Saving Paradise from Paving - How We Won
Jan 7, 2020 7:30pm
San Bernardino County Museum, 2014 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands
We do win some – and moving Riverside County Supervisors to a DENY vote on the proposed Paradise Valley Development was a win to be celebrated. After the vote, we did celebrate – that was one special day. Getting to this day though took years of work – coalition building, raising awareness and voices, and creating a movement. How was this accomplished and what can we learn from this win?
Join us on Tuesday January 7 at 7:30 pm at the San Bernardino County Museum to learn about the work that went into this effort, and how we can continue building our movement towards environmental protection that includes equity and justice for all our communities. Coalition leaders Gary Gray (Sierra Club Volunteer Leader), Lesly Figueroa, (Policy Advocate, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability) and Chris Clarke (National Parks Conservation Association, Associate Director California Desert Program) will hold a panel discussion about building a coalition of conservation groups, environmental justice organizations and concerned community members to oppose development of Paradise Valley. Movement building takes time and requires centering of voices of those most heavily impacted by the issue at hand.
After the panel discussion, there will be some time for Q&A with the panelists. We will take a few minutes to write thank-you postcards to the County Supervisors for making the right decision. Then, we will have a short update from Organizer Yassi Kavezade about the San Bernardino Airport Communities Coalition and how you can help build this important movement.
