LEADERSHIP FOR HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES
Marquita Bradshaw is a Tennessee native; a Memphian who has extensive experience in the environmental justice movement and an advocate for human rights. Marquita grew up in South Memphis and is an alumna of University of Memphis. She is a single mom who raised her son on a working-class salary.
A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Marquita's career and service have spanned labor, environment, education reform, tax reform, trade policy, and social justice work. Her passion for a clean and safe environment drives her to raise awareness and fight for environmental justice which impacts the poor and most vulnerable in any society.
Volunteer and Community Organizing Work Includes:
Defense Depot Memphis, TN-Concerned Citizens Committee
Youth Terminating Pollution (Founding member)
Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
Sierra Club Executive Committee
Stand for Children
AFGE
AFL-CIO
Memphis Community Advisory Board: Southern Gateway Environmental Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence
Memphis Chapter Coalition, Black Trade Unionist Community Action and Response Against Toxics (CBTU-CARAT) Team
Tennessee African American Environmental Justice Network
Tennesseans for Fair Taxation
Memphis NAACP Climate & Justice Chair
Asa Philip Randolph Institute
Executive Director, Sowing Justice
Environmental Justice Chair for the Tennessee Chapter, Sierra Club
International Coalition to Ban Depleted Uranium Weapons
African American Environmental Justice Network
Military Toxics Project
Youth Terminating Pollution
Mid-South Peace and Justice Center
Tennesse Vally Authority Regional Energy Resource Council
Awards and Recognition
Dick Mochow Environmental Justice Award, Sierra Club
Human Rights Award, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center
VOX Student Award: Financial Literacy High School Pilot, PRSSA
Changemaker Award
History In Green Award
Harriet Tubman Living Legacy Award
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