- The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University has received a $5 million grant from the Waverley Street Foundation.
- The grant will be used to expand the center’s research and outreach efforts, as well as support new initiatives related to environmental and climate justice.
- The Bullard Center is named after Dr. Robert Bullard, a prominent scholar and activist in the field of environmental justice.
- The center focuses on research, education, and advocacy related to the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on low-income and minority communities.
- The Waverley Street Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports a range of causes, including environmental and social justice.
By TSU | March 16, 2023
The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Waverley Street Foundation (WSF).
The grant will be used to support Bullard Center personnel and current research, policy and advocacy initiatives, the HBCU Climate Change Consortium, the HBCU-CBO Gulf Coast Equity Consortium, the HBCU Climate Change Conference, and the planning of a newly developed Environmental and Climate Justice Green Learning Center.
“We are excited about this grant that will enhance the important leadership role our HBCU-based center and team play in building, strengthening, and growing the global environmental and climate justice movement,” said Dr. Robert D. Bullard, who is often called the Father of Environmental Justice. “With these resources the Bullard Center, in collaboration with our HBCU Climate Change Consortium, will continue to punch above our weight in training the next generation of diverse environmental leaders, scientists, policymakers and community-university partnerships in pursuit of justice for those who historically have been forgotten, left out and left behind.”…
WSF supports climate solutions arising from local leaders and organizations at work in the places they call home. Their partners around the world are advancing climate efforts grounded in the day-to-day lives of people and communities, that build on foundations of equity and justice, and that respond to the growing challenges of those living on the frontlines of climate change.
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