The United States will welcome a new President in January. In the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Beyond Plastics has released a list of 27 priority policy recommendations for the

The United States will welcome a new President in January. In the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Beyond Plastics has released a list of 27 priority policy recommendations for the next U.S. president to reduce plastic pollution. These recommendations pave the way to address the plastic pollution crisis by significantly reducing the production of plastics, thereby limiting their negative impacts on environmental justice communities, human health, climate change, fish and wildlife, and our planet.

We have assembled an all-star panel of experts!

Please join Judith Enck and Jess Conard, Beyond Plastics’ President and Appalachia Director, respectively, Jo Banner, Co-founder & Co-Director of The Descendants Project, Kevin Budris, Advocacy Director of Just Zero, and Dr. Sherri “Sam” Mason, Director of Project NePTWNE at Gannon University via Zoom on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 PM ET to learn more about these recommendations, ask questions, and enjoy a lively discussion. You can find the Presidential Policy Priorities document here: https://www.beyondplastics.org/s/presidential-priorities.

Kandi Mossett, IEN's Native Energy and Climate Justice Organizer, introduced the event, acknowledging the Indigenous Youth Movement for their vital contributions.

Dr. Daniel Wildcat

Kandi Mossett, IEN's Native Energy and Climate Justice Organizer, introduced the event, acknowledging the Indigenous Youth Movement for their vital contributions.

Dr. Daniel Wildcat presented a "Rights of Mother Earth" banner created by children from Haskell Indian Nations University's Day Care Center, emphasizing their significance as "OUR CHILDREN and Our FUTURE!"

Chief Ruben George and Ben West from the First Nations Women's Initiative (fwii.net) also contributed through a PowerPoint presentation and panel discussion.