Sustained Advocacy Policy Update Call – August 2023

Join PA IPL for our bi-monthly LIVE policy call. This month in addition to our regular updates, we will focus in on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), reflecting on the anniversary of the bill being signed into law, and where we are one year later.

At this month’s call, our guest speaker is Robin Lewis. She will focus on helping us better understand environmental justice and how it relates to IRA. As an EJ activist and organizer, Robin has a long history of helping others become more sustainable and inclusive. As a certified project manager, she held leadership roles at various technology companies. She is now the Director for Climate Equity at Interfaith Power and Light DMV, educating Black churches and other BIPOC faith communities on environmental issues, creating a local affiliate of Green The Church, and promoting community involvement in the EJ movement. She has worked on campaigns about trash incineration, water quality, renewable energy, to name a few. She is on the Board of WhyHunger and leads her church on social justice issues. She has a BA and MBA from Rutgers University, and a MA in Sustainable Urban Planning from George Washington University.