< p>< span class="s3">< span class="bumpedFont15">Last night, Green Leadership Trust and the environmental movement lost yet another brave warrior, an amazing brother, friend, colleague, and mentor. Cecil D. Corbin-Mark, the Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives at WE ACT for Environmental Justice suffered a stroke, and was hospitalized in critical condition until the evening of October 15, when he passed on with his family by his side. Th< /span>< /span>< span class="s4">< span class="bumpedFont15">e< /span>< /span>< span class="s3">< span class="bumpedFont15"> m< /span>< /span>< span class="s4">< span class="bumpedFont15">ost brilliant and < /span>< /span>< a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=lhTrUCRPAyo">< span class="s5">< span class="bumpedFont15">effective environmental champion< /span>< /span>< /a>< span class="s4">< span class="bumpedFont15">, Cecil was a force to be reckoned with.< /span>< /span>< /p>< p>< span class="s4">< span class="bumpedFont15">Cecil joined Green Leadership Trust in 2014 and contributed greatly to our ability to build power for people of color and indigenous people in the environmental movement. < /span>< /span>< span class="s3">< span class="bumpedFont15">We are heart broken, shocked, and utterly devastated by this sudden news and extend our thoughts and prayers < /span>< /span>< span class="s4">< span class="bumpedFont15">to< /span>< /span>< span class="s3">< span class="bumpedFont15"> Cecil and his family. He is survived by his Mother Winnifred Corbin, his second Mother Merlyn Corbin, his father Luces Mark, his Godson Nigel Holder, and other family members. Throughout his life Cecil was a beacon of strength, justice, and hope to anyone that met him, no matter their background or differences. He was instrumental in taking WE ACT and the environmental justice movement to another level over the 26 years that he dedicated to our cause. His < /span>< /span>< a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3h5Zyxore0">< span class="s5">< span class="bumpedFont15">leadership and advocacy< /span>< /span>< /a>< span class="s3">< span class="bumpedFont15"> improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, not just in Harlem but all across the country.< /span>< /span>< /p>< p>< span class="s3">< span class="bumpedFont15">< br/>< /span>< /span>< span class="s3">< span class="bumpedFont15"> < /span>< /span>< /p>[ux_image id=”1672″][row padding=”30px 0px 0px 0px”][col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″][ux_image id=”1663″][/col][col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″][ux_image id=”1661″][/col][/row]