by Hendrik | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog Post, It Takes Roots, Move The Money, Our Power
We are reaching out to you, CJA member and allies, to respond to the many messages we have received expressing feelings of disbelief, anger, mourning, and real fear as a result of the elections and Trump’s 100 day plan. In this difficult moment, let us remember...
by Hendrik | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog Post, Fight The Bad
The Climate Justice Alliance stands in solidarity with the Landless Workers Movement (MST) and calls for an end to the state violence being wielded against them. On November 4, police raided the Escola Nacional Florestan Fernandes (ENFF) in Guararema, Sao Paulo. The...
by Hendrik | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog Post, Energy Democracy, Fight The Bad
Dear AFL-CIO President Trumka and Our Sisters & Brothers in the Labor Movement: In 2013, on the eve of the AFL-CIO convention we wrote a letter to you calling for a dialogue between environmental justice organizations and the AFL-CIO. Although our communications...
by Hendrik | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog Post, Build The Bigger We, Energy Democracy, It Takes Roots
I recently had the opportunity to travel to North Dakota and visit Sacred Stone camp as part of The Climate Justice Alliance’s delegation to support our partners at the Indigenous Environmental Network. My experience affirmed my belief in how critical this fight...
by Hendrik | Sep 1, 2016 | Timeline
CJA worked with the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) to send support to Standing Rock in resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. In September, a small delegation, including staff and members of PODER and Movement Generation, went to the camp to help and scout...
by Hendrik | Aug 29, 2016 | Announcements, Change The Rules, Energy Democracy, It Takes Roots
Dear CJA Family Many of you have likely heard about the two struggles going on in North Dakota and Louisiana. In North Dakota, Indigenous leaders from the Standing Rock Stone Tribe are fighting a pipeline that will jeopardize their land, water, and future generations....
by Hendrik | Aug 24, 2016 | Announcements, Blog Post
The staff and steering committee of the Climate Justice Alliance are excited to announce that Angela Adrar, will be joining CJA as Executive Director, pivotal in the Alliance’s commitment to expanding and amplifying the voice of Climate Justice communities...
by Hendrik | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog Post, Change The Story, Fight The Bad
One year ago, on July 12, Black Lives Matter organized Black Lives Matter Sunday in response to the massacre of nine people at the Emanual African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, and the burning of at least 7 Black churches across the South. Despite...
by Hendrik | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog Post, Build The Bigger We, Our Power
On June 21, 2015 the Our Power Campaign launched the Summer of Our Power, a two-month long event that highlighted the work of members of the Climate Justice Alliance on the ground. During the Summer of Our Power, CJA hosted a Just Transition fellowship program that...
by Hendrik | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog Post, Build The Bigger We, Fight The Bad
CJA Statement on the Burning of Black Churches and Call to Action Dear CJA Family, As we grieve the horrifying and racist massacre of nine Black people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, at least 7 Black churches in North and South...
