by Kristen Jere | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog Post, Youth Spotlight
“We are seeing that no one else is going to fight for youth of color like youth of color. We don’t need people to speak on behalf of us when we can speak for ourselves”. Meet Nyiesha Mallet, a youth activist at UPROSE in Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn’s oldest...
by Jessica Xiao | May 13, 2020 | Blog Post, Just Recovery
Principles of Mutual Aid If you’ve been following how people are responding to the pandemic, you may have seen the words “mutual aid” show up in the news and across communities. That’s because “mutual aid networks” are springing up from the quick work of organizers...
by Hendrik | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog Post, Youth Spotlight
“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...
by Hendrik | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog Post, Uncategorized
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...
by Jessica Xiao | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog Post, Change The Rules, Fight The Bad
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...
by Kristen Jere | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog Post, Youth Spotlight
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...
