Climates of Inequality 2026: People for Community Recovery

Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center for a series of virtual conversations with environmental and climate justice leaders this semester. Their work reveals frameworks and strategies to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental pollution on communities of color and low-income earners.

Cheryl Johnson is the executive director of People for Community Recovery. She is the daughter of the late Hazel M. Johnson, known as the “mother of environmental justice,” who founded People for Community Recovery in 1979. Johnson learned the fundamentals of community organizing from her mother and carries on People for Community Recovery’s mission to enhance the quality of life of residents in communities affected by pollution. In this presentation, she will discuss the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance and other campaigns that continue to honor the legacy of Hazel Johnson.

When: Wednesday, April 1

Time: 2-3 p.m.

Where: Zoom webinar

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Co-sponsored by the UIC Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, Freshwater Lab, Great Cities Institute, L@s GANAS, Social Justice Initiative and Museum and Exhibition Studies Program.