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🌿Únase a OCEJ y a la Asociación de Vecinos de Delhi el próximo martes (2/17) a las 6pm por Zoom y presencialmente en el Centro Delhi para nuestra próxima reunión comunitaria. Exploraremos los efectos de la contaminación de Cherry Aerospace en el suelo de nuestra comunidad y su impacto a nuestro bienestar. ¡También celebraremos la resiliencia comunitaria! 💗

¡Enlace de Zoom esta en nuestra biographia!
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🌿Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association next Tuesday (2/17) at 6pm via Zoom and in-person at the Delhi Center for our next community meeting! We will be exploring the effects of Cherry Aerospace’s contamination on our community’s soil and the impacts on our wellbeing. We will also be making space for celebrating community resilience! 💗

Zoom link in bio! We hope to see you there!

🌿Únase a OCEJ y a la Asociación de Vecinos de Delhi el próximo martes (2/17) a las 6pm por Zoom y presencialmente en el Centro Delhi para nuestra próxima reunión comunitaria. Exploraremos los efectos de la contaminación de Cherry Aerospace en el suelo de nuestra comunidad y su impacto a nuestro bienestar. ¡También celebraremos la resiliencia comunitaria! 💗

¡Enlace de Zoom esta en nuestra biographia!
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🌿Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association next Tuesday (2/17) at 6pm via Zoom and in-person at the Delhi Center for our next community meeting! We will be exploring the effects of Cherry Aerospace’s contamination on our community’s soil and the impacts on our wellbeing. We will also be making space for celebrating community resilience! 💗

Zoom link in bio! We hope to see you there!

Hello! OCEJ is working with a third year public health undergraduate student at UC Irvine. The student and their professor are currently gathering data about community responses in response to various public health framings. These framings comprise the content of the survey and guide hypothetical research conclusion statements that document correlation between environmental toxin exposure and functional, behavioral, and academic outcomes in OC children. If you are 18 years+ older, live in Orange County, and are a past or current primary caregiver of a child or teen that has lived in Orange County at some point, we would greatly appreciate your insight for my academic course. All responses are anonymous and the survey should take about 20 minutes to complete. Upon completing the survey, you can enter a draw for a $40 gift card. This survey was registered with the university’s Institutional Review Board. Thank you in advance for your responses! Contact maya@ocej.org if you have any questions! Link in bio! 🪴

Hello! OCEJ is working with a third year public health undergraduate student at UC Irvine. The student and their professor are currently gathering data about community responses in response to various public health framings. These framings comprise the content of the survey and guide hypothetical research conclusion statements that document correlation between environmental toxin exposure and functional, behavioral, and academic outcomes in OC children. If you are 18 years+ older, live in Orange County, and are a past or current primary caregiver of a child or teen that has lived in Orange County at some point, we would greatly appreciate your insight for my academic course. All responses are anonymous and the survey should take about 20 minutes to complete. Upon completing the survey, you can enter a draw for a $40 gift card. This survey was registered with the university’s Institutional Review Board. Thank you in advance for your responses! Contact maya@ocej.org if you have any questions! Link in bio! 🪴

Are you passionate about the Santa Ana community? Are you passionate about healing the soil and earth? If yes, please head to the link in our bio to take a short survey (available in English and Spanish)! All responses are anonymous. This survey will help inform community organizations and other agencies of how community members feel about the practice of bioremediation (using native plants and fungi to heal soils) in the city of Santa Ana, identifying how we can best support residents and address their needs. Please DM or email maya@ocej.org if you have any questions!

¿Tienes pasión por la comunidad de Santa Ana? ¿Tienes pasión por la sanación de la tierra y el medio ambiente? Si piensas que sí, por favor sigue el enlace en nuestro perfil y toma una breve encuesta (disponible en español e inglés)! Todas las respuestas son anónimas. Esta encuesta ayudará a informar organizaciones comunitarias y otras agencias sobre la práctica de la biorremediación (usando plantas indígenas y hongos para sanar la tierra) en la ciudad de Santa Ana, identificando las maneras que mejor podemos apoyar a residentes y atender sus necesidades. ¡Por favor mande un mensaje directo o email a maya@ocej.org si tiene alguna pregunta!

