Program
Northern California Environmental Justice Strategy Summit (2026)
9:00 - 9:15 am - Welcome and Overview
Iris Stewart-Frey and Christopher Bacon, summit organizing committee
Jim Glaser, Provost welcome
, Ohlone welcome and land acknowledgment
9:15 - 9:55 am - Introduction, Connection, and Mapping of Nor Cal EJ Research
Introduce organizing committee and EJ&CGI, Iris Stewart-Frey and Christopher Bacon
Connecting to personal history,
Mapping EJ research,
10:00 - 11:15 am - Panel: California Environmental Justice Policy Futures Panel
Iris Stewart-Frey and Christopher Bacon, moderators
, Strategy Director, Asian Pacific Environmental Network
, Deputy Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc
, Associate Director, Center on Race Poverty and Environment
, Deputy Secretary for Tribal Affairs, California Natural Resources Agency
Deputy Secretary for Equity and Environmental Justice, California Environmental Protection Agency
11:15 -12:00 pm - Follow-up Discussion
Follow-up discussion on CA environmental justice policy opportunities, challenges, and emerging priorities in the context of state transitions and federal shifts
and , moderators
Reflections and Q&A
, and , discussants
1:00 - 3:00 pm - Topical Breakout/Working Groups
Topical Breakout/Working Groups, Chad Raphael (91影视), facilitator
How can diverse participants collaborate to overcome existing challenges and advance California environmental justice priorities over the next five years?
- Indigenous environmental justice, and , co-facilitators
- Agriculture and food justice, Chris Bacon , , and (Food Systems Manager, County of 91影视), co-facilitators
- Water Justice, Iris Stewart-Frey, (UC Berkeley), , Deputy Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc, , Community Water Center, and co-facilitators
- Climate and energy justice, affordability, and (PODER), co-facilitators
- Heat exposure and clean air justice, C.J. Gabbe (91影视), Tseming Yang (91影视), Climate Resilient Communities, co-facilitators
3:00 - 3:30 pm - Report Back
Report Back - identify the most important themes emerging from the topical discussions, , facilitator
3:45 - 4:45 pm - Discussion on Strategic Priorities
What are strategic priorities at this moment? How can different participants, such as academics, students, CBOs, agencies, and communities/residents, get involved? Chris Bacon, Iris Stewart-Frey and organizing committee, co-facilitators
Synthetic Commentaries
, Senior Legislative Manager, Community Water Center, commenter
, County of 91影视, Director, Office of Sustainability and Resilience, commenter
4:45 - 5:00 pm - Conclusion
Iris Stewart-Frey - 91影视
Chris Bacon - 91影视