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MAS Talks Community Activism, Environmental Justice with Elizabeth Yeampierre of UPROSE

May 28th, 2009, 4:18 pm

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Elizabeth Yeampierre (bottom row, at left) receiving the Yolanda Garcia Community Planner award in 2007

Sideya Sherman of MAS talks with former Yolanda Garcia Community Planner (YGCP) award recipient Elizabeth Yeampierre about her organization UPROSE, how and why she became involved in community activism and environmental justice, and why global climate change is a major issue in this field.

To highlight community-based planning in New York ahead of this year’s YCGP award, this podcast is the second in a series of three interviews with previous award recipients. If you would like to nominate someone for this year’s award, visit www.mas.org/awards.

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Categories: Awards, Brooklyn, Community Planning Assistance, Sunset Park, Yolanda Garcia Community Planner Award, audio, community-based planning, environmental.