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    Luke Cole loved being a mentor. He believed that training the next generation of social justice lawyers was essential to the grassroots movement for environmental justice and healthy communities. From 1989 to 2009 Luke mentored countless individuals as the founder and executive director of the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment (CRPE). To honor his legacy, the center has created the Luke Cole Memorial Fellowship.

    This Fellowship enables young advocates to practice the key principles of environmental justice lawyering which Luke defined in his career:

    1. Communities speak for themselves
    2. Social change comes from the ground up
    3. Lawyers should be on tap, not on top

    We are now in the home stretch of reaching our fundraising goal for this year. We invite you to join the community supporting this living memorial.

    A donation will provide a succession of Luke Cole Memorial Fellows the opportunity to take on national environmental justice cases in the style Luke pioneered - as community advocates.

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    1. Update #1

      Posted by Marisa Alexander (Campaign Leader) on Jun 27, 2012

      We just sent out a special edition of our email newsletter honoring the memory of Luke through stories from his friends, family and colleagues. Check it our here: tinyurl.com/LukeColeNewsletter

      Viva Luke Cole!

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    Andover friends, this is a great way to remember our good pal, Luke. I gave to this effort last year and am about to renew my gift. I just met the first ever Luke Cole Fellow and she is really terrific - Luke would be extremely proud. He might even be "stoked!"

    This is a great act of social justice.

    Happy 50th Birthday Luke.

    Luke Cole was a great man!

    This is a great cause: donations go directly to the organization I'm working for to support the development of a new leader in environmental justice. Every bit of help goes a long way!

    I love what Ralph Nader said at a Fundraiser for the Luke Cole Memorial Fellowship: "Luke was a primordial agitator. Upbeat was his middle name." Check out the video - and make a gift to the fellowship, if you can.

    This is a great cause worth standing for. May we rise to occasion and make a way for our coming generation.

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