Social Justice and the Environment in San Jose

Each year Californians discard and landfill 38 million tons of garbage. Meanwhile, more than 200,000 young Californians will experience homelessness this year and unemployment is growing to record highs.

One organization, the San Jose Conservation Corps (SJCC), seeks to simultaneously foster a healthier environment while building economic opportunity for Silicon Valley’s young adults experiencing barriers to employment by providing innovative job training.

Louise Bruce, SJCC’s Director of Zero Waste and Recycling will share how their organization is capturing value and resources from our local waste stream and training the next generation of zero waste professionals.

This illustrates the intersection of social justice (job training for at risk youth) and environmental stewardship (waste management and reduction), causes that relate to WILPF’s focus on Peace and Justice in a healthy environment where all can thrive.

This is an online meeting. To see the link, RSVP on Meetup here:

visit https://www.meetup.com/San-Jose-WILPF-Womens-Intl-League-for-Peace-Freedom/events/273848028/

Website for the SJCC is sjcccs.org