Pollution Prevention 101 Workshop
This interactive workshop covers the gamut of pollution prevention information, techniques, and strategies that empower communities to influence decisions affecting the emission of toxic chemicals. It reviews actual case studies of communities successfully utilizing strategies that reduce pollution sources. Training includes:

• Using Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for pollution prevention
• Understanding environmental terminology (ie. Superfund, RCRA, The Clean Air Act, NPDES, TOSCA, etc.)
• Understanding the permitting process, permit intervention, and permit watching
• Developing Good Neighbor Agreements
• Incorporation as a pollution prevention strategy

Computer Ready Workshop
This workshop focuses on the use of computers and how to access environmental databases such as the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and the Community Right-to-Know (RTK-NET). Participants receive basic computer instruction on producing flyers, letters, and bulletins for information sharing within the community and professional letters to industry and agencies. They also learn what information is available by computer to assist them in pollution prevention.

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Workshop
This workshop introduces community residents to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) via Arc View and the PC. GIS uses a visualization tool, issued to produce maps and identify multiple exposure sources and multiple pollutants, as well as, socio-demographic variables for the communities. Workshop participants receive basic information on the background, development, and use of Geographical Information System (GIS). They also receive hands-on experience on how to use the system on the computer. Community residents in attendance are able to access and view information on their communities.

Leadership Development Workshop
This workshop is developed to strengthen the ability of community leaders to effectively participate in decisions affecting the emission of toxic chemicals. This workshop assists community leaders in the art and skill of leading, inspiring, managing and most importantly, supporting others, as part of the process of working to achieve goals and objectives formed to rid their community of various forms of environmental contamination.  Participants are also trained to use techniques and procedures to influence environmental decisions made by federal, state, and local entities.

Information is Power Workshop
This workshop will assist community residents in locating information on the environment, hazardous substances, and occupation safety and health. During this workshop the participants will be provided with an ever-expanding set of online database resources through the National Library of Medicine Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program.

Understanding the Permitting Process
This workshop will facilitate communication with local and federal agencies. The topics include an understanding of the permitting process and who is responsible for the process. Participants will also learn at what point the public should be involved and when and how the public should respond.

Relocation Process
This workshop focuses on the understanding of how the relocation process works. The participants will also be able to view real problems by using the Uniform Relocation Assistance Act as a Superfund Relocation Policy and the problems with the United States Army Corp of Engineer Implementation of the Relocation Program. A discussion will be held on issues concerning Equity and Fairness.

Community Empowerment: Legal Tools
This workshop first instructs community residents in choosing an attorney. The topics include the Environmental Justice Executive Order, Understanding Title IV, and Title VI. Nuisance lawsuits and community options will also be discussed.

Who's Protecting You
This workshop is designed to formally introduce local, state, and federal environmental agencies to community residents. Participants will learn the primary responsibilities of each agency as it relates to their environmental concerns. Procedural steps required in due process action is also reviewed. This workshop will prepare residents to be better informed when interacting with environmental agencies.

Face-to-Face
This workshop is developed to strengthen the ability of citizens groups in the Mississippi River Corridor to participate effectively in decisions affecting the emission of toxic chemicals. The residents meet and interact with local, state, and federal representatives during this workshop. Residents become familiar with the overall mission of local, state, and federal agencies responsible for environmental protection.

WORKER TRAINING

Worker Training Project
In a collaborative effort, the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice,  the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University, and the Trainers of the Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund, have successfully trained over 150 persons from environmentally impacted urban neighborhoods in New Orleans and Atlanta.  Training consists of a basic skills component designed to improve general academic and life skills, and a technical component designed to provide skills in construction and hazardous material abatement. Six training cycles have been completed.  Graduates of this program have received counseling, assistance in securing jobs, constant monitoring, supplemental training, advisement of job opportunities, and assistance with re-certification efforts.  Under a renewed agreement, is a minority worker training program in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in partnership with Southern University.

Brownfields Worker Training Project
The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice  in collaboration with Southern University at Shreveport, Clark Atlanta University, the Laborers-AGC, and the North Georgia Building Trades. The training sites will be in New Orleans, LA, Shreveport, LA, and Atlanta, GA. During year one, there was a training program in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in collaboration with the Center to Protect workers' rights.

Canal Lock Job Training Project
The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice in collaboration with the Laborers-AGC has structured a job training program that will focus on preparing unemployed and under-employed persons residing in the targeted area to work on construction contracts related to the demolition of the Galvez Street Wharf, and levee/floodwall work on the west bank of the Industrial Canal Lock Replacement Project in the 9th ward of New Orleans, LA.

TEACHER TRAINING

Environmental Justice Education Teacher Training Program
The Environmental Justice Education Teacher Training (EJETT) project was designed to address the environmental health threat posed by lead to children in the New Orleans area through training teachers at sixty two (62) target elementary schools.  The project worked to implement culturally and developmentally appropriate environmental education curriculum modules that emphasize environmental justice issues.