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Unearthing Lead: The Power of Historical Maps

Unearthing Lead: The Power of Historical Maps

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💧Recap of our field trip to the Orange County Water District with our EJOA cohort! We toured the ground water treatment facility and students learned about the three step process to convert wastewater into drinking water through microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light. The students had great questions and were able to debrief afterwards connecting this field trip to our Indigenous Sovereignty and Water Justice lessons. ��🌊

💧Recap of our field trip to the Orange County Water District with our EJOA cohort! We toured the ground water treatment facility and students learned about the three step process to convert wastewater into drinking water through microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light. The students had great questions and were able to debrief afterwards connecting this field trip to our Indigenous Sovereignty and Water Justice lessons. 🌊

Join us next Monday, July 14th for a youth-led advocacy workshop on pesticides 🚜🌾 There will be more information on the use of pesticides as well as an advocacy portion, to write to your elected official regarding pesticides. The workshop will be hosted over zoom! RSVP here: bit.ly/4dS0Olb

Join us next Monday, July 14th for a youth-led advocacy workshop on pesticides 🚜🌾 There will be more information on the use of pesticides as well as an advocacy portion, to write to your elected official regarding pesticides. The workshop will be hosted over zoom! RSVP here: bit.ly/4dS0Olb

Join OCEJ Youth & Crece on Saturday, July 12 for a day full of youth-led workshops 🐛 Some of our youth members have been working on a garden plot since April to try out Indigenous planting methods such as the “Three Sisters” method at @crece.coop 🌽🫘

They’ll be talking about their farm journey, environmental justice, food sovereignty, compost, and seed bombs! Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Link in bio to RSVP! 🍄

Join OCEJ Youth & Crece on Saturday, July 12 for a day full of youth-led workshops 🐛 Some of our youth members have been working on a garden plot since April to try out Indigenous planting methods such as the “Three Sisters” method at @crece.coop 🌽🫘

They’ll be talking about their farm journey, environmental justice, food sovereignty, compost, and seed bombs! Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Link in bio to RSVP! 🍄

Meet our 2025 environmental justice organizing academy students! We officially started earlier this month and are now heading into week 3 of our program ❤️‍🔥✊

Meet our 2025 environmental justice organizing academy students! We officially started earlier this month and are now heading into week 3 of our program ❤️‍🔥✊

Recap of our zine workshop a few weeks ago 🎨 thank you @mloutheartist for facilitating!

if you’re interested in volunteering with us or need a space to decompress, we’ll be making seed bombs with @theclayartivist this Saturday, June 14, from 10am-12pm at our office in Santa Ana. All are welcome! Link to RSVP in bio. Sending love, solidarity, and courage to our communities this week ❌🔥🧊

Recap of our zine workshop a few weeks ago 🎨 thank you @mloutheartist for facilitating!

if you’re interested in volunteering with us or need a space to decompress, we’ll be making seed bombs with @theclayartivist this Saturday, June 14, from 10am-12pm at our office in Santa Ana. All are welcome! Link to RSVP in bio. Sending love, solidarity, and courage to our communities this week ❌🔥🧊

Now is the time more than ever where we could use support from our community! Please consider donation to OCEJ’s GiveButter at the link in our bio!

Now is the time more than ever where we could use support from our community! Please consider donation to OCEJ’s GiveButter at the link in our bio!

Learn how to make seed bombs with clay, soil, and native plant seeds that can absorb lead out of the soil! This will be a workshop series happening monthly until October so don’t worry if you can’t make this first session! Fill out the form in our bio to RSVP!

Learn how to make seed bombs with clay, soil, and native plant seeds that can absorb lead out of the soil! This will be a workshop series happening monthly until October so don’t worry if you can’t make this first session! Fill out the form in our bio to RSVP!

Photos from our history of art in movements workshop, facilitated by @theclayartivist and OCEJ staff! Thank you to those who came and made some posters! If you’re interested in coming to our next workshop in this series, check out the link in bio to RSVP for our zine workshop with @mloutheartist this Saturday 5/31 from 10-12 PM at El Centro Cultural de Mexico 837 N Ross St Santa Ana CA 92701. 🎨🖌️

Photos from our history of art in movements workshop, facilitated by @theclayartivist and OCEJ staff! Thank you to those who came and made some posters! If you’re interested in coming to our next workshop in this series, check out the link in bio to RSVP for our zine workshop with @mloutheartist this Saturday 5/31 from 10-12 PM at El Centro Cultural de Mexico 837 N Ross St Santa Ana CA 92701. 🎨🖌️

Spanish RSVP at link in our bio!

Spanish RSVP at link in our bio!

Join us this Saturday morning for a stormwater runoff pollution identification and reporting training! Become part of our committee to learn how to identify water pollution and what you can do to report it.

Join us this Saturday morning for a stormwater runoff pollution identification and reporting training! Become part of our committee to learn how to identify water pollution and what you can do to report it.

Applications for our environmental justice organizing academy are due this Sunday, May 18 at 11:59 PM! 🌟 Use the bit.ly to apply or go to the link in our bio. If you have any questions, feel free to email sydney@ocej.org!

