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The Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship is an annual award established in 2015 that honors environmental activism and advocacy.
The 2024 Community Sentinel Awards Ceremony will feature inspiring speakers, music, and community celebration. We are honored to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Carolyn Finney, a cultural geographer and storyteller, and Eddie Mitchell, a grassroots organizer from Ireland who has championed efforts to ban fracking and prevent LNG development.
There will also be music performances by David Pfister and Andrew Woomer, local talents blending Americana sounds and energizing vibes.
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Event Details
| Date: | December 4, 2024 |
| Location: | The Westin Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (Note: The event will also be live streamed for virtual attendees.) |
| Time: | 5 p.m. – Happy Hour 6 p.m. – Dinner 7-9 p.m. – Awards Ceremony 9 p.m. – Reception
Join us from 2–4 p.m. in the Lawrence Room at The Westin Pittsburgh for a screening of the documentary Blowout: Who’s Next?, featuring stories of Sentinels from Dimock, PA. All are welcome to attend! |
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2024 Community Sentinel Awards Ceremony
Meet the 2024 Sentinels
Link to: Announcing the 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients
Natisha C Washington
2024 Community Sentinel
Wilkinsburg, PA
Link to: Announcing the 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients
Andrea W Pierce
2024 Community Sentinel
Ypsilanti, MI
Link to: Announcing the 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients
Roishetta Ozane
2024 Community Sentinel
Lake Charles, LA
Link to: Announcing the 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients
Patricia J Popple
2024 Community Sentinel ⋅ Community Choice
Chippewa Falls, WI
Link to: Announcing the 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients
Quinn Eide
2024 Community Sentinel ⋅ Emerging Leader
Oakland, CA
Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors
Major Sponsors
Sponsors
Supporters
Community Sentinel Award Winners
2024
NaTisha C Washington – PA Andrea W Pierce – MI Roishetta Ozane – LA Patricia J Popple – WI Quinn Eide – CA
2023
Anaïs Peterson – PA Debra Ramirez – LA Gillian Graber – PA Maury Johnson – WV Sarah Martik – PA
2022
Cesar Aguirre – CA Dr. Joy and Jo Banner – LA Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck – NC Chanté Davis – LA Jill Hunkler – OH Laurie Barr – PA
2021
John Beard – Port Arthur, TX Veronica Coptis – Greene County, PA Travis London – Donaldsonville, LA Love Sanchez – Corpus Christi, TX
2020
Edith Abeyta – North Braddock, PA Yvette Arellano – Houston, TX Theresa Landrum – Detroit, MI Brenda Jo McManama – Fairmont, WV
2019
Ron Gulla – Canonsburg, PA Sharon Lavigne – St. James, LA Allie Rosenbluth – Medford, OR Melissa Troutman – Pittsburgh, PA
2018
Ellen Gerhart – Pennsylvania Natasha Léger – Colorado Rebecca Roter – of Pennsylvania, now Georgia Youth award: Nalleli Cobo – California
2017
Ranjana Bhandari – Arlington, TX Frank Finan – Hop Bottom, PA Ray Kemble – Montrose, PA
2016
Alma Hasse – Fruitland, ID Alex Lotorto – Milford, PA Vera Scroggins – Brackney, PA
2015
Dory Hippauf – Dallas, PA Craig Stevens – Herndon, VA Therese Vick – Raleigh, NC
Legacy of Heroes
Ashby Berkley – Pence Springs, West Virginia | Bob Nelson, Pennsylvania | Christopher Shepherd – Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania | Courtney Miller Fish – Georgetown, Pennsylvania | David Braun – Oakland, California & New York, New York | Debby Lee Cohen – New York, New York | Klee Benally – Flagstaff, Arizona | Laurel Gulla – Waukon, Iowa | Peter Dykstra – Hackensack, New Jersey & Atlanta, Georgia | Sreedhar Ramamurthi – Mumbai, India | Teresa Mills – Columbus, Ohio | William “Bill” Limpert – Bath County, Virginia
Each year, FracTracker Alliance and Halt the Harm Network honor the memory of environmental activists and advocates as part of the Community Sentinel Awards program.
Meet the Community Sentinels
Gillian Graber
Pennsylvania
Debra Ramirez
Louisiana
Sarah Martik
Pennsylvania
Maury Johnson
West Virginia
Anaïs Peterson
Pennsylvania
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Shannon Smith2019-08-01 08:55:212021-04-15 14:56:272019 Community Sentinel Award nominations now being accepted
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