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Guelph Environmental Justice Collective
Welcome to the Guelph
Environmental Justice Collective.
The Guelph Environmental Justice Collective is a community-led initiative supported by Water Watchers.
We seek to systematically realign Guelph’s municipal priorities to address environmental justice issues locally, develop a community of mutual aid, and produce resources for community members to get involved and seek support.
Join in as we confront the human rights issues and climate impacts experienced in our community through community-led organizing & care.
Our Impact Framework
Reduce Harm
Coordinate & implement short-term solutions to address human rights access gaps & provide relief to folks impacted by the climate crisis, through creating interim access to:
We are working towards short-term...
Sustainable Drinking Water Sources
Sanitation Services
Climate Shelter
Build Long-Term Change
Advocate for long-term strategies to enshrine human rights and mitigate environmental injustices
We envision a Guelph that empowers...
100% Drinking Water Access
100% Sanitation Access
100% Shelter Access
Educate & Engage
Raise public awareness about environmental justice issues in Guelph, reveal intersections with the issues driving the climate crisis, and provide opportunities for folks to be part of the solution, such as through:
We are creating...
Learning opportunities
Climate Crisis Response Network
Mobilization & Volunteer Opportunities
Who We Are
Guelph Environmental Justice Collective Steering Committee Members:
James Gordon, Nasra Hussein, Kate Nixon, Morgan Dandie, Krysta Wordock, Mandy Hiscocks, Suzanne Swanton, Rachel Vear, Horeen Hassan, Dani Lindamood
Collaborators:
OPIRG Guelph, Poverty Task Force, Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition, Your Downtown Friends, Guelph Community Health Centre, St. John’s Ambulance, HIV/AIDS Resources & Community Health (ARCH), Climate Justice Guelph, Guelph Housing Action Group, Water First, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis, Chalmers Institute, The Guelph Outdoor School, & Decolonial Solidarity Guelph.
Project Sponsors:
Community Care Sponsors:
This project is organized by
Guelph Environmental Justice Collective
