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, /PRNewswire/ - The 's (CEC) 31st annual Council Session and (JPAC) Public Forum will be held 24–26 June 2024 in under the theme "Strengthening Environmental Justice through Community Empowerment." #CEC31 will bring together top environmental officials and the public-at-large to learn from and engage with environmental justice advocates, Indigenous and community leaders, experts, youth, activists and others, including many of the partners CEC has worked with over three decades of regional collaboration to protect and conserve the North American environment. 2024 also marks the CEC's 30th anniversary, presenting an opportunity for the CEC and to reflect upon and showcase three decades of regional environmental cooperation.
JPAC will kick off the three-day event on 24 June with a Public Forum, titled "Advancing Environmental Justice in ," providing public participants the opportunity to engage in an open dialogue and share their experiences on advancing environmental justice and empowering communities across , helping the CEC identify critical and emerging environmental issues at the local and regional levels. Day two will feature an Expert Roundtable with the CEC Executive Director on "Environmental Justice: Origins, Evolution, and Emerging Policy in ," a high-level discussion on the unique histories and trajectories of environmental justice and its evolution in , and . The panel will feature renowned environmental justice leaders and activists sharing their experiences on .