Applications for our environmental justice organizing academy are due this Sunday, May 18 at 11:59 PM! 🌟 Use the bit.ly to apply or go to the link in our bio. If you have any questions, feel free to email sydney@ocej.org!

Zine workshop as the second workshop in our Art in Activism Series! RSVP at the link in bio!

Zine workshop as the second workshop in our Art in Activism Series! RSVP at the link in bio!

Virtual community event next Tuesday! RSVP at the link in bio! Spanish post will be available soon and simultaneous interpretation between English and Spanish will be available at the event!

Virtual community event next Tuesday! RSVP at the link in bio! Spanish post will be available soon and simultaneous interpretation between English and Spanish will be available at the event!

Fill out the form at the link in our bio! We will be making a post in Spanish as well!

Fill out the form at the link in our bio! We will be making a post in Spanish as well!

Have any questions about our upcoming environmental justice organizing academy? Join us for office hours this upcoming Monday, May 12 at 4pm on zoom! There’ll be a brief presentation on the academy and space for questions. Applications are due Sunday, May 18 at 11:59 pm 🪄

Zoom link: bit.ly/4j2sAfS (case sensitive)

Have any questions about our upcoming environmental justice organizing academy? Join us for office hours this upcoming Monday, May 12 at 4pm on zoom! There’ll be a brief presentation on the academy and space for questions. Applications are due Sunday, May 18 at 11:59 pm 🪄

Zoom link: bit.ly/4j2sAfS (case sensitive)

In need of some volunteers to provide Spanish translation for some of our documents! Please DM or email at maya@ocej.org to volunteer!

In need of some volunteers to provide Spanish translation for some of our documents! Please DM or email at maya@ocej.org to volunteer!

Learn how to soil sample, bioremediate, and do both at residential sites in Santa Ana! Fill out the link in our bio to apply for the soil practitioner cohort due 5/31 at 11:59 PM!

Learn how to soil sample, bioremediate, and do both at residential sites in Santa Ana! Fill out the link in our bio to apply for the soil practitioner cohort due 5/31 at 11:59 PM!

As a small community-based nonprofit organization, OCEJ is funded heavily by grants and also in part by donations from people who are aligned with our mission and are passionate about environmental justice in Orange County. Please consider donating to our Givebutter at the link in our bio! These funds go towards running our various programs on soil, water, air, indigenous land rights and sovereignty, working with youth, etc. They help support our small team and give us the ability to give stipends and payment to our interns/fellows/canvassers! Any small amount is deeply appreciated! ♥️♥️♥️

As a small community-based nonprofit organization, OCEJ is funded heavily by grants and also in part by donations from people who are aligned with our mission and are passionate about environmental justice in Orange County. Please consider donating to our Givebutter at the link in our bio! These funds go towards running our various programs on soil, water, air, indigenous land rights and sovereignty, working with youth, etc. They help support our small team and give us the ability to give stipends and payment to our interns/fellows/canvassers! Any small amount is deeply appreciated! ♥️♥️♥️

We are expanding our soil sampling into Anaheim! Anyone from an Anaheim-based organization or Anaheim residents is welcome to come! We are also hoping to get feedback from other OC-based orgs and community members! We hope to offer a virtual event as well (possibly at a different time as this event) and asynchronous ways to provide feedback. If you are interested in attending, fill out the RSVP form in our bio! There is limited space! 🌿

We are expanding our soil sampling into Anaheim! Anyone from an Anaheim-based organization or Anaheim residents is welcome to come! We are also hoping to get feedback from other OC-based orgs and community members! We hope to offer a virtual event as well (possibly at a different time as this event) and asynchronous ways to provide feedback. If you are interested in attending, fill out the RSVP form in our bio! There is limited space! 🌿

We are excited to launch applications for our Environmental Justice Organizing Academy! This program is dedicated to training youth based in Orange County on how to organize in their own communities. The academy is an eight week program which features guest facilitators on various topics such as Indigenous Sovereignty, Water Justice, Youth Climate Organizing, Know Your Rights/ICE Rapid Response, Digital Security, & more. Join us this summer and applications are linked in bio! ❤️‍🔥🔗

We are excited to launch applications for our Environmental Justice Organizing Academy! This program is dedicated to training youth based in Orange County on how to organize in their own communities. The academy is an eight week program which features guest facilitators on various topics such as Indigenous Sovereignty, Water Justice, Youth Climate Organizing, Know Your Rights/ICE Rapid Response, Digital Security, & more. Join us this summer and applications are linked in bio! ❤️‍🔥🔗

Repost @ocmayday
📣🍊 Orange County! Join us on May 1st, 2025 International Workers Day for a rally and march in Santa Ana as we build unity and demand an end to the attack on immigrant and refugee families. As neighbors from working class communities, we are coming together to fight for each other and say NO to raids, NO to ICE transfers, and NO more money for family separation.

This country and county runs on our labor. The wealth we generate should be used to care for working families and our communities!

Join us if you feel the same.

