Environmental Platicas From School to Our Homes, De La Escuela a Nuestro Hogar

Project Basics

Project Sponsor: Chicano Latino Student Development Center (CLSD)

Awarded: $5,000

Grant Awarded: Fall 2020

Project Status: Complete

Project Description 

The Latinxs & the Environment Initiative, in collaboration with other UC Berkeley Latinx/POC organizations, will host bilingual workshops, Environmental Pláticas, that will educate students about current environmental justice issues and sustainability practices. Environmental Pláticas, a new campaign kicking off in Spring 2021, will focus both passing down knowledge about the environment, and celebrating the sustainable practices that Latinx/POC families have been doing for generations.

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