Mission
The mission of the National Environmental Justice Institute (NEJI), the first of its kind in the country, is “to provide a broad array of services to front line and marginalized communities to both predict and mitigate existing challenges.”
Anchored as a full constituent of Atlanta Metropolitan State College, it involves its campus, faculty and students and supplements the college’s curriculum development, research capability and course offerings.
Vision
We have a vision of “creating a just, equitable, resilient, and sustainable world for all.” The reach of NEJI will be national, and will recruit the student and faculty, research and outreach.
For the community of Atlanta and the academic campus, we will deliver:
- education & training
- climate science
- research
- technical support & engineering
- evaluation & analysis
- community service
- community development
- policy
- advocacy
Engagement areas:
- environmental justice
- health
- leadership development
- energy
- racial equity and justice
- sustainability
- climate
- built environment
- resilience
Where we work …
- Focus: Mid Atlantic, Southeast and Carrollton
- Footprint: National
- Locally: Focus on Communities and Zip Codes Surrounding the College
What we do…
- Scientific Research
- Technology Development
- Policy Creation and Development
- Technical Assistance
- Training and Education
- Education and Awareness
- Community Engagement
- Social, Racial and Environmental Justice
- Academic Curriculum Advancement
- Convener of Practitioners
- Economic Analysis and Development
- Capacity Building
- Housing Justice and Homelessness
- Student Recruitment, Retention and Advancement
- Rural and Small Town Development
- Specialize and Customer Development
- Institutional Advancement
Team and Staff
Garry Harris is the founder of the National Environmental Justice Institute and President of the Center for Sustainable Communities.
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What is Environmental Justice?
Why should our community concern themselves with the environment and pursue environmental justice?
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World culture earth day and global diversity and international cultures as a concept of diverse races and crowd cooperation symbol as hands holding together the planet earth in a 3D illustration style.
Education Programs
Educating the next generation of environment-informed youth
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Projects
Projects to be implemented, developed and deployed
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Our Partners
Resources to learn more about environmental justice, as well as partners in the NEJI mission
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Updated News
On how our NEJI team spreads news of environmental justice
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