Environmental Justice Workgroup

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

Join the Environmental Justice Workgroup

This is a new advisory group committed to advancing climate priorities and community-driven solutions lead by the County's Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice (OSEJ).

Apply to Be a Member

Click "Member Application". Applications are due November 11, 2024 at 5:00pm.

In addition to collaborating with others who care about people and the environment, members receive a participant benefit of $150 per meeting and training opportunities. To optimize participation, language interpretation and translation services are available. Members are selected through an application process by a committee from the County Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs/HHSA, Office of Equity and Racial Justice, Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, and San Diego Air Pollution Control District's Office of Environmental Justice.

Information Session Registration

Please RSVP here. Learn more about the Workgroup or request application assistance at upcoming virtual information sessions on September 24 and October 24, 2024 from 4:30-5:30pm.

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.

OSEJ is rooted in the belief that together we can co-create a San Diego region that is in ecological harmony, where community is celebrated and dedicated to the benefit of all. Environmental justice is defined by the State of California as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and national origins with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies". OSEJ intentionally and actively uplifts and engages with systemically impacted communities to create environmental resilience, reduce health hazards, and ensure all people have healthy and safe places to live, work, learn, and play.

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

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

Join the Environmental Justice Workgroup

This is a new advisory group committed to advancing climate priorities and community-driven solutions lead by the County's Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice (OSEJ).

Apply to Be a Member

Click "Member Application". Applications are due November 11, 2024 at 5:00pm.

In addition to collaborating with others who care about people and the environment, members receive a participant benefit of $150 per meeting and training opportunities. To optimize participation, language interpretation and translation services are available. Members are selected through an application process by a committee from the County Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs/HHSA, Office of Equity and Racial Justice, Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, and San Diego Air Pollution Control District's Office of Environmental Justice.

Information Session Registration

Please RSVP here. Learn more about the Workgroup or request application assistance at upcoming virtual information sessions on September 24 and October 24, 2024 from 4:30-5:30pm.

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.

OSEJ is rooted in the belief that together we can co-create a San Diego region that is in ecological harmony, where community is celebrated and dedicated to the benefit of all. Environmental justice is defined by the State of California as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and national origins with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies". OSEJ intentionally and actively uplifts and engages with systemically impacted communities to create environmental resilience, reduce health hazards, and ensure all people have healthy and safe places to live, work, learn, and play.

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

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    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) 
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