Thank you @ferjuliet for the translation! 🌱

Are you passionate about the Santa Ana community? Are you passionate about healing the soil and earth? If yes, please head to the link in our bio to take a short survey (available in English and Spanish)! All responses are anonymous. This survey will help inform community organizations and other agencies of how community members feel about the practice of bioremediation (using native plants and fungi to heal soils) in the city of Santa Ana, identifying how we can best support residents and address their needs. Please DM or email maya@ocej.org if you have any questions!

¿Tienes pasión por la comunidad de Santa Ana? ¿Tienes pasión por la sanación de la tierra y el medio ambiente? Si piensas que sí, por favor sigue el enlace en nuestro perfil y toma una breve encuesta (disponible en español e inglés)! Todas las respuestas son anónimas. Esta encuesta ayudará a informar organizaciones comunitarias y otras agencias sobre la práctica de la biorremediación (usando plantas indígenas y hongos para sanar la tierra) en la ciudad de Santa Ana, identificando las maneras que mejor podemos apoyar a residentes y atender sus necesidades. ¡Por favor mande un mensaje directo o email a maya@ocej.org si tiene alguna pregunta!

Thank you @ferjuliet for the translation! 🌱

Join us for an afternoon in community on Sunday, January 25 from 2-4 pm at @lacolmena_coop 🤎 we’ll be reflecting on OCEJ’s highlights of 2025 as well as visioning for 2026 🌟 This event is free, family friendly, and parking is available. We will have light snacks, refreshments, crafts, & karaoke/open mic 🪅 RSVP link via the QR code, tinyurl.com/ya35t8cz (case sensitive), or link in bio ⛓️‍💥

Únete a nosotros para una tarde en comunidad el domingo 25 de enero, de 1-4pm, en @lacolmena_coop 🤎 Reflexionaremos sobre los logros de OCEJ en 2025 y planificaremos el futuro para 2026 🌟 Este evento es gratuito, apto para toda la familia y cuenta con estacionamiento disponible. Tendremos botanas, bebidas, actividades de arte y karaoke/micrófono abierto 🪅 Confirma tu asistencia a través del código QR, o en el sitio link tinyurl.com/ya35t8cz (distingue mayúsculas y minúsculas) o el enlace en nuestra biografía ⛓️‍💥

Join us for an afternoon in community on Sunday, January 25 from 2-4 pm at @lacolmena_coop 🤎 we’ll be reflecting on OCEJ’s highlights of 2025 as well as visioning for 2026 🌟 This event is free, family friendly, and parking is available. We will have light snacks, refreshments, crafts, & karaoke/open mic 🪅 RSVP link via the QR code, tinyurl.com/ya35t8cz (case sensitive), or link in bio ⛓️‍💥

Únete a nosotros para una tarde en comunidad el domingo 25 de enero, de 1-4pm, en @lacolmena_coop 🤎 Reflexionaremos sobre los logros de OCEJ en 2025 y planificaremos el futuro para 2026 🌟 Este evento es gratuito, apto para toda la familia y cuenta con estacionamiento disponible. Tendremos botanas, bebidas, actividades de arte y karaoke/micrófono abierto 🪅 Confirma tu asistencia a través del código QR, o en el sitio link tinyurl.com/ya35t8cz (distingue mayúsculas y minúsculas) o el enlace en nuestra biografía ⛓️‍💥

🌿Únete a OCEJ y el Delhi Neighborhood Association el próximo martes (1/20) a las 6:00pm a través de Zoom y en persona en el Delhi Center para nuestra próxima reunión comunitaria sobre la contaminación de Cherry Aerospace. 🏭¡Exploraremos cómo Cherry Aerospace contaminó nuestras aguas subterráneas, los impactos a nuestra salud, y pasos que podemos tomar para proteger a nuestra communidad! 🌊

Enlace de Zoom en nuestra biografía.
¡Los esperamos!
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🌿Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association next Tuesday (1/20) at 6pm via Zoom and in-person at the Delhi Center for our next Cherry Aerospace community meeting! 🏭 We will be exploring the groundwater contamination caused by Cherry Aerospce, the associated health impacts, and ways we can protect our community! 🌊

Zoom link in bio! We hope to see you there!

