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芝加哥亚裔美国人环境正义促进会

CAAEJ 是由一帮位于芝加哥大都市区里的有进步思想的亚裔美国人从2019年起为了推动和实现环境正义而建立的组织。我们非常重视受到环境不公而被影响的民众及他们的经历。同时，我们旨在为亚裔美国人在促进环境正义的运动中发声。

我們的行动

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普及知识

我们旨在让社区了解影响亚裔美国人的环境正义问题。

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参与活动

我们的努力主要是在于对待芝加哥大都市区里的影响亚裔美国人的独特问题。

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团结一致

我们支持美国各地的对待社会及环境不公正事件的组织。

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We are a group of progressive Asian Americans working towards environmental justice in the greater Chicagoland area!

Bellies are full and our hearts are warm! Thank yo

Bellies are full and our hearts are warm! Thank you all for showing up and donating at our Summer Send-off Fundraiser Cookout last Sunday ☀️🌱Despite the rain, you all showed up and showed out, and we cannot thank you enough 💕. Your donations will be used to continue our work to bring environmental justice to Asian American communities and our Chicago community!

Cheers to more amazing work in the future! 🥳

We have a new date for our Fundraiser Cookout: Sun

We have a new date for our Fundraiser Cookout: Sunday, August 30 from 12-3 PM at McKinley Park Picnic Grove! ☀️ 🌱 We are kindly asking for a sliding scale donation of $15-25 to help with our environmental justice cause.

🔗 Please RSVP at: bit.ly/FundraiserCookout (or link in Bio)

We are so ecstatic to spend a beautiful afternoon with you all eating great food 🍗, drinking delicious bevs 🍵 and being with wonderful company 👯‍♀️. Thank you all for you flexibility. We hope you can make it out to the new date. See you all there 🌸💕✨

How do you quickly explain an issue that you care

How do you quickly explain an issue that you care about to someone in a compelling way? 👥 Join us for this month's general meeting on Monday, August 17 @ 6 PM to learn how to give an elevator pitch that motivates your listener to get involved!

🔗 RSVP at: bit.ly/CAAEJinterest (or link in bio)

See you all there!

Want to help analyze a community survey on Chicago

Want to help analyze a community survey on Chicago climate-event preparedness?
CAAEJ's Climate Disaster Event Resilience Initiative (CDRI) working group is looking for a few volunteers to help label survey responses from August - September.

- No previous experience needed
- Training and guidance included
- Total commitment of 10 - 25 hours per person (remote) depending on your availability.

Interested in joining? Questions? Email Sissi at sissizhu12@gmail.com by August 8!

[POSTPONED] ☀️Join us for an afternoon of great ea

[POSTPONED] ☀️Join us for an afternoon of great eats, good people and fun bevs at our SUMMER SENDOFF COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER COOKOUT on Sunday, August 9 from 12-3 at the McKinley Park Picnic Grove (2210 W Pershing Rd). 🧺🌱We would like to kindly ask for a sliding scale donation of $15-25+ per person to support our event and cause. ✨

🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/fundraiser2026 (link in bio)

There will be plenty of delicious Asian-flavored food, a matcha bar, and wonderful people. 🍵 🍔We are excited spend a beautiful summer’s day with you all! Hope to see you all there! ❤️🌸

The 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA destroyed 9,00

The 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA destroyed 9,000 structures, displaced families, and exposed deep inequities in disaster response and recovery. Join us on Monday, July 20 at 6 PM over Zoom, where we will have a special guest speaker, Vi, leading a workshop that explores how organizers can respond immediately after disaster, support long-term recovery, and imagine policy changes that help communities prepare for future climate-driven disasters.