📍El Centro Cultural de Mexico, 837 N. Ross St, Santa Ana, CA
⏰ Rally starts at 3:30 pm. Gather at 3:00 PM
🔔 Follow us on IG at @ocmayday and Facebook at OC May Day Coalition

Repost @ocmayday
📣🍊 Orange County! Join us on May 1st, 2025 International Workers Day for a rally and march in Santa Ana as we build unity and demand an end to the attack on immigrant and refugee families. As neighbors from working class communities, we are coming together to fight for each other and say NO to raids, NO to ICE transfers, and NO more money for family separation.

This country and county runs on our labor. The wealth we generate should be used to care for working families and our communities!

Join us if you feel the same.

📍El Centro Cultural de Mexico, 837 N. Ross St, Santa Ana, CA
⏰ Rally starts at 3:30 pm. Gather at 3:00 PM
🔔 Follow us on IG at @ocmayday and Facebook at OC May Day Coalition

Please come to our History of Art in Movements workshop set for 5/17 from 1-3 PM at El Centro Cultural de Mexico! This event will be hosted by OCEJ and Santa Ana-based artist, Nancy Alcala. Street parking is available for free on this day. Through the workshop, you will learn how various types of art has been used in activism throughout the years and you’ll get the chance to make some activism art of your own! RSVP at the link in bio as there is limited space! Hope to see you there! 🎨🖌️🖼️

Please come to our History of Art in Movements workshop set for 5/17 from 1-3 PM at El Centro Cultural de Mexico! This event will be hosted by OCEJ and Santa Ana-based artist, Nancy Alcala. Street parking is available for free on this day. Through the workshop, you will learn how various types of art has been used in activism throughout the years and you’ll get the chance to make some activism art of your own! RSVP at the link in bio as there is limited space! Hope to see you there! 🎨��🖌️🖼️

Join us at Unity in the Neighborhood Community Action Day, a collaborative event between Planned Parenthood and OCEJ. This will be an outdoor event where @plannedparenthoodosbc will highlight the deep connection between environmental and reproductive justice! RSVP at the link in our bio!

Join us at Unity in the Neighborhood Community Action Day, a collaborative event between Planned Parenthood and OCEJ. This will be an outdoor event where @plannedparenthoodosbc will highlight the deep connection between environmental and reproductive justice! RSVP at the link in our bio!

🌟 Join us Monday, March 31st, from 7-8 PM PST for an insightful webinar on the I-CLEAN Research Study! 🌟

Hosted by Maya Cheave & Samantha Guerrero.

Learn about OCEJ’s partnership with the University of California, Irvine @ucirvine and @green.mpna to study lead levels in children (ages 6-10) in Santa Ana, and the impact on their academic and neurobehavioral outcomes. 📚🧠
This 5-year study is actively recruiting families, and participants will receive financial incentives for their involvement.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more! RSVP through the link in our bio to receive the Google Meet link. 🙌

🔗: https://bit.ly/OCEJweb

#ResearchForChange #ICLEANStudy #SantaAna #CommunityHealth #LeadExposure #Webinar #OCEJ #Neurodevelopment #HealthyKids #UCI #GettingResidentsEngaged #EmpowerNeighborhoods #GreenMPNA #FinancialIncentives

🌟 Join us Monday, March 31st, from 7-8 PM PST for an insightful webinar on the I-CLEAN Research Study! 🌟

Hosted by Maya Cheave & Samantha Guerrero.

Learn about OCEJ’s partnership with the University of California, Irvine @ucirvine and @green.mpna to study lead levels in children (ages 6-10) in Santa Ana, and the impact on their academic and neurobehavioral outcomes. 📚🧠
This 5-year study is actively recruiting families, and participants will receive financial incentives for their involvement.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more! RSVP through the link in our bio to receive the Google Meet link. 🙌

🔗: https://bit.ly/OCEJweb

#ResearchForChange #ICLEANStudy #SantaAna #CommunityHealth #LeadExposure #Webinar #OCEJ #Neurodevelopment #HealthyKids #UCI #GettingResidentsEngaged #EmpowerNeighborhoods #GreenMPNA #FinancialIncentives

Dates will be decided at a future time ! Looking for Anaheim residents especially!

Dates will be decided at a future time ! Looking for Anaheim residents especially!

On Monday March 31st at 7-8 PM PST, OCEJ will be hosting a Webinar on the I-CLEAN Research Study! Come learn about our partnership with the University of California, Irvine and Green MPNA (Getting Residents Engaged and Empowering Neighborhoods Madison Park Neighborhood Association) through this research study that is studying lead levels in children in Santa Ana aged 6-10 and academic and neurobehavioral outcomes. This 5 year study is currently recruiting families who will receive financial incentives for participating in this research. RSVP at the link in our bio to receive the link to the Google Meets for the webinar!

On Monday March 31st at 7-8 PM PST, OCEJ will be hosting a Webinar on the I-CLEAN Research Study! Come learn about our partnership with the University of California, Irvine and Green MPNA (Getting Residents Engaged and Empowering Neighborhoods Madison Park Neighborhood Association) through this research study that is studying lead levels in children in Santa Ana aged 6-10 and academic and neurobehavioral outcomes. This 5 year study is currently recruiting families who will receive financial incentives for participating in this research. RSVP at the link in our bio to receive the link to the Google Meets for the webinar!

