by Hendrik | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog Post, Fight The Bad, It Takes Roots
Photo “Ato ‘Mulheres contra Bolsonaro'” by Renato Gizzi, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Jair Bolsonaro’s win of the presidential vote in Brazil on September 28, 2018 is devastating, given his previous comments supporting torture and calling for...
by Hendrik | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog Post
Thousands of families and communities in North Carolina are still reeling from the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Those hardest hit by the storm are dealing with threats to their immediate and long-term survival. As North Carolinians and...
by Hendrik | Sep 20, 2018 | Press Release, Puerto Rico
Crowd Gathers Days After President Trump’s Outrageous Comments Diminishing Loss of Puerto Rican Lives For Immediate Release September 20, 2018 Contact: Michael O’Loughlin [email protected] / 917.957.9160 New York, NY – #OurPowerPRnyc today commemorated...
by Hendrik | Sep 7, 2018 | Timeline
In September 2018, the Climate Justice Alliance, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Indigenous Environmental Network, and Right to the City Alliance, which together form the It Takes Roots Coalition gathered in Occupied Ohlone Territory – the San Francisco Bay...
by Hendrik | Aug 7, 2018 | Timeline
From December of 2017 to the Summer of 2018, CJA members and staff worked to create the Our Power Loan Fund and Incubator. In August of 2018, the loan fund began working with a few CJA member’s just transition projects to support with technical assistance and possible...
by Hendrik | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog Post, It Takes Roots
Climate change poses a serious threat to humanity’s survival and all living creatures that we share the planet with. While it may be that California achieved its self-imposed greenhouse gas emission goals ahead of 2020, this does not signify that we are on track to...
by Hendrik | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog Post
My mother crossed the river with my brother and I, who were 5 years and 6 months old at the time, with nothing more than a couple of napkins in her pocket. She was fleeing domestic violence and a civil war (known as the war on drugs) in Colombia. Like many of the...
by Hendrik | Jun 4, 2018 | Our Power, Press Release, Puerto Rico
For Immediate Release June 4, 2018 The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) and Our Power Puerto Rico (NYC) issued the following statement today demanding accountability to the Puerto Rican people from the White House and Puerto Rican officials, calling for an investigation...
by Hendrik | Jun 1, 2018 | Build The Bigger We, It Takes Roots, Press Release
Media Advisory for: June 1, 2018 Press Contact: [email protected] ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** On the 1 Year Anniversary of Trump Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Agreement Environmental Justice Groups Launch the It Takes Roots Action Camp: From Roots to...
by Hendrik | Apr 15, 2018 | Timeline
In April, over 30 organizers from 11 Our Power Communities gathering in San Antonio, TX, at the home of the Southwest Workers Union, to engage in a 4-day Training, Skill-share and Strategy discussion to advance the Building Out Our Power Communities strategy for...
