Alexia Leclercq is an environmental justice organizer and scholar. She is the policy director at PODER and co-founder of Start:Empowerment. Alexia has written for Atmos, Teen Vogue, and more. She is a graduate of New York University and Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Green Cities Are for People, Not Profit
But it’s not too late; in Austin and across the U.S., we can build sustainable and affordable cities without displacing working-class communities of color. Our efforts will only be fruitful if we stop prioritizing investors’ and developers’ interests and begin listening to working-class communities of color.
July 16, 2024
