line that embraces connections to ancestral African healing herbs.   𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM #Skincare #Beauty #Health #Africa #Botanicals #Natural #AllNatural #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Diversity #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJu...

Rita Kampalath is the Acting Chief Sustainability Officer for the County of Los Angeles. In her role, she supports the development and implementation of the County’s first sustainability plan as well as providing policy support for other County sustainability-related initiatives. Prior to joining the County, she was the Science and Policy Director for Heal the Bay and an engineer for Geosyntec Con...

Michelle Romero is the Chief Strategy Officer of Dream. Org. As a Latinx C-Suite leader, Michelle oversees programs which focus on ending mass incarceration, building an inclusive green economy, diversifying tech, and uniting unlikely allies to create a more equitable future. She’s raised tens of millions of dollars for social causes, billions of dollars in climate funding, advised local governmen...

Igho Ekakitie is a Political & Human Rights Activist, DEI Expert and Founder of I Go with Igho, an educational consulting company, with the goal of improving international students experience, increasing affordability, and maximizing their study abroad opportunities. Born in a small town called Sapele in Delta State, Nigeria and has won several awards and recognitions for his contributions to...

Diamond Spratling is the founder of Girl + Environment, a national non-profit organization designed to bring awareness to and solutions for dismantling environmental racism.  Today she and her team share how GPE is helping to educate and train Black hairdressers to protect themselves and their clients from the harms of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in our hair products.   𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍...

Ralph Bloemers, Executive Producer of the film Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, has spent nearly two decades working with scientists, ecologists, firefighters, community-based groups, recreation clubs and citizens throughout the Pacific Northwest on the conservation of our forests, including burned landscapes. He has investigated the causes of fires and documented wildlife and recovery in burned lan...

Karen Joy is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) and founder of Nature Therapy of Michiana. She has purchased 17 acres in Benton Harbor Michigan with the intent to restore the depleted farmland back to its original wetlands and productive, natural farmland.   𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™ #Farmland #Agriculture #Restorat...

NiK Kacy is the Creator and Executive Producer of Equality Fashion Week, the 1st LGBTQ+ focused Fashion Week in LA, as well as the Founder and President of NiK Kacy Footwear, a LGBT-certified business, and the first gender-equal footwear and accessories brand for genders and identities in all spectrums. As a gender nonconforming, transmasculine individual who identifies as nonbinary, Kacy’s design...

Gordon Olson is the Co-founder & CEO of Torii Industries. Torii Industries is the industry’s first hot water as a service "hH₂OaaS" subscription service with its products manufactured in America that replaces the Torii water heater in advance at no extra cost. Our strategy is simple, create a superior product with superior support via a subscription service model. The outcome is lite...

NiK Kacy is the Creator and Executive Producer of Equality Fashion Week, the 1st LGBTQ+ focused Fashion Week in LA, as well as the Founder and President of NiK Kacy Footwear, a LGBT-certified business, and the first gender-equal footwear and accessories brand for genders and identities in all spectrums. As a gender nonconforming, transmasculine individual who identifies as nonbinary, Kacy’s design...

Karen Joy is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapists (ANFT) and founder of Nature Therapy of Michiana. Forest Therapy, aka Shinrin-yoku or Forest Bathing, is a health, wellness and healing modality of guided sessions in a safe outdoor environment. The psychological and physiological benefits of these sessions, which last from 2-4 hours, are many and...

Jessica Aldridge, TRUE Advisor is the Director of Sustainability & Zero Waste Programs at Athens Services, she designs programs for the most challenging waste scenarios, consults with corporate brands, and advances Athens’ environmental goals. She leads on Athens’ organics and Zero Waste outreach and education programs and hosts/produces EcoJustice Radio an award-winning podcast and radio show...

Casey Fait is the Marketing Director for Crossover Meats, an innovative food company doing what no company has done before: making sustainable, affordable, delicious, 100% all natural burger patties She is also a highly motivated marketing and sales leader with over 10 years of experience, specializing in developing and executing successful marketing strategies, penetrating new markets, and captur...

A continuation of my #LGBTQ series in support of the community Rob Bruce is a retired city planner. He spent over 35 years reviewing and shepherding development projects through the approval process for the cities of Glendora, Simi Valley and Palmdale. He is also active in historic preservation, having served on the board of Altadena Heritage and volunteering to assist in other preservation projec...

Navigating Grey was co-Founded by Irvine Sloan and his eldest daughter Sanaa in 2023. Irvine is the Chief Executive Officer and has over 20 years of experience developing strategic solutions to “big picture” problems for multinational corporations such as  Danaher Corporation ,  ABB , and  Duke Energy Corporation . Irvine champions  #sustainability  and corporate social responsibility and unwaveri...

Alan Cantor is a risk management expert who helps organizations refine and optimize their positioning in the marketplace through effective risk management programs to achieve superior results. His methodologies and applications have been developed over decades to help not only his clients, but to address social justice withing the insurance industry. 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍...

Kathy Dowd, AuD is the Executive Director of The Audiology Project. Dr. Dowd has worked as an audiologist for 44 years in schools and medical clinic settings. She helped develop guidelines for CDC for hearing and balance in diabetes care and has a platform for inclusion of audiology in chronic disease care. 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™ #SocialJustice #Equality #Disabilities #...

Mark Morales is a Vice President of Community Reinvestment at City National Bank and is also Co-owner of Charles Jacobsen, Inc., an importer of antique furniture and accessories from Asia, which is a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise In addition to over 20 years of business banking experience, Mark currently serves the community as: Chair of the Diversity Task Force for the California Department...

Michael Valle of BELLA-TERRA Recycled Earth Products Corporation has spent 17 years perfecting his closed loop cement industry, where waste products such as used Lithium/ion batteries are used in the recycling process to create waste free landscape pavers, veneers, and now structural insulated blocks.   𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™   #Bella-Terra.us #ClosedLoop #Sustainabilit...