Eric Ini

"Growing up, I experienced a lot of injustice in my society and around the world, especially social injustice and for the past 15 years I have worked mostly with marginalized communities to fight to restore social and environmental justice. We have won some battles, but the war is not over yet. The war will only be over when environmental burdens will be evenly distributed in all communities and not just in predominantly low income and communities of color."

Eric Ini graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon with an LL.M in Environmental Law and policy. Eric has had the opportunity to work, live and/or study in four continents. He worked as a senior campaigner for Greenpeace where he was based in the Congo Basin but travelled regularly to other countries around the world fighting for environmental and climate justice. Before joining MCEA, Eric worked as the director of environmental justice at Michigan United- the largest statewide grassroot organization in Michigan. Eric speaks multiple languages and enjoys playing tennis when he is not at work.