Courtney Bourgoin, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org
Oakland CA-- Today, Sierra Magazine launched its new sustainability advice column “Ms. Green,” written by Jessian Choy-- green lifestyle professional, Earth Island Institute board member and fighter for equal rights. Jessian’s series will replace over 14 years of columns by Mr. Green, and was announced with the magazine’s rollout of its latest themed issue on gender, equity, and the environment.
In her opening column, Jessian Choy writes:
“I am honored to be your Ms. Green—an Asian woman searching for unicorn solutions that can help us build a truly equitable, green world.”
*Attention Radio and Television Bookers: Jessian Choy is available for interview. *
About Jessian:
By day, Jessian Choy, aka "Ms. Green," co-creates laws and contracts, and co-manages SF Approved, a site of green products she helped create at San Francisco Department of Environment. By night, she serves on the board of Earth Island Institute, and shares fun and draconian tricks for a happy, equitable, green world, occasionally via dance videos, mad libs, behavior change, negotiation and public speaking workshops. She also gets her hands dirty greening homes, events, and organizations, and gives talks on affordable housing and transportation. Deeper into the night, she petitions dictionaries to be less sexist, and builds a movement to add something like this to email signatures and bios: “she/her,” not “guys,” “woman” not “girl.
Read more about Jessian at her blog.
About the Sierra Club
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