UPDATED QR CODE: Upcoming discussion event with a team of Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Students about the Disneyland Forward project and the Walnut neighborhood in Anaheim that is affected by this.

UPDATED QR CODE: Upcoming discussion event with a team of Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Students about the Disneyland Forward project and the Walnut neighborhood in Anaheim that is affected by this.

Interested in documenting and reporting water pollution in your city? Join our Water Protector Committee! Please fill out sign up form.

Visit our linktree / website under COBW for more information.

Interested in documenting and reporting water pollution in your city? Join our Water Protector Committee! Please fill out sign up form.

Visit our linktree / website under COBW for more information.

👏🏽 Big thanks to our amazing community for joining us this past Saturday for our Ready Rep Training! Together, we’re building a stronger, more prepared network to respond to emergencies. 💪🏽Your commitment to making a difference means the world! #EmergencyPreparedness #CommunityStrength #ReadyRepTraining
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¡Muchísimas gracias a nuestra increíble comunidad por acompañarnos este sábado en el entrenamiento de Ready Rep! Juntos estamos construyendo una red más fuerte y preparada para responder ante emergencias. ¡Tu compromiso por hacer la diferencia significa mucho! #PreparaciónParaEmergencias #FuerzaComunitaria #EntrenamientoReadyRep
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“Xin chân thành cảm ơn cộng đồng tuyệt vời của chúng ta đã tham gia khóa huấn luyện Ready Rep vào sáng thứ Bảy vừa qua! Cùng nhau, chúng ta đang xây dựng một mạng lưới mạnh mẽ và sẵn sàng ứng phó với các tình huống khẩn cấp. Sự cam kết của các bạn để tạo ra sự khác biệt thật sự rất ý nghĩa! #ChuẩnBịKhẩnCấp #SứcMạnhCộngĐồng #HuấnLuyệnReadyRep

👏🏽 Big thanks to our amazing community for joining us this past Saturday for our Ready Rep Training! Together, we’re building a stronger, more prepared network to respond to emergencies. 💪🏽Your commitment to making a difference means the world! #EmergencyPreparedness #CommunityStrength #ReadyRepTraining
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¡Muchísimas gracias a nuestra increíble comunidad por acompañarnos este sábado en el entrenamiento de Ready Rep! Juntos estamos construyendo una red más fuerte y preparada para responder ante emergencias. ¡Tu compromiso por hacer la diferencia significa mucho! #PreparaciónParaEmergencias #FuerzaComunitaria #EntrenamientoReadyRep
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“Xin chân thành cảm ơn cộng đồng tuyệt vời của chúng ta đã tham gia khóa huấn luyện Ready Rep vào sáng thứ Bảy vừa qua! Cùng nhau, chúng ta đang xây dựng một mạng lưới mạnh mẽ và sẵn sàng ứng phó với các tình huống khẩn cấp. Sự cam kết của các bạn để tạo ra sự khác biệt thật sự rất ý nghĩa! #ChuẩnBịKhẩnCấp #SứcMạnhCộngĐồng #HuấnLuyệnReadyRep

CALLING ALL SANTA ANA RESIDENTS! Soil lead and lead poisoning has been a concern in the city of Santa Ana and we want to know if you’re interested in potentially having bioremediation done in your yards! Please fill out the survey at the link in our bio and share with as many people as possible so we can hear your thoughts!🌱🪴

CALLING ALL SANTA ANA RESIDENTS! Soil lead and lead poisoning has been a concern in the city of Santa Ana and we want to know if you’re interested in potentially having bioremediation done in your yards! Please fill out the survey at the link in our bio and share with as many people as possible so we can hear your thoughts!🌱🪴

🚨 Lead Exposure in Santa Ana: The I-CLEAN Study 🚨

If you are a parent of a child between the ages of 6 -10 enrolled in the Santa Ana School District and are interested in this study, please send us a direct message or call us at 949-345-1711. You can also email us at icleanstudy@hs.uci.edu. This study will help determine if your child has been affected by lead poisoning and provides incentives of up to $90! If you have any questions, please send us a direct message!
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🚨 Exposición al Plomo en Santa Ana: El Estudio I-CLEAN 🚨

Si eres padre de un niño de 6 a 10 años inscrito en el distrito escolar de Santa Ana y te interesa este estudio, envíanos un mensaje directo o llámanos al 949-345-1711. También puedes escribirnos a icleanstudy@hs.uci.edu.