🌿Únete a OCEJ y el Delhi Neighborhood Association el próximo martes (1/20) a las 6:00pm a través de Zoom y en persona en el Delhi Center para nuestra próxima reunión comunitaria sobre la contaminación de Cherry Aerospace. 🏭¡Exploraremos cómo Cherry Aerospace contaminó nuestras aguas subterráneas, los impactos a nuestra salud, y pasos que podemos tomar para proteger a nuestra communidad! 🌊

Enlace de Zoom en nuestra biografía.
¡Los esperamos!
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🌿Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association next Tuesday (1/20) at 6pm via Zoom and in-person at the Delhi Center for our next Cherry Aerospace community meeting! 🏭 We will be exploring the groundwater contamination caused by Cherry Aerospce, the associated health impacts, and ways we can protect our community! 🌊

Zoom link in bio! We hope to see you there!

A month ago, we celebrated the end of our seed bomb workshops in collaboration with @theclayartivist 🎊 congrats to another successful bioremediation cohort and continued energy towards community remediation in many different ways! 🌱✊🤎

Special thank you to @libromobile for letting us use their space, please continue to support them! 📚 and shoutout to @spookyactionlabs for the beautiful poem and plant music ✨

A month ago, we celebrated the end of our seed bomb workshops in collaboration with @theclayartivist 🎊 congrats to another successful bioremediation cohort and continued energy towards community remediation in many different ways! 🌱✊🤎

Special thank you to @libromobile for letting us use their space, please continue to support them! 📚 and shoutout to @spookyactionlabs for the beautiful poem and plant music ✨

Join us every other Saturday from 11am-12:30pm in having conversations with community members about the contamination by Cherry Aerospace! Training, resources, and snacks are provided! Wear comfy shoes and bring your favorite water bottle!

January dates: January 14 & 31

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¡Únete a nosotros cada otro sábado de 11:00am a 12:30pm para conversar con miembros de nuestra comunidad sobre la contaminación causada por Cherry Aerospace! ¡Habrá capacitación, recursos y aguas! ¡Usa zapatos cómodos y trae su botella de agua favorita!

Fechas en enero: 17 y 31 de enero

Join us every other Saturday from 11am-12:30pm in having conversations with community members about the contamination by Cherry Aerospace! Training, resources, and snacks are provided! Wear comfy shoes and bring your favorite water bottle!

January dates: January 14 & 31

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¡Únete a nosotros cada otro sábado de 11:00am a 12:30pm para conversar con miembros de nuestra comunidad sobre la contaminación causada por Cherry Aerospace! ¡Habrá capacitación, recursos y aguas! ¡Usa zapatos cómodos y trae su botella de agua favorita!

Fechas en enero: 17 y 31 de enero

For the past two months OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood association had hosted Cherry Aerospace Community Meetings to engage in community discussions about this historic contamination by Cherry Aerospace, its current status, and what we can do to ensure our communities are safe. We will continue to host these monthly meetings through June 2026 and will cover many more topics including what the contamination means for our health, understanding the science, and how we can test our water, soil, and air! 🌿

Swipe to learn more and how to get involved!

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Durante los últimos dos meses, OCEJ y la Asociación de Vecinos de Delhi han organizado reuniones comunitarias sobre la histórica contaminación causada por Cherry Aerospace, su estado actual y qué podemos hacer para garantizar la seguridad de nuestras comunidades. Continuaremos organizando estas reuniones mensuales hasta junio de 2026 y abordaremos muchos más temas, como las implicaciones de la contaminación para nuestra salud, la comprensión de la ciencia y cómo podemos analizar el agua, el suelo y el aire en nuestras casas. 🌿

¡Desliza para obtener más información y saber cómo participar!

For the past two months OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood association had hosted Cherry Aerospace Community Meetings to engage in community discussions about this historic contamination by Cherry Aerospace, its current status, and what we can do to ensure our communities are safe. We will continue to host these monthly meetings through June 2026 and will cover many more topics including what the contamination means for our health, understanding the science, and how we can test our water, soil, and air! 🌿

Swipe to learn more and how to get involved!

