by Hendrik | Sep 1, 2016 | Timeline
CJA worked with the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) to send support to Standing Rock in resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. In September, a small delegation, including staff and members of PODER and Movement Generation, went to the camp to help and scout...
by Hendrik | Aug 29, 2016 | Announcements, Change The Rules, Energy Democracy, It Takes Roots
Dear CJA Family Many of you have likely heard about the two struggles going on in North Dakota and Louisiana. In North Dakota, Indigenous leaders from the Standing Rock Stone Tribe are fighting a pipeline that will jeopardize their land, water, and future generations....
by Hendrik | Aug 24, 2016 | Announcements, Blog Post
The staff and steering committee of the Climate Justice Alliance are excited to announce that Angela Adrar, will be joining CJA as Executive Director, pivotal in the Alliance’s commitment to expanding and amplifying the voice of Climate Justice communities...
by Hendrik | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog Post, Change The Story, Fight The Bad
One year ago, on July 12, Black Lives Matter organized Black Lives Matter Sunday in response to the massacre of nine people at the Emanual African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, and the burning of at least 7 Black churches across the South. Despite...
by Hendrik | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog Post, Build The Bigger We, Our Power
On June 21, 2015 the Our Power Campaign launched the Summer of Our Power, a two-month long event that highlighted the work of members of the Climate Justice Alliance on the ground. During the Summer of Our Power, CJA hosted a Just Transition fellowship program that...
