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Learn about the state of affordable housing in St. Louis using the Affordable Housing Report Card then discover and discuss ways to improve access to affordable housing in the region. Presented by the Community Builders Network.

To participate in this program, please email reference@ucitylibrary.org for the Zoom invitation. This session will also be live-streamed to UCPL’s Youtube channel and Facebook page.

The same online program will be offered by the following MLC libraries:

• December 1 at 10 a.m. — Brentwood Public Library (call 314-963-8630 or email ggibbons@bplmo.org for more information about this program)
• December 8 at 2 p.m. — Ferguson Municipal Public Library (call 314-521-4820 or email thall@fergusonlibrary.net for more information about this program)

Join us ONLINE for the final of three programs exploring explore Missouri’s past, present, and future through an environmental justice lens. The programs will be led by Leah Clyburn, senior training representative with the Sierra Club and co-author of the incisive 2019 report Environmental Racism in St. Louis.

This third program, Environmental Justice and What We Can Do About It, will focus on how environmental justice will shape the future of Missouri.

All three programs in the Missouri: 1821-2221 series are free and open to all, and will be held virtually via Zoom. To participate, please email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register for the Zoom link. The Library will also broadcast the presentation portion of each program on the Library’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

This program series is made possible by the Missouri Bicentennial Grant, which is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Join us ONLINE for the second of three programs exploring explore Missouri’s past, present, and future through an environmental justice lens. The programs will be led by Leah Clyburn, senior training representative with the Sierra Club and co-author of the incisive 2019 report Environmental Racism in St. Louis.

This second program, Environmental Justice and Our Everyday Lives, will focus on community-organized efforts to address environmental racism in St. Louis and across Missouri.

All three programs in the Missouri: 1821-2221 series are free and open to all, and will be held virtually via Zoom. To participate, please email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register for the Zoom link. The Library will also broadcast the presentation portion of each program on the Library’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

This program series is made possible by the Missouri Bicentennial Grant, which is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Join us ONLINE for the first of three programs exploring explore Missouri’s past, present, and future through an environmental justice lens. The programs will be led by Leah Clyburn, senior training representative with the Sierra Club and co-author of the incisive 2019 report Environmental Racism in St. Louis.

This first program, What is Environmental Justice and Its History in the Midwest, will cover the history of environmental justice in Missouri and create a foundation for the second and third programs.

All three programs in the Missouri: 1821-2221 series are free and open to all, and will be held virtually via Zoom. To participate, please email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register for the Zoom link. The Library will also broadcast the presentation portion of each program on the Library’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

This program series is made possible by the Missouri Bicentennial Grant, which is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.