Boston conservancy lauds Rev Mariama

The Boston Conservancy for Socio-Environmental Efforts acknowledged Rev. Mariama White-Hammond’s contributions to their cause. Image courtesy of Lucas Allmann|Pexels

The Charles River Conservancy recently acknowledged in a Facebook post the socio-environmental contributions of Boston native Rev. Mariama White-Hammond.

Charles River Conservancy Thanks Rev. White-Hammond

The Facebook page of The Charles River Conservancy featured Rev. White-Hammond for #funfactfriday. It said it acknowledges the work of the current City’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space.

The reverend has been working for the city since 2021, but her line of work goes back further.

The post then listed some work that Reverend White-Hammond did for the city. Her line of work includes setting sustainable carbon emission targets for large buildings and expanding youth workforce development in environmental fields, among others.

It also noted that the reverend has always seen environmentalism as one of the ways to achieve racial justice. It added that during her time at Boston University, the pastor noticed a lack of environmental focus regarding African American Church.

Taking the burden further, she joined her parents’ church and became its ecological justice minister. She would then pressure the African Methodist Episcopal Church to adopt a resolution on climate change.

Reverend White-Hammond continues her environmental work with her role in the city and as the founding pastor of the New Roots AME Church.

About The Charles River Conservancy

According to the page of the Charles River Conservancy, it is a nonprofit organization established in 2000. The organization works with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for its cause.

The organization said it strives to make the Charles River and its surrounding parks a well-maintained network of natural urban places.

The conservancy aims to cultivate active engagement, define the park as a platform for community and culture, and ensure long-term organizational sustainability.

Laura Jasinski

On the conservancy page, it says that Laura Jasinski is the Executive Director that leads the organization. Jasinski is said to have a decade of experience in urban planning, particularly with the ‘development and activation of urban open space and community engagement.’

Before her post, she served as the Associate Director of the Boston Waterfront Initiative for The Trustees of Reservations. This project focused on the Boston Harbor.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architectural Studies and a Master’s in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University. Her graduate studies focus on universal design and best practices for creating public spaces.

More on Rev. Mariama White-Hammond

On her Facebook page, it says that the reverend advocates for “ecological issues, social justice, and youth empowerment.”

Besides her long line of environmental work, she also served as the former director of Project HIP-HOP or Highways Into the Past-History, Organizing, and Power. The program is focused on bringing awareness to relevant social issues such as juvenile incarceration and public transportation funding.

Because of her body of work, she has received multiple awards over the years. This includes the Celtics Heroes Among Us, The Roxbury Founders Day Award, and the Barr Fellowship, to name a few.