Brenda Coley

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Milwaukee Water Commons

Co-Executive Director

expertise:

Racial + environmental justice, Water quality, Water rights + policies

state: WI

city: Milwaukee

LGBTQ: YES

Tribal Affiliation: NO

race + ethnicity: Black, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, African or African descendant

Brenda is a seasoned non-profit director, research coordinator and project manager with expertise in leadership development and organizational capacity building. She brings a long-standing commitment to social justice and community organizing to her work on culturally-competent community engagement and public health initiatives. She is happy to discuss Environmental Justice and building a multi-racial anti-racist, muti-cultural movement on behalf of our shared waters.

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Tags: Water rights + policies

Racial + environmental justice

Milwaukee Water Commons leader reflects as she passes environmental justice baton – WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee's NPR

After a decade of co-leading Milwaukee Water Commons, Brenda Coley is retiring. [from WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee's NPR]

Water rights + policies

Two LGBTQ+ women are leading the way in protecting Milwaukee’s water resources –

Brenda Coley and Kirsten Shead of Milwaukee Water Commons helped create a set of initiatives, known as the Water City Agenda, to help Milwaukee become a

Racial + environmental justice

We asked residents what messages they have for the new White House administration. Here’s what you said. – Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

We asked community members what messages they have for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. [from Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service]