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Transformative Voices on the Ground
Field Notes from Climate Justice Activists at the U.N. Climate Conference (COP25)
Climate justice activists from the It Takes Roots Delegation in front of a COP25 sign. From left to right: Cynthia Mellon (Climate Justice Alliance), Jésus Vasquez (Organización Boricuá), Nyiesha Mallett (UPROSE), Carlos Torrealba (Jobs with Justice Florida), Nancy...
Jeff Bezos, Here Are 4 Simple Ideas for Spending Your $10 Billion Well
The field of climate change philanthropy is far from simple. Newly-minted funders, despite good intentions, can actually do harm to communities they’re trying to help, and undermine climate targets they’re trying to reach. Perhaps the most important lesson we hope you’ll draw from this letter is: there is nothing worse The Earth Fund could do than meet behind closed doors and unilaterally decide what is best for people who live the realities of climate change every day. If you are sincere, you must share the power of your fund with folks on the ground.
What is Mutual Aid? A Primer by the Climate Justice Alliance
An introduction to what mutual aid is and how it differs from other forms of aid, as well as a guide to how to join a mutual aid network
Youth Spotlight: Mariana Rodriguez
“I think it’s important that youth know that our future is determined by what we do. The damage that continues to be done by people in power is affecting us and the land.” Meet Mariana, a volunteer at PODER, an Latinx led environmental justice org based in San...
Demand a People’s Bailout that protects workers while ensuring safe and sustainable energy
As nurses and grocery clerks keep the country running, Congress is developing a coronavirus rescue bill. We need to make sure that this legislation rescues people, not profits. Demand a People’ that protects workers while ensuring safe and sustainable energyClimate...
Abolishing ICE: Migrant Rights is a Climate Justice Fight
Taking Action to Resist Racist Systems of Oppression and to Build a Better World for All by Jessica Xiao “I have bodily pain that can’t be treated. An injury to the tailbone. I get anxious if I sit too long.” “I’m sorry that I’m asking you to tell me about the police...
Youth Spotlight: Nyheim Carter
Last week, as part of CJA's Youth Spotlight Interview series, we debuted our interview on our social media pages with Nyheim Carter (he/him). An intern at Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) in New Jersey, a group that organizes around community needs, Nyheim...
Youth Spotlight: Chelsea Turner
Meet Chelsea Turner: a 19 year old Youth Organizer at UPROSE, Brooklyn’s largest Latino-led community organization that seeks to engage and preserve community in the Sunset Park Neighborhood through intersectional principles and cultural expression. Chelsea spoke to us about how youth can get involved in organizing, recovering from burnout, and more.
How to Attend a Climate Justice Staff Retreat when the World is on Fire
and why this work is a matter of self-transformation by Jessica Xiao Change the Story Communications Fellow, Climate Justice Alliance “This is not what you were expecting, was it?” Angela, the executive director, asked me by the snack table, as we took a short break...
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