Read more: https://publichealth.uci.edu/2024/06/24/another-step-toward-environmental-justice/
#PublicHealth #LeadPoisoning #SantaAna #CommunityResearch #HealthEquity #ICLEAN #EnvironmentalJustice

🚨 Lead Exposure in Santa Ana: The I-CLEAN Study 🚨

If you are a parent of a child between the ages of 6 -10 enrolled in the Santa Ana School District and are interested in this study, please send us a direct message or call us at 949-345-1711. You can also email us at icleanstudy@hs.uci.edu. This study will help determine if your child has been affected by lead poisoning and provides incentives of up to $90! If you have any questions, please send us a direct message!
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🚨 Exposición al Plomo en Santa Ana: El Estudio I-CLEAN 🚨

Si eres padre de un niño de 6 a 10 años inscrito en el distrito escolar de Santa Ana y te interesa este estudio, envíanos un mensaje directo o llámanos al 949-345-1711. También puedes escribirnos a icleanstudy@hs.uci.edu.

Read more: https://publichealth.uci.edu/2024/06/24/another-step-toward-environmental-justice/
#PublicHealth #LeadPoisoning #SantaAna #CommunityResearch #HealthEquity #ICLEAN #EnvironmentalJustice

⛑️ Join OCEJ and @delhineighborhood for our Ready Rep Summit which will take place on Saturday, January 18 from 11am to 1pm at the Delhi Center (Delhi Center, 505 E Central Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707 ). Our summit will focus on providing resources to prepare our families and community for extreme weather emergencies and other emergency events! Food, beverages, and childcare will be provided and entry is free/ open to all! Please share with your friends and loved ones - we hope to see you there!

Let’s prepare for emergencies together!

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⛑️ Únase a OCEJ y al Vecindario de Delhi para nuestra Feria de Recursos de Ready Rep que se llevará a cabo el sábado 18 de enero de 11am a 1 pm en el Delhi Center (505 E Central Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707). ¡Nuestra feria se centrará en brindar recursos para preparar a nuestras familias y comunidad para emergencias climáticas extremas y otros eventos de emergencia! Se proporcionarán alimentos, bebidas, y cuidado de niños. La entrada es gratuita/abierta para todos. Por favor comparta con sus amigos y seres queridos. ¡Esperamos verlos allí!

¡Preparémonos juntos para las emergencias!

⛑️ Join OCEJ and @delhineighborhood for our Ready Rep Summit which will take place on Saturday, January 18 from 11am to 1pm at the Delhi Center (Delhi Center, 505 E Central Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707 ). Our summit will focus on providing resources to prepare our families and community for extreme weather emergencies and other emergency events! Food, beverages, and childcare will be provided and entry is free/ open to all! Please share with your friends and loved ones - we hope to see you there!

Let’s prepare for emergencies together!

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⛑️ Únase a OCEJ y al Vecindario de Delhi para nuestra Feria de Recursos de Ready Rep que se llevará a cabo el sábado 18 de enero de 11am a 1 pm en el Delhi Center (505 E Central Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707). ¡Nuestra feria se centrará en brindar recursos para preparar a nuestras familias y comunidad para emergencias climáticas extremas y otros eventos de emergencia! Se proporcionarán alimentos, bebidas, y cuidado de niños. La entrada es gratuita/abierta para todos. Por favor comparta con sus amigos y seres queridos. ¡Esperamos verlos allí!

¡Preparémonos juntos para las emergencias!

🗣️ Organizations wanted! OCEJ is looking for organizations that are interested in hosting a table or booth, workshop, or sharing resources with community members during our Ready Rep Summit set for January 18! The link to sign up is in our linktree!

🌎 Our Ready Rep Summit is focused on providing resources to prepare our community for natural disasters and other emergencies! If you have information or resources to help community members and their families prepare and/or respond to emergencies (of any kind) please sign up or dm us with questions!

🗣️ Organizations wanted! OCEJ is looking for organizations that are interested in hosting a table or booth, workshop, or sharing resources with community members during our Ready Rep Summit set for January 18! The link to sign up is in our linktree!

🌎 Our Ready Rep Summit is focused on providing resources to prepare our community for natural disasters and other emergencies! If you have information or resources to help community members and their families prepare and/or respond to emergencies (of any kind) please sign up or dm us with questions!

🗣️ Volunteers needed for OCEJ’s Ready Rep and Health Survey Campaign! We are looking for folks who are interested in getting involved with OCEJ and canvassing about environmental justice experiences in Santa Ana! 🌱

No experience required and volunteer shifts are flexible! Sign up at the link in our bio! Email jocelyn@ocej.org with any questions!

Ready Rep. focuses on equipping residents with the necessary resources to be prepared to respond to extreme weather events while also identifying leaders to create support networks in the community.

The Health Survey focuses on identifying environmental justice issues and health risks in Santa Ana. The results of this survey will be mapped and will help identify impacted communities.

🗣️ Volunteers needed for OCEJ’s Ready Rep and Health Survey Campaign! We are looking for folks who are interested in getting involved with OCEJ and canvassing about environmental justice experiences in Santa Ana! 🌱

No experience required and volunteer shifts are flexible! Sign up at the link in our bio! Email jocelyn@ocej.org with any questions!

Ready Rep. focuses on equipping residents with the necessary resources to be prepared to respond to extreme weather events while also identifying leaders to create support networks in the community.

The Health Survey focuses on identifying environmental justice issues and health risks in Santa Ana. The results of this survey will be mapped and will help identify impacted communities.

