Olga Bautista's guest appearances

Olga Bautista

AirGo

Spontaneous Vegetation

Climate Changemakers

Juliana Pino

Anton Seals

Pat Abrams

Suzy Schlosberg

Vivien Sansour

Marnese Jackson

Lissette Castañeda

Valerie Marion

Lewis Johnson

Neil Whitegull

Annie Sprinkle

Angela Davis

Jamilah Lemieux

Dewayne Perkins

Camonghne Felix

OwlTail

On this eighth and final episode of Climate Changemakers, Dame and Daniel are joined by Olga Bautista of the Chicago Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke. In response to decades of pollution and environmental destruction by industry in her home neighborhood on the Southeast side of the city, Olga banded together with other community members to fight for environmental protections from and cleanup of Petcoke, a toxic byproduct of oil refinement that was poisoning the air she and her family were breathing. The coalition successfully fought the Koch brothers, who were forced to dispose of the petcoke in a less destructive manner. She talks about the devastation of industrial pollution, learning to collect the necessary data herself, the unique challenges of having a set at the redevelopment table during a pandemic, and much more.SHOW NOTESExit Zero - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24898568-exit-zeroCOPD - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/symptoms-causes/syc-20353679NRDC - https://www.nrdc.org/Nancy Loeb - https://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/profiles/NancyLoeb/Invest South/West - https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/invest_sw/home.htmlGreat Cities Institute - https://greatcities.uic.eduPoor People's Campaign - https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org

On this eighth and final episode of Climate Changemakers, Dame and Daniel are joined by Olga Bautista of the Chicago Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke. In response to decades of pollution and environmental destruction by industry in her home neighborhood on the Southeast side of the city, Olga banded together with other community members to fight for environmental protections from and cleanup of Petcoke, a toxic byproduct of oil refinement that was poisoning the air she and her family were breathing. The coalition successfully fought the Koch brothers, who were forced to dispose of the petcoke in a less destructive manner. She talks about the devastation of industrial pollution, learning to collect the necessary data herself, the unique challenges of having a set at the redevelopment table during a pandemic, and much more. SHOW NOTES Exit Zero - <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24898568-exit-zero" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24898568-exit-zero</a> COPD - <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/symptoms-causes/syc-20353679" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/symptoms-causes/syc-20353679</a> NRDC - <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nrdc.org/</a> Nancy Loeb - <a href="https://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/profiles/NancyLoeb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/profiles/NancyLoeb/</a> Invest South/West - <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/invest_sw/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/invest_sw/home.html</a> Great Cities Institute - <a href="https://greatcities.uic.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://greatcities.uic.edu</a> Poor People's Campaign - <a href="https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org</a>

Episode 8 - Olga Bautista

Climate Changemakers is a podcast series showcasing and celebrating leaders in equity work and climate action across Illinois, presented in celebration of the 20th anniversary of nonprofit organization Elevate Energy.On this eighth and final episode of Climate Changemakers, Dame and Daniel are joined by Olga Bautista of the Chicago Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke. In response to decades of pollution and environmental destruction by industry in her home neighborhood on the Southeast side of the city, Olga banded together with other community members to fight for environmental protections from and cleanup of Petcoke, a toxic byproduct of oil refinement that was poisoning the air she and her family were breathing. The coalition successfully fought the Koch brothers, who were forced to dispose of the petcoke in a less destructive manner. She talks about the devastation of industrial pollution, learning to collect the necessary data herself, the unique challenges of having a set at the redevelopment table during a pandemic, and much more.SHOW NOTESExit Zero - www.goodreads.com/book/show/24898568-exit-zeroCOPD - www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condit…es/syc-20353679NRDC - www.nrdc.org/Nancy Loeb - www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/prof…s/NancyLoeb/Invest South/West - www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/invest_sw/home.htmlGreat Cities Institute - greatcities.uic.eduPoor People's Campaign - www.poorpeoplescampaign.org

Climate Changemakers is a podcast series showcasing and celebrating leaders in equity work and climate action across Illinois, presented in celebration of the 20th anniversary of nonprofit organization Elevate Energy. On this eighth and final episode of Climate Changemakers, Dame and Daniel are joined by Olga Bautista of the Chicago Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke. In response to decades of pollution and environmental destruction by industry in her home neighborhood on the Southeast side of the city, Olga banded together with other community members to fight for environmental protections from and cleanup of Petcoke, a toxic byproduct of oil refinement that was poisoning the air she and her family were breathing. The coalition successfully fought the Koch brothers, who were forced to dispose of the petcoke in a less destructive manner. She talks about the devastation of industrial pollution, learning to collect the necessary data herself, the unique challenges of having a set at the redevelopment table during a pandemic, and much more. SHOW NOTES Exit Zero - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24898568-exit-zero" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.goodreads.com/book/show/24898568-exit-zero</a> COPD - <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condit…es/syc-20353679" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condit…es/syc-20353679</a> NRDC - <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nrdc.org/</a> Nancy Loeb - <a href="http://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/prof…s/NancyLoeb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/prof…s/NancyLoeb/</a> Invest South/West - <a href="http://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/invest_sw/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/invest_sw/home.html</a> Great Cities Institute - <a href="http://greatcities.uic.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">greatcities.uic.edu</a> Poor People's Campaign - <a href="http://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poorpeoplescampaign.org</a>

Climate Changemakers Vol. 8 - Olga Bautista

Nance Klehm

Olga Bautista has dedicated her professional career and efforts to improving the lives of her community members. As one of the lead organizers for the Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Pet Coke Olga led the fight that forced state and local politicians including Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s Office, the City Council, and the Governor’s Office to address the pressing environmental issues in the 10th Ward.She is strongly involved with her local school council, the Immigrant Defense Alliance, migrant education, crisis counseling and is a board member of the Southeast Environmental Taskforce (SETF). She is trained in Restorative Justice Conflict Resolution and DIY Balloon Mapping.

Olga Bautista has dedicated her professional career and efforts to improving the lives of her community members. As one of the lead organizers for the Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Pet Coke Olga led the fight that forced state and local politicians including Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s Office, the City Council, and the Governor’s Office to address the pressing environmental issues in the 10th Ward. She is strongly involved with her local school council, the Immigrant Defense Alliance, migrant education, crisis counseling and is a board member of the Southeast Environmental Taskforce (SETF). She is trained in Restorative Justice Conflict Resolution and DIY Balloon Mapping.

Nance Klehm with Activist and Organizer Olga Bautista