The ELS Book Club is returning in December! We will be reading Advocate, A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice By Eddie Ahn. Advocate is a national bestseller and is a moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family’s expectations. Many of our ELS members had the chance to chat with the author and purchase the book at our September 2024 Yosemite Conference!

The Book Club event is free, but registration will be required. All are welcome to join, and you do not need to have read the book to join the meeting.

Eddie Ahn is the Executive Director of Brightline Defense, an environmental justice nonprofit that has been engaged in policy and legal advocacy since 2009. He is also the writer and artist of “Advocate,” a graphic memoir published by Penguin Random House on April 16, 2024.

In addition to his work for Brightline, Eddie serves on three commissions for local and state government agencies related to environmental policymaking: the SF Commission on the Environment, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).

Prior to being a nonprofit attorney, he was an AmeriCorps member, teaching public speaking and arts workshops in Oakland’s Chinatown. In December 2021, Eddie was inducted into the State of California’s Clean Energy Hall of Fame for his work in equity and clean energy.

Eddie has received his J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law and his B.A. from Brown University. He is also a member of the California State Bar.