{"id":4302,"date":"2016-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/ny-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-race-equity-and-environment\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:39:04","slug":"ny-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-race-equity-and-environment","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/ny-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-race-equity-and-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Congressional Candidates to Discuss Race, Equity and Environment"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4302","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-peggy-shepard"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[232],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

For Immediate Release<\/strong>
\r\nApril 28, 2016
\r\nBrooke Havlik, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, 212-961-1000 ext. 320\u00a0brooke@weact.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n

NEW YORK, NY \u2014 WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) will host a Congressional District 13 Candidate Forum to discuss environmental justice issues impacting Northern Manhattan residents. The forum will provide a unique opportunity to ask candidates where they stand on issues such as: air pollution, climate change, gentrification, and healthy indoor environments.<\/p>\r\n

WHAT: A NY-13 congressional candidate forum to discuss equity, race, and the environment.<\/p>\r\n

MODERATOR: The forum will be moderated by WE ACT Executive Director Peggy Shepard and NYLCVEF President Marcia Bystryn.<\/p>\r\n

PARTICIPANTS:<\/p>\r\n

Adriano Espaillat
\r\nMike Gallagher
\r\nSuzan Johnson-Cook
\r\nAdam Clayton Powell
\r\nKeith Wright
\r\nGuillermo Linares
\r\nClyde Williams
\r\nDaniel Vila Rivera
\r\nWHEN: Thursday, April 28th at 6:00 p.m. The program will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m.
\r\nWHERE: Manhattan Pentecostal Church (535 West 125th Street)<\/p>\r\n","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"\nNY Congressional Candidates to Discuss Race, Equity and Environment - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/ny-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-race-equity-and-environment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NY Congressional Candidates to Discuss Race, Equity and Environment - WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/ny-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-race-equity-and-environment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T00:39:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/ny-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-race-equity-and-environment\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/ny-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-race-equity-and-environment\/\",\"name\":\"NY Congressional Candidates to Discuss Race, Equity and Environment - 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