Join us tomorrow as we stand up alongside @protectpuvungna to demand that Puvungna be protected under the care of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, and to give CalState Long Beach a history lesson at their 75th anniversary celebration! From @protectpuvungna :
“CalState Long Beach is celebrating their 75th anniversary tomorrow—but whose history are they really celebrating? The Acjachemen and Tongva peoples have cared for Puvungna, the village CSULB is built upon, and the surrounding lands since time immemorial; CalState Long Beach’s short history has been one of land theft and disrespect to Indigenous peoples, our ceremonial grounds, and the remains of our ancestors buried on the remaining 22 open space acres of Puvungna. Come out tomorrow to support us as we demand that CalState Long Beach adhere to the terms of our lawsuit settlement and protect Puvungna in perpetuity, under a conservation easement cared for by an Indigenous land trust! Please arrive by 2:30pm if possible, to find parking off campus and get to the meeting point to begin our action together. Contact Patricia (patricia@ocej.org) or Alyssa (alyssaklozano@gmail.com) with any questions!”

Join us tomorrow as we stand up alongside @protectpuvungna to demand that Puvungna be protected under the care of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, and to give CalState Long Beach a history lesson at their 75th anniversary celebration! From @protectpuvungna :
“CalState Long Beach is celebrating their 75th anniversary tomorrow—but whose history are they really celebrating? The Acjachemen and Tongva peoples have cared for Puvungna, the village CSULB is built upon, and the surrounding lands since time immemorial; CalState Long Beach’s short history has been one of land theft and disrespect to Indigenous peoples, our ceremonial grounds, and the remains of our ancestors buried on the remaining 22 open space acres of Puvungna. Come out tomorrow to support us as we demand that CalState Long Beach adhere to the terms of our lawsuit settlement and protect Puvungna in perpetuity, under a conservation easement cared for by an Indigenous land trust! Please arrive by 2:30pm if possible, to find parking off campus and get to the meeting point to begin our action together. Contact Patricia (patricia@ocej.org) or Alyssa (alyssaklozano@gmail.com) with any questions!”

We wanted to introduce you all to some of our 2024 Soil Lead Practitioners! These incredibly passionate and driven Santa Ana community members wanted to partake in this program to learn about soil sampling and bioremediation as a method of healing the soils and uplifting and empowering their community to take action on the soil lead contamination issue. They started their program in early August and will be learning and implementing this work until mid October!

We wanted to introduce you all to some of our 2024 Soil Lead Practitioners! These incredibly passionate and driven Santa Ana community members wanted to partake in this program to learn about soil sampling and bioremediation as a method of healing the soils and uplifting and empowering their community to take action on the soil lead contamination issue. They started their program in early August and will be learning and implementing this work until mid October!

Hello all!

We are excited to announce that at our annual Fundraiser Celebration event this Friday 7/26, we will be having the pleasure of enjoying live music by two talented performers @byeonghyeonmusic & @kathryn.dcosta 🎵 ! 🥰 Performances are included w/ ticket entry. Please join us and support by purchasing a ticket w/ our link in bio! 🔗

(Read below for the performers bios) :

2nd slide: Byeonghyeon(Be-young He-yawn) 🌱

Byeongyeon is an unmyserious singer-songwriter who loves to talk about her universal and personal experiences as an immigrant, as a woman and as a human being. Having moved around her entire life - from Korea to Australia and finally to the city of angels - Byeonghyeon values the sense of belonging among diversity and hopes to foster connection through her music. Byeonghyeon’s genre is usually r&b and indie/folk music and you can find her singing early 2000s korean music at: @ByeonghyeonMusic

3rd slide: Kathryn D’ Costa ✨

Hi! My name is Kathryn D’Costa and I’m a 16-year-old singer songwriter. I mostly write songs of the indie-pop genre because that’s what I resonate with the most. Nearly all the songs I write are either stemmed from experiences of those around me that have strong messages to share. I generally perform with my guitar because it’s what I’ve been playing music on for 10 years, I just have this emotional attachment to it!
follow: @kathryn.dcosta

🎵✨🌱🙌🏽

#music #environmentaljustice #orangecounty

Hello all!

We are excited to announce that at our annual Fundraiser Celebration event this Friday 7/26, we will be having the pleasure of enjoying live music by two talented performers @byeonghyeonmusic & @kathryn.dcosta 🎵 ! 🥰 Performances are included w/ ticket entry. Please join us and support by purchasing a ticket w/ our link in bio! 🔗

(Read below for the performers bios) :

2nd slide: Byeonghyeon(Be-young He-yawn) 🌱

Byeongyeon is an unmyserious singer-songwriter who loves to talk about her universal and personal experiences as an immigrant, as a woman and as a human being. Having moved around her entire life - from Korea to Australia and finally to the city of angels - Byeonghyeon values the sense of belonging among diversity and hopes to foster connection through her music. Byeonghyeon’s genre is usually r&b and indie/folk music and you can find her singing early 2000s korean music at: @ByeonghyeonMusic

3rd slide: Kathryn D’ Costa ✨

Hi! My name is Kathryn D’Costa and I’m a 16-year-old singer songwriter. I mostly write songs of the indie-pop genre because that’s what I resonate with the most. Nearly all the songs I write are either stemmed from experiences of those around me that have strong messages to share. I generally perform with my guitar because it’s what I’ve been playing music on for 10 years, I just have this emotional attachment to it!
follow: @kathryn.dcosta

🎵✨🌱🙌🏽

#music #environmentaljustice #orangecounty

Hiii all! ✨

Join us next FRIDAY 7/26 at our annual fundraiser and enjoy delicious Mediterranean cuisine and drinks 🍹✨ (non- alcoholic & alcoholic) by Taylor’d Catering.

