What does CCEJ do?

CCEJ’s mission is to achieve environmental and economic justice in low-income communities and communities of color. We believe that everyone, regardless of race or income, has the right to a clean and healthy community.

CCEJ...

• improves air quality in South Seattle
• mobilizes support to save low-income housing
• supports youth of color leadership
• reaches thousands of community members a year with education and events

Environmental justice, or EJ, means that low-income people and people of color have equal access to environmental quality and services and that they are equally represented in environmental, land-use, regulation and community development planning projects.

How does CCEJ do it?

CCEJ wins with community organizing, education, political advocacy and coalition building.

Our victories include the elimination of two sources of air pollution in South Seattle, the passage of a WA State EJ Act, forming the first regional EJ alliance, and increasing health and regulatory agency action on environmental justice issues.

CCEJ holds numerous public education events, including our successful annual conference.

We are best known for our effective alliance building, grassroots outreach and base building efforts in communities of color.

Who are CCEJ's constituents?

• Communities of color and low-income communities in the Seattle area
• South Park, Rainier Valley, Beacon Hill, Central District, Georgetown, White Center and Columbia City - neighborhoods that are on average 67% people of color, with 21% of the population living below the poverty line.
• Immigrant and people of color public housing residents
• Youth of color in South Seattle