Parent Action Coalition

05/01/2026

Follow the leader!

She’s ready, already.

VOTE GARCIA as one of your Councilmembers at - large

*Election day is Tuesday, May 12th.

, visit www.JosephineCGarcia.com

04/23/2025

Social Justice Series - Holding Ports Accountable with

Join me this evening at 6:30 PM EST for part 2 of Friends of the Earth U.S.’s Social Justice Series with Parents Engaging Parents New Jersey.

On tonight’s show, I will be discussing the New Jersey Report Card Project for Ports & highlighting members of the New Jersey Ports Report Card Team.

Social Justice Series - Holding Ports AccountableJoin me this evening at 6:30 PM EST for part 2 of Friends of the Earth U.S.’s Social Justice Series with Par...

10/09/2024

Join Us Now:
I've joined Lisa Durden for the 2ND episode of her series via YouTube.

Tonight we are engaging in discourse about:

“Vice President Kamala Harris: She Ready! The Podcast With Lisa Durden”…Episode 5 –VP Debate Poll, Battleground States and Undecideds!

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Episode 5: ! . On today's episode, we're discussing The Poll Results Of The Vice Presidential De...

10/09/2024

10/07/2024

Just in case you missed it - take a listen via

Vice President :
She Ready! The Podcast With LLisa Durden
EP 4 - “The Vice Presidential Debate & What The Frack!”

Link -

“Vice President Kamala Harris: She Ready! The Podcast With Lisa Durden,” is a thought-provoking limited series. Each week an energetic rotating panel of guests dive into the realities and rumors surrounding Harris' political journey. With a sharp focus on her road to the White House. This podcas...

09/12/2024

10th CEEJH Environmental Justice Symposium: Environmental Justice Past, Present, and Future

Environmental Justice, Goods Movement, and Air Quality Issues in New Jersey

Live Stream Link: https://youtube.com/live/5_0b6R_EQds

While transportation of goods in this country is pivotal for the economic and social well-being of the country, it has enormous carbon and air pollution footprints--these footprints differentially burden and impact communities of color and low-wealth areas. The Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is the third largest seaport in the United States, comprising nearly 30% of the East Coast’s total port market share. 85% of goods leaving the port are transported by diesel-powered trucks via major highways and local roads within the region to nearby warehouses, assembly facilities, and retailers. This affects the health of the South Ward, Newark, New Jersey residents, which contains the predominantly African American neighborhoods of Dayton Street, Weequahic, and Clinton Hill.

In this session, panelists will describe the established community-university-government partnership to understand exposure issues and cumulative impacts of goods movement activities and environmental injustice in the South Ward. Panelists will discuss the benefits of, lessons learned from, and challenges associated with developing a hyperlocal low-cost real-time PurpleAir monitoring network in the South Ward to measure baseline particulate matter levels. They will discuss findings from 2023-2024 and what this means for regulation and enforcement in the community. Furthermore, panelists will speak on the use of C-12 black carbon monitors, a community-friendly aethalometer-based instrument that can capture black carbon readings, further pinpointing soot and diesel exhaust coming from port-related traffic. Panelists will discuss community-centered strategies, recent cumulative impacts legislation, and solutions that should be implemented such as truck rerouting, zero emission zones, clean air zones and corridors for children, and truck idling enforcement.

While transportation of goods in this country is pivotal for the economic and social wellbeing for the country, it has enormous carbon and air pollution foot...

09/11/2024

I want to remind you to join me today for the following panel - 2C: Environmental Justice, Goods Movement, and Port Safety: Hidden Dangers, Sustainable Solutions (Panel) at 1:30 PM EST. Link - https://www.youtube.com/live/a9jhTDnb3do?si=EdMwCiNg79FMpxhg

08/29/2024

Reminder:

I’m in search of two assistants —- apply today!

Please find below the job description for the Port and Community Engagement Assistant positions (2).

Link to Job Description –

Who We Are: Friends of the Earth (FOE) is a national not for profit environmental organization driven by passion for a healthier and more just world. We push for the bold reforms that are needed. It’s an approach that has worked for five decades to produce important victories that help protect our...

08/21/2024

“For years Donald Trump did everything in his power to make people fear us. His limited narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard working highly educated people who happened to be black. Who will tell him the job he is seeking might be one of those black jobs? - Michelle Obama

05/22/2024

I am so thrilled to join Earth Gives later today for their May Community Commons: Impact Makers session.

The session is today at 2pm EST: 11am PST

My talking or presentation points include:
Incorporating transformational vs transactional goals in strategic planning efforts.

Helping to advance Environmental Justice at our ports.
You will need to RSVP to get the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/4bewTS2

Feel free to share the registration link above or the enclosed social post if you’d like to invite others.

Who else to expect?
Moms Clean Air Force, a 350.org chapter, Climate Resolve, the Youth Climate Justice Fund, and plenty of other groups, from the East Coast and Midwest.

Hope you can join me.

05/06/2024

When I stand on business…it’s not just - it’s nationally.

If you’re about control over collaboration, or transactional leadership vs transformational leadership - you may get left behind.

Ride the wave of change or get caught beneath the wave of change.