Category: Policy & Law
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At Home in Little Village: Spare Time and After-Hours Advocacy for Young Professionals
Written by Joshua Moreno // From location to actual tasks, there is nothing justice-inclined about my day job. On the eleventh floor, I can see young blondes on yachts the size of my apartment and towers ascend into clouds. My priorities are dictated by revenue and executives in London or vacationing in Cape Cod. I’m…
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A Just Environment: Industry, Environmental Policies, and the Community
Written by Kelsey Rowland // Environmental Justice is a relatively new concept in mainstream dialogue. I was only introduced to the term two years into my undergraduate education in environmental science, but the perspective has ultimately shaped my academic and professional path in the environmental field. Simply put, the environmental justice movement recognizes that many…
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Policy & Law: Learning to Use the Tools That Build Our Context
Policy, law, and politics in general can sometimes seem more complicated than they’re worth. For many of us, the laws that govern us remain somewhat mysterious and abstract — we know they shape our world, but we don’t always have the energy to think about how and why. The two writers who contributed to this…
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