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Durante los últimos dos meses, OCEJ y la Asociación de Vecinos de Delhi han organizado reuniones comunitarias sobre la histórica contaminación causada por Cherry Aerospace, su estado actual y qué podemos hacer para garantizar la seguridad de nuestras comunidades. Continuaremos organizando estas reuniones mensuales hasta junio de 2026 y abordaremos muchos más temas, como las implicaciones de la contaminación para nuestra salud, la comprensión de la ciencia y cómo podemos analizar el agua, el suelo y el aire en nuestras casas. 🌿

¡Desliza para obtener más información y saber cómo participar!

❄️ Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association on December 16 from 6-8pm at El Centro Cultural de Mexico for a Holiday Social where we will build community and learn about our Cherry Aerospace Community Meetings! Warm food and drinks will be provided

See you there!
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❄️ Únase a OCEJ y a la Asociación de Vecinos de Delhi el 16 de diciembre de 6-8pm en el Centro Cultural de México para una reunión social navideña. Será una oportunidad para conocer a otros en nuestra comunidad y aprender sobre nuestras Reuniones Comunitarias de Cherry Aerospace. Se ofrecerá comida y bebidas calientes.

¡Nos vemos allí!

❄️ Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association on December 16 from 6-8pm at El Centro Cultural de Mexico for a Holiday Social where we will build community and learn about our Cherry Aerospace Community Meetings! Warm food and drinks will be provided

See you there!
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❄️ Únase a OCEJ y a la Asociación de Vecinos de Delhi el 16 de diciembre de 6-8pm en el Centro Cultural de México para una reunión social navideña. Será una oportunidad para conocer a otros en nuestra comunidad y aprender sobre nuestras Reuniones Comunitarias de Cherry Aerospace. Se ofrecerá comida y bebidas calientes.

¡Nos vemos allí!

Join us tomorrow (11/22) from 11am-12:30pm in having conversations with community members and our neighbors about the contamination by Cherry Aerospace! Training, resources, and snacks are provided! Wear comfy shoes and bring your favorite water bottle!

Can’t come out tomorrow? Join us next Saturday during our next Cafecito & Community Chats!

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¡Únete a nosotros mañana (11/22) de 11:00 a 12:30 para conversar con miembros de la comunidad y nuestros vecinos sobre la contaminación causada por Cherry Aerospace! ¡Habrá capacitación, recursos y aguas! ¡Usa zapatos cómodos y trae su botella de agua favorita!

¿No puede venir mañana? ¡Acompáñanos el próximo sábado en nuestro próximo Cafecito y Conversaciones Comunitarias!

Join us tomorrow (11/22) from 11am-12:30pm in having conversations with community members and our neighbors about the contamination by Cherry Aerospace! Training, resources, and snacks are provided! Wear comfy shoes and bring your favorite water bottle!

Can’t come out tomorrow? Join us next Saturday during our next Cafecito & Community Chats!

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¡Únete a nosotros mañana (11/22) de 11:00 a 12:30 para conversar con miembros de la comunidad y nuestros vecinos sobre la contaminación causada por Cherry Aerospace! ¡Habrá capacitación, recursos y aguas! ¡Usa zapatos cómodos y trae su botella de agua favorita!

¿No puede venir mañana? ¡Acompáñanos el próximo sábado en nuestro próximo Cafecito y Conversaciones Comunitarias!

Seed Bomb Culmination Event is back on! We will be hosting the event Saturday December 13th from 2-4 PM at the Bristol Food Court Plaza! Thank you to @libromobile for letting us utilize the space! We will have prerecorded plant music created by @spookyactionlabs , a soil lead comic book reading and Q&A, our soil practitioner cohort graduation ceremony, information about research studies related to lead, seed bomb making, and a clothing swap hosted by our youth committee. You can grab a bite to eat at the food court during the event as well! RSVP at the link in our bio! 🌱

Seed Bomb Culmination Event is back on! We will be hosting the event Saturday December 13th from 2-4 PM at the Bristol Food Court Plaza! Thank you to @libromobile for letting us utilize the space! We will have prerecorded plant music created by @spookyactionlabs , a soil lead comic book reading and Q&A, our soil practitioner cohort graduation ceremony, information about research studies related to lead, seed bomb making, and a clothing swap hosted by our youth committee. You can grab a bite to eat at the food court during the event as well! RSVP at the link in our bio! 🌱

Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association next Tuesday (11/18) at 6pm via Zoom for our second Cherry Aerospace community meeting to explore the topic of environmental justice and connect it with your lived experiences. 🌱

Zoom link in bio!
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Únete a OCEJ y el Delhi Neighborhood Association el próximo martes (11/18) a las 6:00pm a través de Zoom para nuestra segunda reunión comunitaria de Cherry Aerospace. Exploraremos el tema de la justicia ambiental y su relación con sus experiencias. 🌱

¡Enlace de Zoom en la biografía!

