Arnold Mikolo
Environmental Justice Advocate | CLF New Hampshire | He/Him
Arnold Mukwanga Mikolo is the Environmental Justice Community Advocate for New Hampshire. He was born in the Northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and lived there until he was 11 years old. Arnold’s family moved many times and left the country due to political instability. After graduating from high school, Arnold went to Uganda for his undergraduate studies in business.
To give back to the community, Arnold volunteers with New Hampshire Legal Assistance, where he serves as a housing tester to end housing discrimination. Arnold is currently the Branch 1st Vice President of the Manchester NAACP chapter. Arnold won the “Civic Leader of the Year” in 2016 with Stay Work Play, “40 under Forty” in 2017 with the Union Leader, “2018 It List” with the New Hampshire Magazine, and was featured on the front cover of the 2019 Manchester Advantage Magazine with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. He was also awarded the 2021 Good Samaritan Award by the Pastoral Counseling Services.
Recent Posts
Feb 17 2022
Long recognized as a dangerous toxin that can result in serious health problems, lead was removed from our gasoline and paint decades ago. But the problem of lead poisoning in children has unfortunately not gone away. Lead poisoning affects children New England-wide, but here in New Hampshire, nowhere is this problem more prevalent than in…
Sep 23 2021
Some downtown Manchester streets have become dangerous speedways over the last several months. Drivers are treating Maple, Beech, and Chestnut streets like highways, speeding through crowded neighborhoods and putting people at risk. The design of these streets is to blame for this reckless behavior. Two-lane one-way streets encourage drivers to speed, and it’s time the…
Jul 15 2021
With summer here, Manchester residents are spending more time outside, walking city streets or biking through their neighborhoods. Unfortunately, more needs to be done to make sure people across the city can safely enjoy this time outside their homes. For years, cars have been regularly speeding through residential neighborhoods. This is especially true on one-way…
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