by cjadigitalAdmin | Jun 12, 2020 | 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 Meron Tebeje | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post
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...
by Hendrik | May 29, 2020 | Move The Money
By Angela Mahecha Adrar, Executive Director of Climate Justice Alliance/Director Team of It Takes Roots, and Kathryn Gilje, Executive Director, Ceres Trust Dear Mr. Bezos, We are writing to thank you for dedicating $10 billion to the new Bezos Earth Fund, and to...
by Jessica | May 13, 2020 | 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 | 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 | 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...