Let’s nourish our bodies with yummy food and raise $$ for a great cause! 😋 🌎🌱

🌱 Vegetarian/ Vegan options available.🌱

🎟️ Purchase fundraiser tickets with the link in our bio! 🔗✨🌱

Hiii all! ✨

Join us next FRIDAY 7/26 at our annual fundraiser and enjoy delicious Mediterranean cuisine and drinks 🍹✨ (non- alcoholic & alcoholic) by Taylor’d Catering.

Let’s nourish our bodies with yummy food and raise $$ for a great cause! 😋 🌎🌱

🌱 Vegetarian/ Vegan options available.🌱

🎟️ Purchase fundraiser tickets with the link in our bio! 🔗✨🌱

🗣️ Volunteers needed for OCEJ’s summer fundraiser on Friday, July 26 at Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center! ☀️🍉 We have two shifts; one from 3:30-7pm & 6:30-10pm. Volunteers will gain free admission to the fundraiser which includes food, one ticket for our opportunity drawing, and an OCEJ t-shirt. If you’re interested, please fill out the volunteer interest form via the QR code or link in bio! ✨

If you have any questions, please reach out to sydney@ocej.org and ms.julievo@gmail.com.

🗣️ Volunteers needed for OCEJ’s summer fundraiser on Friday, July 26 at Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center! ☀️🍉 We have two shifts; one from 3:30-7pm & 6:30-10pm. Volunteers will gain free admission to the fundraiser which includes food, one ticket for our opportunity drawing, and an OCEJ t-shirt. If you’re interested, please fill out the volunteer interest form via the QR code or link in bio! ✨

If you have any questions, please reach out to sydney@ocej.org and ms.julievo@gmail.com.

Application link in bio!!!

Application link in bio!!!

Our Summer Celebration & Fundraiser is the place to be on Friday, July 26th. This event will be a fun opportunity to meet and network with grassroots activists, elected officials, environmental organizations and community members.

🔔🎉 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Please join us! 🌳🌊🌱✨

Your presence is requested!

Our Summer Celebration & Fundraiser is the place to be on Friday, July 26th. This event will be a fun opportunity to meet and network with grassroots activists, elected officials, environmental organizations and community members.

🔔🎉 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Please join us! 🌳🌊🌱✨

Your presence is requested!

Hello all! ✨

Your attendance and donation at our Summer Celebration & Fundraiser will directly support our goal of raising $10,000 for two of our most critical community-based programs - the Environmental Justice Organizing Academy (EJOA) and the Defending the Sacred Youth Internship Program. 🌱

Through an eight-week academy, EJOA is a year-round program that prepares low-income youth of color to mobilize and investigate environmental injustices and create systemic change through both grassroots organizing strategies and policy making. EJOA also hosts workshops at local high schools in Orange County’s most impacted communities. EJOA graduates have advanced to staff and leadership roles at OCEJ and in the community. Three out of five OCEJ staff members are EJOA graduates.

In collaboration with Acjachemen and Tongva indigenous activists, youth interns develop social media campaigns, fundraising strategies, and programming with Friends of Puvungna, in service to the defense and restoration of sacred sites across Long Beach and Orange County 🪶 .

Since 2022, OCEJ Defending the Sacred interns have organized gatherings for Native youth, including poetry readings, workshops on traditional foodways, Acjachemen basket weaving, and discussions on identity and the importance of sacred sites. In 2024, Defending the Sacred Youth Interns will continue to support intergenerational gatherings for local Indigenous communities. 🪶✨

🔔🎉 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Please join us! 🌳🌊🌱✨

Hello all! ✨

Your attendance and donation at our Summer Celebration & Fundraiser will directly support our goal of raising $10,000 for two of our most critical community-based programs - the Environmental Justice Organizing Academy (EJOA) and the Defending the Sacred Youth Internship Program. 🌱

Through an eight-week academy, EJOA is a year-round program that prepares low-income youth of color to mobilize and investigate environmental injustices and create systemic change through both grassroots organizing strategies and policy making. EJOA also hosts workshops at local high schools in Orange County’s most impacted communities. EJOA graduates have advanced to staff and leadership roles at OCEJ and in the community. Three out of five OCEJ staff members are EJOA graduates.

In collaboration with Acjachemen and Tongva indigenous activists, youth interns develop social media campaigns, fundraising strategies, and programming with Friends of Puvungna, in service to the defense and restoration of sacred sites across Long Beach and Orange County 🪶 .

