<div dir="ltr">See below about an upcoming zoom event focusing on EJ, economic justice, and warehousing in the Central Valley featuring UCR Professor Cathy Gudis among others that might interest you and/or your students. Please considering attending and spread the word! -Ellen Reese<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Eliana Guillory-Ayala</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:eliana@envirovoters.org">eliana@envirovoters.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 4:47 PM<br>Subject: CV Warehouse Panel<br>To: Renna Hickey <<a href="mailto:renna@envirovoters.org">renna@envirovoters.org</a>>, Salma Napoles <<a href="mailto:salma@envirovoters.org">salma@envirovoters.org</a>>, Andrew Escamilla <<a href="mailto:andrew@envirovoters.org">andrew@envirovoters.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-3377892393140773626">





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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We’re excited to invite you to our
<b>Central Valley Warehousing Discussion Panel</b> on <b>Tuesday, February 20, 2024.</b></span></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We, the </span>
</span><span class="m_5468505205323140159spelle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">EnviroVoters</span></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Ed Fund Ambassadors, are hosting a Warehousing Discussion Panel for our WE CAN Campaign,
 Water Equity and Clean Air Now. Our campaign is tackling the severe inequities surrounding water and clean air in communities by placing young people at the forefront of our fight.</span></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Join us in person or on zoom on February 20^th to a<b>
</b></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">discussion on the critical intersection of warehouse expansion, environmental justice, and economic justice in the Central Valley.
</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Gain an understanding on how warehousing effects our climate, and those who live nearby. The Inland Empire has been dealing with the negative effects of warehousing for years, and now
 the CV may be next. Come learn how to fight back.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We will be having five guest speakers,
</span></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159ui-provider"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Randy Villegas</span></b></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159ui-provider"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, COS Professor and VUSD School Board Member</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">,
<span class="m_5468505205323140159ui-provider"><b>Madeline Harris</b>, Regional Policy Manager with Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability</span>,
<span class="m_5468505205323140159ui-provider"><b>Dora Hernandez</b>, shafter advocate</span>, <span class="m_5468505205323140159ui-provider">
<b>Alicia Valenzuela</b>, educator and Stockton advocate</span> and <span class="m_5468505205323140159ui-provider">
<b>Catherine </b></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159spelle"><b>Gudis</b></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159ui-provider">, UCR Professor and environmental artist</span><span class="m_5468505205323140159eop">.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">WHAT:</span></b></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Hybrid CV Warehousing Discussion Panel</span></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">WHEN:</span></b></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Tuesday, February 20th from 5:30PM</span></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">-6:30
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">WHERE:</span></b></span><span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> UC Merced Conference Center, Room 105</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">5200 N Lake Rd Merced, CA 95340</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<a href="https://bit.ly/cvwarehouse" title="https://bit.ly/cvwarehouse" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0086f0">https://bit.ly/cvwarehouse</span></a>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Invite your friends and have a community discussion! Come early and enjoy some food, snacks, and beverages!</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This event is open to all community members in the CV and can also be attended online.</span></i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5468505205323140159normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Registration is now open: 
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California Environmental Voters &<br>
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</div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Ellen Reese<div>Professor and Acting Vice Chair, Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity (<a href="https://sehe.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">https://sehe.ucr.edu/</a>)</div><div>Chair of Labor Studies (<a href="http://laborstudies.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">laborstudies.ucr.edu</a>)<br></div><div>Faculty Co-Director of the Inland Empire Labor & Community Center (<a href="http://ielcc.ucr.edu" target="_blank">ielcc.ucr.edu</a>)</div><div>UC-Riverside</div></div><div><br></div><div><b>Most recent books </b></div><div><div><i>Unsustainable: Amazon, Warehousing, and the Politics of Exploitation</i> (with Juliann Emmons Allison, UC Press, 2023)</div><div><div><a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520388383/unsustainable" target="_blank">https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520388383/unsustainable</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><i>The Cost of Free Shipping: Amazon in the Global Economy</i>, co-edited with Jake Alimahomed-Wilson (Pluto Press, 2020; Winner of UALE's <span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt">Best Book Related to Labor Education Award, 2020-2021)</span></div><div><div><a href="https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341484/the-cost-of-free-shipping/" target="_blank">https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341484/the-cost-of-free-shipping/</a><b><br></b></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div>