Sharon Lavigne
American activist
Sharon Lavigne is an American environmental justice activist in Louisiana focused on combating petrochemical complexes in Cancer Alley. She is the 2022 recipient of the Laetare Medal, the highest honor for American Catholics, and a 2021 recipient... Wikipedia
Born: 1950 (age 74 years)
Awards: Laetare Medal and Goldman Environmental Prize
Lavigne worked as a special education teacher until deciding to dedicate herself full-time to working for environmental justice in her community. In October ...
Sharon Lavigne (born May 1950) is an American environmental justice activist in Louisiana focused on combating petrochemical complexes in Cancer Alley.
Sharon Lavigne. Board Member. Sharon Lavigne is an environmental justice activist in Louisiana focused on combating petrochemical complexes in Cancer Alley.
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Sharon Lavigne is the founder and director of Rise St. James — a faith-based grassroots organization fighting for environmental justice in St. James Parish, ...
Aug 10, 2023 · Meet climate activist Sharon Lavigne, grandmother of 12 and defender of St. James: 'She perseveres'. Relentlessly fighting pollution in her ...
The daughter of civil rights activists, Lavigne spent her career working as a special education teacher. But in 2018, she took up her own activism.
Nov 16, 2023 · Sharon Lavigne leads the community activism group Rise St. James, based in Louisiana's “Cancer Alley” near the U.S. Gulf coast.
Sharon Lavigne President, Rise St. James; Retired Special Education Teacher; 2021 Goldman Prize Recipient; Forbes Magazine 50 Over 50 Inaugural Impact List.
On the Frontlines in a 'Cancer Alley,' Black Women Inspired by Faith ...
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Feb 20, 2023 · Religious belief has been central to the movement since its start. Sharon Lavigne, a 70-year-old grandmother in Louisiana taking on the plastics ...
Jan 23, 2024 · When Sharon Lavigne was growing up in St. James Parish, Louisiana, her family lived off the land. There were fig and pecan trees to harvest, ...