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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...
#Visit48217
From July 30-31, the Democratic presidential candidates converged on Detroit, for the second primary debate. Detroit frontline communities, who have been leading voices for environmental, economic and racial justice for decades, took to the...
Venceremos: One Struggle, Many Fronts
Check out the latest #ItTakesRoots video "Venceremos: One Struggle, Many Fronts" highlighting movement leaders from Brazil, Nigeria, Mozambique, Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador, and more in our shared struggles in defense of life and Mother Earth.Click here to...
Reflections of a Climate Justice Three-Eyed Raven
By Ananda Lee Tan (but not really) If Game of Thrones were an allegory for climate change, and the Army of the Dead represented the forces of destruction causing this ecological crisis, then: The White Walkers would be Multi-National Corporations (MNCs), whose zombie...
Green New Deal Town Hall – Women of Color Leading the Way!
On Saturday, April 20, 2019, the Climate Justice Alliance partnered with Grassroots International, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and its Jamaica Plain Forum for the first Frontline-Centered and Black-woman led Green New Deal discussion in Massachusetts. The...
CJA Calls for Frontlines to be Centered and Jemez Principles to be Implemented in the Initial Policy Organizing Process for the Green New Deal
This morning, Climate Justice Alliance issued this statement to the New Consensus and its partners involved in moving forward the Green New Deal. CJA Steering Committee representatives, members, Indigenous and Environmental Justice allies demand that...
Climate Justice Equity Principles for the Transportation and Climate Initiative
As advocates of Just Transition, a group of Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) members in the northeast concerned with the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) and its process decided to convene fellow CJA member organizations throughout the region. The...
Power Rooted in Community: Highlights from 2018
By Angela Adrar, Executive Director of the Climate Justice Alliance Framed by corruption and crisis, 2018 was a year that felt like walking through a long dark tunnel. Fascism, white nationalism, and family separations are on the rise. Yet, 2018 was also a year where...
Solidarity Is for All Seasons
By Angela Adrar, Executive Director of the Climate Justice Alliance Solidarity is not a passive act. It’s an intentional practice and a powerful strategy for our collective liberation. Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) Just Transition Regional Hubs (Regional Hubs) are...
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