Join OCEJ and the Delhi Neighborhood Association next Tuesday (11/18) at 6pm via Zoom for our second Cherry Aerospace community meeting to explore the topic of environmental justice and connect it with your lived experiences. 🌱

Zoom link in bio!
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Únete a OCEJ y el Delhi Neighborhood Association el próximo martes (11/18) a las 6:00pm a través de Zoom para nuestra segunda reunión comunitaria de Cherry Aerospace. Exploraremos el tema de la justicia ambiental y su relación con sus experiencias. 🌱

¡Enlace de Zoom en la biografía!

POSTPONED: Due to rain, we will unfortunately have to postpone our seed bomb culmination event and will share more details soon about the new date and time in the near future. 🌧️

POSTPONED: Due to rain, we will unfortunately have to postpone our seed bomb culmination event and will share more details soon about the new date and time in the near future. 🌧️

We are looking for volunteers who are interested in supporting our contamination education work! If you are interested please fill out the form (linked in bio) or email Jocelyn@ocej.org! 🌱💧☀️
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¡Buscamos voluntarios interesados en apoyar nuestra campaña de educación sobre la contaminación! Si le interesa, por favor completa el formulario (enlace en la biografía) o envía un correo electrónico a Jocelyn@ocej.org. 🌱💧☀️

We are looking for volunteers who are interested in supporting our contamination education work! If you are interested please fill out the form (linked in bio) or email Jocelyn@ocej.org! 🌱💧☀️
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¡Buscamos voluntarios interesados en apoyar nuestra campaña de educación sobre la contaminación! Si le interesa, por favor completa el formulario (enlace en la biografía) o envía un correo electrónico a Jocelyn@ocej.org. 🌱💧☀️

we have come to the end of our 2025 soil practitioner cohort program! We had incredible cohort members who worked very hard and were deeply engaged with the efforts to remediate the soils of Santa Ana! Congrats to this incredible group of people for finishing the program!

we have come to the end of our 2025 soil practitioner cohort program! We had incredible cohort members who worked very hard and were deeply engaged with the efforts to remediate the soils of Santa Ana! Congrats to this incredible group of people for finishing the program!

our latest resident-led seed bomb workshop, led by @natataterz! We encouraged folks to come in Halloween costumes, gave out candy and pumpkin seeds, and hosted a seed exchange! Thanks everyone for tuning in! 👻🎃🌱

@yemikey @rah.ghuhv @sakuralove394 @maxandcheems @solarpunkfarmer @paticakers @andrwval @theclayartivist

our latest resident-led seed bomb workshop, led by @natataterz! We encouraged folks to come in Halloween costumes, gave out candy and pumpkin seeds, and hosted a seed exchange! Thanks everyone for tuning in! 👻🎃🌱

@yemikey @rah.ghuhv @sakuralove394 @maxandcheems @solarpunkfarmer @paticakers @andrwval @theclayartivist

Our 2nd bioremediation implementation site day was a blast! Our soil practitioners worked very hard and we got everything done in 1.5 hours (record time for our team!)

Our 2nd bioremediation implementation site day was a blast! Our soil practitioners worked very hard and we got everything done in 1.5 hours (record time for our team!)

