Environmental Justice Workgroup 2024

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Thank you for your interest in the environmental justice workgroup. We selected 21 highly qualified and passionate members for the workgroup, and the recruitment is now closed. Please stay connected with us by visiting Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice and sign up for updates.

Are you passionate about access to clean air, healthy food, green jobs, and safe outdoor spaces for all? Do you enjoy collaborating with people who care about making a difference in their community? This opportunity may be for you!

Join the Environmental Justice Workgroup

This advisory group advances regional climate priorities and community-driven solutions for local governments. The workgroup is led by the County's Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice (OSEJ). In addition to being a part of an inspired group of changemakers, members receive $150 per meeting for their time and for sharing their perspectives.

Apply to Be a Member 

Click "Member Application". 

Members are selected through an application process. We value lived experience, community knowledge, volunteer work, cultural knowledge, and grassroots leadership alongside professional experience. Applicants do not need formal education, technical expertise, or government experience to be considered. We encourage applications from individuals representing historically underserved, disproportionately impacted, and underrepresented communities. Language interpretation and translation services are available. Applicants can request help for reading, writing, or navigating technology. Oral responses to the application are accepted if needed. The application includes the selection criteria. A committee from the County Office of Emergency Services, Office of Economic Development and Governmental Affairs, Office of Equity and Racial Justice, Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Planning and Development Services, and Public Health Services reviews the applications. 

Workgroup Members Shape Meaningful Change

The workgroup informs regional government climate initiatives offering a diversity of perspectives. The desired outcome is for communities systemically impacted by environmental injustices to have shared power in advancing sustainability efforts that directly affect their lives. The workgroup believes "environmental justice and climate justice are achieved when transformative, collaborative actions are taken to adapt to climate change and address structural and systemic inequities—while upholding Tribal equity and values—so all people and nature can live harmoniously in healthy, safe, prosperous, and inclusive communities." 

Contact osej@sdcounty.ca.gov for more information. 

Are you passionate about access to clean air, healthy food, green jobs, and safe outdoor spaces for all? Do you enjoy collaborating with people who care about making a difference in their community? This opportunity may be for you!

Join the Environmental Justice Workgroup

This advisory group advances regional climate priorities and community-driven solutions for local governments. The workgroup is led by the County's Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice (OSEJ). In addition to being a part of an inspired group of changemakers, members receive $150 per meeting for their time and for sharing their perspectives.

Apply to Be a Member 

Click "Member Application". 

Members are selected through an application process. We value lived experience, community knowledge, volunteer work, cultural knowledge, and grassroots leadership alongside professional experience. Applicants do not need formal education, technical expertise, or government experience to be considered. We encourage applications from individuals representing historically underserved, disproportionately impacted, and underrepresented communities. Language interpretation and translation services are available. Applicants can request help for reading, writing, or navigating technology. Oral responses to the application are accepted if needed. The application includes the selection criteria. A committee from the County Office of Emergency Services, Office of Economic Development and Governmental Affairs, Office of Equity and Racial Justice, Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Planning and Development Services, and Public Health Services reviews the applications. 

Workgroup Members Shape Meaningful Change

The workgroup informs regional government climate initiatives offering a diversity of perspectives. The desired outcome is for communities systemically impacted by environmental injustices to have shared power in advancing sustainability efforts that directly affect their lives. The workgroup believes "environmental justice and climate justice are achieved when transformative, collaborative actions are taken to adapt to climate change and address structural and systemic inequities—while upholding Tribal equity and values—so all people and nature can live harmoniously in healthy, safe, prosperous, and inclusive communities." 

Contact osej@sdcounty.ca.gov for more information. 

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Member Application

    The County is committed to making the region a healthy place to live, work, and play…a place where the planet and people thrive. With so many shared climate priorities that affect our lives, government is dedicated to continuing purposeful work alongside communities to ensure a socially just, economically beneficial, and ecologically harmonious future for all. 

    Desired Qualities of Members 

    Members must live in San Diego County and meet at least one of the following criteria to support a diversity of perspectives and experiences in the group: 

    • Residents with lived or learned experience of environmental injustices  

    • Local Tribal members 

    • Youth between the ages of 16-24 

    • Leaders from community-based or Tribal organizations working in health, social, economic, or environmental fields that focus on equity  

    • Academics or researchers with expertise in addressing the underlying causes of health, social, economic, or environmental disparities in communities impacted by unjust systems 

    • Other self-identified characteristics will be considered to strengthen diverse representation particularly for groups often marginalized or under-represented in public participation processes (i.e., people who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, youth, immigrants and refugees, unhoused, low-income, or live in an unincorporated or rural area) 

    Participatory Benefits
    • Influence the work of regional governmental agencies by informing climate initiatives  

    • Be a part of a diverse cohort shaping meaningful change, and learn from other perspectives 

    • Get involved with your community and meet people 

    • Participants receive $150/meeting  

    • Resources available to support participation 

    • Professional development opportunities may be available

    Expectations of Members 
    • Serve a two- or three-year term  

    • Participate in one orientation and attend up to six Workgroup meetings each year 

    • Contribute perspectives on relevant topics 

    • Gather input and share information from community networks 

    • Collaborate with others to foster inclusivity and belonging 


    How do you apply?  

    Please submit the application on this page or to osej@sdcounty.ca.gov.  

    Applications are due by Monday, November 11, 2024 at 5:00pm  

    Membership Application 

    This application is estimated to take 15-30 minutes to complete. It must be completed in at one time because responses cannot be saved. There are five parts to this application: 

    1. Contact Information 
    2. Questions  
    3. Demographic Information (optional)
    4. Commitment Statement 
    5. Character Reference (optional, email to osej@sdcounty.ca.gov or upload to this platform when prompted) 

    Thank you for your interest in the environmental justice workgroup. We selected 21 highly qualified and passionate members for the workgroup, and the recruitment is now closed. Please stay connected with us by visiting Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice and sign up for updates.
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