🔗 Please RSVP at: bit.ly/CAAEJintrest or in the link in BIO

We had so much fun last year and were so moved by

We had so much fun last year and were so moved by how much you all helped raise to support our environmental justice cause… SOOOOO we are bring back our COOKOUT FUNDRAISER this year!! 🍔🌭🧑‍🍳Mark you calendars for SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 and spend a beautiful day with us. ☀️🌸We will have yummy food and will be fundraising for CAAEJ to help continue our work. ✨🍉🏸

Thank you you for a great month in May! We ended A

Thank you you for a great month in May! We ended AANHPI month strong with our Safe Gardening workshop presentation in partnership with @chicagopubliclibrary for their “Preserving Legacies, Building Futures” programming in Chinatown. 🌱✨ We had a warm welcome from the community and had amazing discussions on the best ways to keep safe while gardening. Thank you to our presenters, partners and volunteers who helped tremendously! ♥️

New IN-PERSON event just dropped‼️ Join us on Mond

New IN-PERSON event just dropped‼️ Join us on Monday, June 15 at 6 PM for our in-person general meeting @ Ping Tom Park in Chinatown. Steering committee will provide a training on how to have 1:1s and we will practice doing them as well. We will also be sharing some upcoming events we have planned for the summer ☀️👥.

🔗 RSVP at: bit.ly/CAAEJinterest (or link in Bio)

Snacks will be provided 👀. We hope to see you all there!

[Application Closed]✨ We are looking for dedicated

[Application Closed]✨ We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic Disaster Preparedness Interns to support our Climate Disaster Resilience Initiative! This is a part-time, stipend position and will be for 10 weeks, starting mid-June. Interns will work in a team to research the contents of a general disaster kit, designing kit materials, and assembling kits.

🔗 For more information on how to apply, please scan the QR code or visit the link in our bio.

Please note: We are not accepting applications through DMs.
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Happy May! 🌸 On Monday, May 18 @ 6 pm, Sarah from

Happy May! 🌸 On Monday, May 18 @ 6 pm, Sarah from @cbcacchicago will join our general meeting to provide updates on the 78 development and discuss the environmental impacts the construction has on nearby communities. CAAEJ will also provide updates on our current campaigns. ✨

🔗 RSVP at: bit.ly/CAAEJinterest (link in BIO)

See you all soon!

We are feeling especially lucky and grateful to ce

We are feeling especially lucky and grateful to celebrate Earth month 🌎 with such amazing people and organizations 💜🌱. We are so empowered and excited to continue doing amazing work with everyone. Thank you to @lvejo20 @cejnetwork @n4ejchicagon4ejchicago @marimachamonarcapress @mckinleyparkstewardship Charles Lee and UChicago’s CEGU department @uchicagocegu for making this month so so special! 🪩

Happy Earth Month 🌎 💜! In lieu of our virtual gene

Happy Earth Month 🌎 💜! In lieu of our virtual general meeting, we are attending a FREE film screening of Drowned Land at One Earth Film Festival on Thursday, April 23 at Columbia College @ 6 pm. ✨🌱

🔗 🎟️ RSVP and reserve your tickets at:
bit.ly/april26GM (link in bio)

"Drowned Land (2025) is a documentary directed by Choctaw filmmaker Colleen Thurston that follows Indigenous water protectors fighting to save the ecologically diverse Kiamichi River in Oklahoma. The film highlights the struggle against, and the cycle of, displacement and environmental exploitation, featuring stories of local advocacy to preserve a vital community lifeline."

We hope to see you there!

We are hosting our spring EJ book club 🌸, and we n

We are hosting our spring EJ book club 🌸, and we need your help choosing the next book we will read and discuss📚! We will split the book into 2 sessions: one covering the first half; the other covering the second half.

If you are interested in joining us, please vote in the form at:
🔗 bit.ly/springBC (or link in BIO)

Please fill out your availability on When2Meet so we can find a time that works best for everyone. Talk to you all soon!

Are you Asian American and curious about how clima

Are you Asian American and curious about how climate issues have affected the community? Join us for our "Asian Americans and Environmental Justice" presentation! Learn about how Asian Americans organized across the U.S. to resist environmental injustices.

🕛 When: Monday, March 16 @ 6 pm on Zoom
🔗 RSVP at: bit.ly/CAAEJ interest or at the link in BIO

This will be our first general meeting of the year! We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Cheers 🥂 to a new year! Thank you all so much for

Cheers 🥂 to a new year! Thank you all so much for coming and bringing delicious food to our Lunar New Year potluck this past Sunday🧧🥟. Our bellies are full, and our hearts are warm. We had a blast recounting last year’s work and are excited to take on some new projects with you all this year! We had wonderful conversations and are feeling empowered to begin a new year of programming! ✨🌱

We hope to see you all at our upcoming meetings and events! Look out for our next general meeting on Monday, March 16 👀.

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