Join us for our last seed bomb workshop led by a community member next Saturday, October 11 from 10am to 12pm! Our workshop will be Halloween themed to coordinate with the season as you learn more about soil lead contamination in Santa Ana & how we can create our own community based solutions via seed bombs 🎃 Attendees are encouraged to dress up in plant related costumes (or any costume) and will receive pumpkin seeds & candy for participating. We’ll also have an optional seed exchange if anyone would like to bring their seeds! 🌱👻

Visit the google form link in bio to RSVP. The event is free and all materials will be provided. You’ll be able to take home some native plant seed bombs. We also have bus passes to support those needing transportation to our office! 🧡🖤

Join us for our last seed bomb workshop led by a community member next Saturday, October 11 from 10am to 12pm! Our workshop will be Halloween themed to coordinate with the season as you learn more about soil lead contamination in Santa Ana & how we can create our own community based solutions via seed bombs 🎃 Attendees are encouraged to dress up in plant related costumes (or any costume) and will receive pumpkin seeds & candy for participating. We’ll also have an optional seed exchange if anyone would like to bring their seeds! 🌱👻

Visit the google form link in bio to RSVP. The event is free and all materials will be provided. You’ll be able to take home some native plant seed bombs. We also have bus passes to support those needing transportation to our office! 🧡🖤

this past Sunday, our incredible soil practitioner cohort got their hands dirty and did their first day of bioremediation implementation done! Excited for 2 more weeks of hard work coming up! 🪏🪴🧑‍🌾

this past Sunday, our incredible soil practitioner cohort got their hands dirty and did their first day of bioremediation implementation done! Excited for 2 more weeks of hard work coming up! 🪏🪴🧑‍🌾

happy fall! 🍂 we’re reminiscing on the ending of our summer youth programs 🥹 our environmental justice organizing academy participants graduated and presented their final projects 🌱🎉and then our @ocejyouth wrapped up their garden project at @crece.coop where they planted the Indigenous three sisters method with corn, bean, and squash!🌽🫘✨

happy fall! 🍂 we’re reminiscing on the ending of our summer youth programs 🥹 our environmental justice organizing academy participants graduated and presented their final projects 🌱🎉and then our @ocejyouth wrapped up their garden project at @crece.coop where they planted the Indigenous three sisters method with corn, bean, and squash!🌽🫘✨

October 11th for our resident led seed bomb workshop! This will be our LAST workshop before our culmination event in November wrapping up our program! Come work on making seed bombs for yourself, friends, family, and community! One day bus passes are available!

October 11th for our resident led seed bomb workshop! This will be our LAST workshop before our culmination event in November wrapping up our program! Come work on making seed bombs for yourself, friends, family, and community! One day bus passes are available!

THIS SATURDAY! RSVP AT THE LINK IN OUR BIO! LEARN HOW TO MAKE SEED BOMBS AND MAKE SOME FOR YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, and COMMUNITY! HELP US HEAL THE SOIL WITH NATIVE PLANTS AND FUNGI! 🌻

THIS SATURDAY! RSVP AT THE LINK IN OUR BIO! LEARN HOW TO MAKE SEED BOMBS AND MAKE SOME FOR YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, and COMMUNITY! HELP US HEAL THE SOIL WITH NATIVE PLANTS AND FUNGI! 🌻

Meet our 2025 Soil Lead Practitioner Cohort! This year we’ve got an incredible bunch of community members who are passionate about healing the environment! They’ll be learning about soil lead, how to soil sample, and how to bioremediate this year.

Meet our 2025 Soil Lead Practitioner Cohort! This year we’ve got an incredible bunch of community members who are passionate about healing the environment! They’ll be learning about soil lead, how to soil sample, and how to bioremediate this year.

Dm or email if interested! Great volunteer opportunity to work on some Spanish translation work to support your community with seed bombs!

Dm or email if interested! Great volunteer opportunity to work on some Spanish translation work to support your community with seed bombs!

Come one come all to our collaboration with the Heritage Museum and artivist, Nancy Alcala, for our seed bomb workshop next Saturday 8/23 at 10 AM - 12 PM! Learn to make seed bombs for you and your friends/family! Volunteer your time to create seed bomb kits for community members! Come learn about the power of native plants and fungi in healing our land! 🌷🌻🍀 RSVP at the link in our bio! Free one day bus passes offered for those who don’t have access to transportation!

Come one come all to our collaboration with the Heritage Museum and artivist, Nancy Alcala, for our seed bomb workshop next Saturday 8/23 at 10 AM - 12 PM! Learn to make seed bombs for you and your friends/family! Volunteer your time to create seed bomb kits for community members! Come learn about the power of native plants and fungi in healing our land! 🌷🌻🍀 RSVP at the link in our bio! Free one day bus passes offered for those who don’t have access to transportation!

💧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! 🌿

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!

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