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(https://mailchi.mp/usgbc-la.org/juneteen= th?e=3D0558141356) As more organizations begin recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday= =2C it is important to educate and reflect on the Black experience=2C resi= lience=2C and expression of joy that have always been at the core of its c= elebration. Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day=2C and commemorates June 19=2C 186= 5=E2=80=93when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston=2C Texas=2C about two a= nd a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation=2C to announce that th= e Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. The lack of Uni= on soldiers in Texas as well as a strong resistance against emancipation d= elayed slaves in this part of the country their freedom. For more than 150= years=2C Black Americans communities across the country have observed thi= s holiday to mark the day everyone in America became free. At USGBC-LA=2C we recognize this celebration and its true meaning of endur= ing and overcoming extreme injustice and hardship. Our work strives to bri= dge the gap between social equity and environmental resiliency as we recog= nize Black and brown communities are more impacted by the effects of clima= te change. Historical injustices=2C de-facto segregation=2C and environmen= tal racism create resource disparities seen in Los Angeles today=2C making= equity a critical and necessary component of our mission to build a susta= inable region for all. We are purposeful and committed through genuine and actionable steps to be= proactive stewards of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in the= sustainability work we do. With the recognition of Juneteenth as a celebr= ation of Black Americans=E2=80=99 liberation=2C the USGBC-LA Diversity=2C= Equity=2C and Inclusion (DEI) Committee (https://usgbc-la.org/committees/= ?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) supports career advancement opportun= ities for Black and brown professionals and essential workers through sust= ainability education and networking. We are dedicated to: Empowering local individuals and organizations to implement programs that= nurture sustainability and social equity within their respective neighbor= hoods. Ensuring our projects and initiatives are community-supported=2C focused o= n education and sustainability=2C and serve a variety of socio-economic co= nditions. Providing spaces where Black and brown communities can engage in and lead= the sustainability conversation to effect change. Our Legacy Project (htt= ps://usgbc-la.org/initiative/legacy-project/?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3D= UNIQID) initiative provides resources to historically excluded communities= in our region and empowers them to drive projects that serve their neighb= orhood and residents. Advocating for progressive policy agendas and expanding activism and grass= roots support of social=2C equitable=2C and economic changes to support su= stainability and the green economy. - For more information and education on Juneteenth=2C as well as celebration= s taking place in our region=2C please check out these references and reso= urces: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (https://naacp.= org/campaigns/juneteenth?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) 23 Ways To Thoughtfully Celebrate Juneteenth (https://www.goodgoodgood.co/= articles/how-to-celebrate-juneteenth?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) Juneteenth: A Celebration (https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/junetee= nth-a-celebration?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) U.S. National Archives African American Heritage (https://www.archives.gov= /research/african-americans?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) Zawadi Cultural Collective Juneteenth Community Celebration (https://zawad= iculturalcollective.com/upcoming-events.html?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3D= UNIQID#/) Ballard Health Foundation Juneteenth Celebration (https://clienttestsite.j= ameelaadamsatyourservice.com/2022/05/18/celebrate-juneteenth-2022/?mc_cid= =3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) Culver City Juneteenth Celebration (https://www.culvercity.org/News/Junete= enth-Celebration?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID#:~:text=3DMayor%20Dr.= %20Daniel%20Lee%20and=2Cheart%20of%20Downtown%20Culver%20City!) 30th Annual Juneteenth Celebration (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/30th-annu= al-juneteenth-celebration-registration-319120095797?aff=3Dodeimcmailchimp&= mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) Eat See Hear: Juneteenth celebration featuring 42 (https://www.eventbrite.= com/e/eat-see-hear-juneteenth-celebration-featuring-42-tickets-29096521378= 7?aff=3Dodeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) Juneteenth Prosperity Market @ CAAM (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteen= th-prosperity-market-caam-tickets-349156595777?aff=3Dodeimcmailchimp&mc_ci= d=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) Juneteenth Community Celebration (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-= community-celebration-tickets-349354758487?aff=3Dodeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=3D= d2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) - Ways to Get Involved Our team at USGBC-LA is dedicated to our learning journey and continues to= hold ourselves accountable. If you would like to be involved or guide our= strategic direction=2C please visit the link to our DEI Committee (https:= //usgbc-la.org/committees/?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) . The USGBC-LA DEI Committee will be hosting a conversation with BiasSync (h= ttps://biassync.com/?mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) on Tuesday=2C Ju= ne 28 from 5:00-6:00 pm focused on How Unconscious Bias Mitigation Drives= Equity in the Green Building Sector. Join us in this discussion and learning opportunity (https://www.eventbrit= e.com/e/how-unconscious-bias-mitigation-drives-equity-in-the-green-buildin= g-sector-tickets-367017428007?aff=3Dodeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=3Dd2a8fd00e7&mc= _eid=3DUNIQID) . Our Legacy Project Committee is hosting its first Volunteer Day for the 20= 22 Legacy Project. 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As more organizations begin recognizin= g Juneteenth as a national holiday=2C it is important to educate and refle= ct on the Black experience=2C resilience=2C and expression of joy that hav= e always been at the core of its celebration.

Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day=2C and commemorates June= 19=2C 1865=E2=80=93when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston=2C Texas=2C a= bout two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation=2C to announ= ce that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. The l= ack of Union soldiers in Texas as well as a strong resistance against eman= cipation delayed slaves in this part of the country their freedom. For mor= e than 150 years=2C Black American communities across the country have obs= erved this holiday to mark the day everyone in America became free. <= /span>

At USGBC-LA=2C we recognize this celebration and its true meaning= of enduring and overcoming extreme injustice and hardship. Our work striv= es to bridge the gap between social equity and environmental resiliency as= we recognize Black and brown communities are more impacted by the effects= of climate change. Historical injustices=2C de-facto segregation=2C and e= nvironmental racism create resource disparities seen in Los Angeles today= =2C making equity a critical and necessary component of our mission to bui= ld a sustainable region for all.

We are purposeful and committed through genuine and actionable st= eps to be proactive stewards of diversity and inclusion in the workplace a= nd in the sustainability work we do. With the recognition of Juneteenth as= a celebration of Black Americans=E2=80=99 liberation=2C the USGBC-LA Diversity=2C Equity=2C and Inclusion (DEI) Committee= supports career advancement opportunities for Black and brown profess= ionals and essential workers through sustainability education and networki= ng.

 

We are dedicated to:

Empowering local individuals and organizat= ions to implement programs that nurture sustainability and social equity w= ithin their respective neighborhoods. 


Ensuring our projects and initiatives are c= ommunity-supported=2C focused on education and sustainability=2C and serve= a variety of socio-economic conditions.


Providing spaces where Black and brown comm= unities can engage in and lead the sustainability conversation to effect c= hange. Our Legacy Project initiative provid= es resources to historically excluded communities in our region and empowe= rs them to drive projects that serve their neighborhood and residents.


Advocating for progressive policy agendas a= nd expanding activism and grassroots support of social=2C equitable=2C and= economic changes to support sustainability and the green economy.<= /p>




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For more information and education on Juneteenth=2C as w= ell as celebrations taking place in our region=2C please check out these r= eferences and resources:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
23 Ways To Thoughtfully= Celebrate Juneteenth
Juneteenth: A Celebratio= n
U.S. National Archives A= frican American Heritage
Zawadi Cultural Collecti= ve Juneteenth Community Celebration
Ballard Health Foundatio= n Juneteenth Celebration
Culver City Juneteenth C= elebration
30th Annual Juneteenth C= elebration
Eat See Hear: Juneteenth= celebration featuring 42
Juneteenth Prosperity Ma= rket @ CAAM
Juneteenth Community Cel= ebration


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Ways to Get Involved 

Our team at USGBC-LA is dedicated to our l= earning journey and continues to hold ourselves accountable. If you would= like to be involved or guide our strategic direction=2C please visit the link to our DEI Committee. 
 

The USGBC-LA DEI Committee will be hosting= a conversation with BiasSync on Tuesday=2C= June 28 from 5:00-6:00 pm focused on How Unconscious Bias Mitigation Driv= es Equity in the Green Building Sector.
Join us in this discussion and learning opportunity.
 

Our Legacy Project Committee is hosting it= s first Volunteer Day for the 2022 Legacy Project. Come= out and join us on Tuesday=2C June 21=2C 2022 to support the b= eginning stages of developing The Reverence Project=E2=80=99s Survivor=E2= =80=99s Healing Garden in Watts. 

 
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