Southeast Environmental Task Force

100th Street Bascule Bridge over the Calumet River Rehabilitation Public Information Meeting The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) will hold a public information meeting for the 100th Street Bascule Bridge over the Calumet River Rehabilitation project. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information on the proposed improvements to the bridge and schedule. All persons interested in the project or wanting to receive more information about the project are invited to attend. There may be potential 106 impacts resulting in 4(f) historical impacts. The Chicago Movable Bridges Preservation Plan will be adhered to in coordination through the NEPA process. The meeting will be an open house format. Attendees will have the opportunity to view exhibits and talk with CDOT and other project representatives. The meeting will be accessible to individuals with disabilities. Anyone needing special accommodations should contact Mayur Patel at [email protected] at least five days prior to the meeting. Event Details: Monday, September 30, 2024 5 PM to 7 PM Central Time Vodak-East Side Branch, Chicago Public Library 3710 E 106th St., Chicago, IL 60617

The Bryant Williams Environmental Justice Fellowship (BWEJF) announced that after a highly competitive application process their 2024-2025 Bryant Williams Environmental Justice Fellow is Xochyl Perez. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating her on this incredible award. Xochyl will be placed with us at the Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF). As a longtime environmental justice community organization which Bryant had deep ties with, including serving as Board President and as a friend and mentor to our current co-Executive Director Olga Bautista.

Xochyl is a recent graduate from the University of Michigan with an M.S. in Ecosystem Science and Management. Xochyl has dedicated her career to empowering young Chicago leaders from frontline communities, implementing ecological principles to address environmental justice issues, and supporting frontline communities in their pursuit of justice.

Welcome aboard Xochyl!

Save the Date for Saturday, September 14th for our official welcome event for Xochyl and kick-off for the 2024-2025 Fellowship year. You can find more information at: https://www.chicagofrontlines.org/bwejfellowship

Anyone have old magazines they can donate? LMK

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Will you be joining us for the ECOFEST BLOCK PARTY this weekend?🎉🥳🎉

Southeast Environmental Task Force, 13300 S. Baltimore Ave. Please see the attached flyer.

Come join us this Saturday for art, food, music, poetry, and much more!

Hegewisch Business Association will be selling Beer Fest tickets and promoting Hegewisch Fest. HBA will also be selling our Happy Birthday Hegewisch items, t-shirts, etc.

You can also inquire about being a craft/retail or food vendor at Hegewisch Fest. The not-for-profit is also welcome.

We will also be selling our Happy Birthday Hegewisch items, t-shirts, etc.

Come join us this Saturday and get your Hegewisch memorabilia.

Southeast Side activists celebrate environmental justice agreement The three-year binding agreement with the federal government will see reforms in City Hall planning, zoning and land-use practices.

The Southeast Environmental Task Force is supporting the Migrants Mutual Aid effort at nearby police stations. Right now there is a need for tents, sleeping bags, yoga mats and blankets. We will be purchasing some of these things and also welcome donations of these items. Please DM for pick up or drop off coordination. TIA

Yesterday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced an executive order on environmental justice. It commits the city to a number of actions including completion of the cumulative impact assessment, hiring a permanent position to make the zoning and planning process more accessible to the public, and requiring city departments to develop EJ Action Plans.

This is the direct result of organizing and leadership of EJ orgs and activists across the city including Chicago Environmental Justice Network BIG: Blacks in Green Neighbors For Environmental Justice People for Community Recovery Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO).

We hope that Mayor-elect Johnson uses this as a platform to continue to address the environmental harms experienced disproportionately by Black, Latinx and low-income Chicagoans.