Not For Us, Without Us! Meeting Series #2

Not For Us, Without Us! Meeting Series #2

Overview

A series of community meetings designed to ensure that decisions about North Richmond are shaped by the people who live here.


Not For Us, Without Us Series #2

Raise your voice to help choose Just Transition Projects for North Richmond

We’re inviting North Richmond residents to take part in Not For Us, Without Us!, a series of community meetings designed to ensure that decisions about North Richmond are shaped by the people who live here.

*Up to $150 Stipends are available for North Richmond residents (Read more below..)

These meetings are a space for neighbors to come together, share lived experiences, and help identify the projects that matter most to our community. The focus is on addressing long-standing health, environmental, and economic inequities. Through small-group conversations and Q&A sessions, participants will help build a prioritized list of Just Transition projects focused on cleaner air, better transportation, and local jobs and economic opportunity.


Why These Meetings Can’t Wait

Big decisions about climate and economic investments in Richmond are happening now. If we are not in the room, those decisions will be made without us.

Over the next two years, hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to come into Richmond for projects tied to clean air, transportation, jobs, and community health. But that funding does not go automatically to the communities that need it most. It goes to projects that are clearly defined, community-backed, and ready to move forward.

These meetings are how North Richmond residents shape what those projects look like. This is where we decide what gets built in our neighborhoods, how money is spent, and who truly benefits.


Not For Us, Without Us is about moving beyond being asked for input after decisions are made. It is about community members leading from the beginning and claiming a real role in Richmond’s just transition.


There will be 3 opportunities to join a meeting series:


Series #1: Corrine Sain Multicultural Senior Center | 515 Silver Ave, Richmond, CA 94801

Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM

Meeting #2: Learning about the Projects - Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM


Series #2: Verde Elementary Cafeteria | 2000 Giaramita St, Richmond, CA 94801

Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM

Meeting #2: Learning About the Projects - Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM


Series #3: Online Zoom Webinar

Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, February 18th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Meeting #2: Learning About the Projects - Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM


Community VOTE and Celebration

The final meeting will be a Community Vote and Celebration at Verde Elementary where we will choose list of Priority Just Transition Projects:

Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Verde Elementary Cafeteria

2000 Giaramita St, Richmond, CA 94801


STIPENDS for North Richmond Residents!

We are excited to honor your participation in this meeting series by offering a $100 stipend to any North Richmond resident who attends Meeting #1 and Meeting #2. You may attend both meetings at the same location, or attend Meeting #1 at one location and Meeting #2 at another, depending on what works best for your schedule.

If you also attend the Community Vote and Celebration on March 7, you will receive an additional $50 stipend. This stipend is available only to participants who have completed Meeting #1 and Meeting #2.

You can also register for 1 meeting for Series #1, and 1 meeting for Series #2.

For more information go to: https://urbantilth.org/clean-future-for-north-richmond/ or contact Latifah Abdullah 510-860-7162All stipends will be distributed in person on March 7 at the Community Vote and Celebration.


A series of community meetings designed to ensure that decisions about North Richmond are shaped by the people who live here.


Not For Us, Without Us Series #2

Raise your voice to help choose Just Transition Projects for North Richmond

We’re inviting North Richmond residents to take part in Not For Us, Without Us!, a series of community meetings designed to ensure that decisions about North Richmond are shaped by the people who live here.

*Up to $150 Stipends are available for North Richmond residents (Read more below..)

These meetings are a space for neighbors to come together, share lived experiences, and help identify the projects that matter most to our community. The focus is on addressing long-standing health, environmental, and economic inequities. Through small-group conversations and Q&A sessions, participants will help build a prioritized list of Just Transition projects focused on cleaner air, better transportation, and local jobs and economic opportunity.


Why These Meetings Can’t Wait

Big decisions about climate and economic investments in Richmond are happening now. If we are not in the room, those decisions will be made without us.

Over the next two years, hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to come into Richmond for projects tied to clean air, transportation, jobs, and community health. But that funding does not go automatically to the communities that need it most. It goes to projects that are clearly defined, community-backed, and ready to move forward.

These meetings are how North Richmond residents shape what those projects look like. This is where we decide what gets built in our neighborhoods, how money is spent, and who truly benefits.


Not For Us, Without Us is about moving beyond being asked for input after decisions are made. It is about community members leading from the beginning and claiming a real role in Richmond’s just transition.


There will be 3 opportunities to join a meeting series:


Series #1: Corrine Sain Multicultural Senior Center | 515 Silver Ave, Richmond, CA 94801

Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM

Meeting #2: Learning about the Projects - Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM


Series #2: Verde Elementary Cafeteria | 2000 Giaramita St, Richmond, CA 94801

Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM

Meeting #2: Learning About the Projects - Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM


Series #3: Online Zoom Webinar

Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, February 18th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Meeting #2: Learning About the Projects - Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM


Community VOTE and Celebration

The final meeting will be a Community Vote and Celebration at Verde Elementary where we will choose list of Priority Just Transition Projects:

Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Verde Elementary Cafeteria

2000 Giaramita St, Richmond, CA 94801


STIPENDS for North Richmond Residents!

We are excited to honor your participation in this meeting series by offering a $100 stipend to any North Richmond resident who attends Meeting #1 and Meeting #2. You may attend both meetings at the same location, or attend Meeting #1 at one location and Meeting #2 at another, depending on what works best for your schedule.

If you also attend the Community Vote and Celebration on March 7, you will receive an additional $50 stipend. This stipend is available only to participants who have completed Meeting #1 and Meeting #2.

You can also register for 1 meeting for Series #1, and 1 meeting for Series #2.

For more information go to: https://urbantilth.org/clean-future-for-north-richmond/ or contact Latifah Abdullah 510-860-7162All stipends will be distributed in person on March 7 at the Community Vote and Celebration.


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Highlights

  • 2 hours
  • In person

Location

2000 Giaramita St

2000 Giaramita Street

Richmond, CA 94801

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