by Meron Tebeje | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog Post
“There is a real advantage in putting brainpower together, pooling resources together, time together, and care of children together. It’s not just based on financial incentive but the social and cultural incentive of working together and building for ourselves” — Dom...
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by Meron Tebeje | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog Post
By Jessica Xiao Six Environmental Justice Lessons from Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Last winter I spoke with Kim Wasserman, executive director of Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), based in Chicago, Illinois. Kim Wasserman...
by cjadigitalAdmin | 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 Meron Tebeje | Jun 8, 2020 | 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 | Blog Post, 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 | 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...
