Full Name
Karen Blondel

Job Title
Environmental Justice Organizer

Company
Fifth Avenue Committee

Speaker Bio
Karen Blondel has been a Brooklyn fixture for decades. She started her career as part of the AmeriCorps Community Team and from there engaged with her public housing’s Tenants Association to lead multiple actions against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for mishandling funds and not meeting residents’ needs. Karen is instrumental in encouraging her fellow residents to organize and demand equitable and safe housing. 

As the Environmental Justice Organizer at FAC, Karen lead “Know Your Rights” workshops for public housing residents, rent-stabilized and rent-controlled tenants as an Environmental Justice Organizer for our T3 Initiative.