Since 2022, OCEJ Defending the Sacred interns have organized gatherings for Native youth, including poetry readings, workshops on traditional foodways, Acjachemen basket weaving, and discussions on identity and the importance of sacred sites. In 2024, Defending the Sacred Youth Interns will continue to support intergenerational gatherings for local Indigenous communities. 🪶✨

🔔🎉 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Please join us! 🌳🌊🌱✨

We want to listen to your ideas, opinions, comments, questions, or concerns on the upcoming Santa Ana Zoning Code Update.

This is a window of opportunity to tell city planning officials what types of projects we should prioritize in your city. For example, what do we want to see in empty plots of land ? What other zoning changes should the city implement to address community needs & environmental justice concerns?

OCEJ will be hosting virtual "office hours" for folks to come in ask questions, share ideas, plan together, and overall work together to envision a new zoning map in the hopes to address some of our community's most pressing needs.

Zoom links are available on our linktree and website.

Drop your comments below, attend the city workshops, attend our office hours, or email keila@ocej.org for more information.

You may also contact Siri Champion at SChampion@santa-ana.org or 714-667-2751 for further information and to share your ideas with the city planning officials.

We want to listen to your ideas, opinions, comments, questions, or concerns on the upcoming Santa Ana Zoning Code Update.

This is a window of opportunity to tell city planning officials what types of projects we should prioritize in your city. For example, what do we want to see in empty plots of land ? What other zoning changes should the city implement to address community needs & environmental justice concerns?

OCEJ will be hosting virtual "office hours" for folks to come in ask questions, share ideas, plan together, and overall work together to envision a new zoning map in the hopes to address some of our community's most pressing needs.

Zoom links are available on our linktree and website.

Drop your comments below, attend the city workshops, attend our office hours, or email keila@ocej.org for more information.

You may also contact Siri Champion at SChampion@santa-ana.org or 714-667-2751 for further information and to share your ideas with the city planning officials.

Contact Erica Gonzalez at info@ocej.org for more information!!!

Contact Erica Gonzalez at info@ocej.org for more information!!!

Tickets are now available for our summer fundraiser !!!! Tickets are available on a sliding scale. LINK IN BIO 🔗✨. Hope to see you at the Muth Center on July 26th! 🌍

#environmentaljustice #orangecounty #tickets

Tickets are now available for our summer fundraiser !!!! Tickets are available on a sliding scale. LINK IN BIO 🔗✨. Hope to see you at the Muth Center on July 26th! 🌍

#environmentaljustice #orangecounty #tickets

Last Saturday, EJOA students made a trip out to Puvungna, a sacred Indigenous site to learn more about the history and importance of the site. Big thank you to Michelle for leading the teach-in! Please continue to support @protectpuvungna and their efforts for Indigenous land back ❤️‍🔥

📸: Salsa

Last Saturday, EJOA students made a trip out to Puvungna, a sacred Indigenous site to learn more about the history and importance of the site. Big thank you to Michelle for leading the teach-in! Please continue to support @protectpuvungna and their efforts for Indigenous land back ❤️‍🔥

📸: Salsa

This past Saturday, Mike Rodriguez, who runs the People’s History of Orange County Summer Enrichment program led us in a walking tour of Santa Ana to highlight the local history! ☀️✊

We started at El Centro Cultural de Mexico then made our way to the Alex Odeh statue in front of Santa Ana Public Library, Emigdio Vazquez mural, Sasscer (Panther) Park, Broadway Theater, Calle Cuatro, Santa Ana Chinatown and Crear Studio. Special thanks to Mike, OCEJ staff/volunteers, and our additional guest speakers, Celine, Daniel, & Sarah for making this tour happen! 🤎

Photos courtesy of Salsa

This past Saturday, Mike Rodriguez, who runs the People’s History of Orange County Summer Enrichment program led us in a walking tour of Santa Ana to highlight the local history! ☀️✊

We started at El Centro Cultural de Mexico then made our way to the Alex Odeh statue in front of Santa Ana Public Library, Emigdio Vazquez mural, Sasscer (Panther) Park, Broadway Theater, Calle Cuatro, Santa Ana Chinatown and Crear Studio. Special thanks to Mike, OCEJ staff/volunteers, and our additional guest speakers, Celine, Daniel, & Sarah for making this tour happen! 🤎

Photos courtesy of Salsa

!!! Opportunity for musicians! 🎶

!!! Opportunity for musicians! 🎶

Save the date! 📆 OCEJ’s annual summer fundraiser is approaching next month on July 26th! More details including a ticket purchase link will be going live soon! We hope to see you there!!! 🌳

Save the date! 📆 OCEJ’s annual summer fundraiser is approaching next month on July 26th! More details including a ticket purchase link will be going live soon! We hope to see you there!!! 🌳

Sign up to be a volunteer at our Block Party event on 6/22 ! Sign up by filling out the form in our linktree in our bio!

Sign up to be a volunteer at our Block Party event on 6/22 ! Sign up by filling out the form in our linktree in our bio!

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