Celebrate the Courage & Resilience of Environmental Leadership!
❤️ Join us for the 10th Annual Sentinel Awards!
The Sentinel Awards is a special opportunity to celebrate the courage and resilience of leaders protecting their families, community, and environment!
This year is the 10th annual event and we’re looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, making new friends, and most importantly seeing you!
Keynote Speaker & Special Guest!
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.
Carolyn Finney, Keynote Speaker
Carolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author and a cultural geographer who is deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity, and resilience. Grounded in both artistic and intellectual ways of knowing (pursuing an acting career for eleven years and backpacking around the world before returning to school to complete three degrees), she is passionate about interrogating our past and dreaming a future that is liberatory, just and green.
Eddie Mitchell, Guest Speaker
Eddie Mitchell is a farmer from the west of Ireland who became deeply involved in environmental activism when fracking was proposed in the Lough Allen gas basin in 2011. The campaign in Ireland was informed about the negative health impacts associated with unconventional gas development, by listening to personal testimony coming out of affected communities in North America.
As a spokesperson for Love Leitrim, Eddie helped build awareness, resistance, and cross-party political support for legislation that banned fracking on the Irish onshore in 2017.
Meet the 2024 Community Sentinel Awardees:
Recipients were nominated by their community members and selected by a panel of judges (below). Each award recipient will receive a $1,000 honorarium, a commemorative award, and access to tools and resources to amplify their work.
NaTisha C. Washington
NaTisha is the Communications Manager at the Breathe Project, where she collaborates with over 60 organizations to inform communities about air quality and petrochemical issues. She is also a Wilkinsburg Borough Council Member, a founder, and a small business owner, tirelessly advocating for equitable and healthy communities.
Andrea W. Pierce
Andrea, a citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, is the Policy Director at the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and a leader in campaigns to protect tribal lands and treaty rights. Her work spans organizing, advocacy, and coalition-building to defend Indigenous lands and stop harmful pipeline projects.
Roishetta Sibley Ozane
Roishetta is the founder and CEO of The Vessel Project of Louisiana, which provides mutual aid and environmental justice services. She is a global advocate for clean air, water, and sustainable communities, and her leadership has earned her international recognition in the fight against fossil fuels.
Patricia J. Popple (Community Choice)
Patricia’s advocacy began with her opposition to a frac sand processing plant near her home and has since expanded to address the broader impacts of the fossil fuel industry. Her commitment to conservation and public health spans more than 16 years, embodying grassroots persistence and community leadership.
Quinn Eide (Emerging Leader)
Quinn is the Executive Director of Fossil Free California, working to divest major pensions from fossil fuels. Their innovative “kayactivism” initiatives blend direct action with community engagement, making them a leader in the fight for a sustainable future.
❤️ Join the Virtual Sentinel Awards Live-stream ❤️
Live with leaders from across the U.S. on December 4th, 2024!
- 6:30 PM Live Networking in Breakout Groups
- 7:00 PM Live-Stream of the Sentinel Awards (and Zoom Chat Storm)
- 9:00 PM Say Congrats to the recipients – screen broadcast in Pittsburgh!
Want to join us in Pittsburgh, PA?
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. Music Performances by David Pfister and Andrew Woomer, local talents blending Americana sounds and energizing vibes.
Day of Schedule
- 5:00 PM Doors open for reception
- 6:00 PM Plated Dinner
- 7:00 PM Awards Ceremony
- 9:00 PM Onward After Party!
What are you waiting for! Get your tickets!
All the details, including parking and lodging suggestions will be provided upon registration. Tickets are $30 and scholarship options are available. Register up to 4 guests at once. More info here.
What are you waiting for? Register Today!
Together, let’s honor the leaders taking action for environmental and social justice. Let’s help build a stronger and more connected movement to protect our families, communities, and environment from oil, gas, and petrochemical pollution. Learn more about the event, this year’s judges, and past recipients at fractracker.org/sentinels