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Do you "step up" or "shut down" in the face of the climate crisis? These are the words of Force of Nature Founder Clover Hogan, who recently joined Niki Roach and the Planet Possible team to cover the subject of activism in the April episode, which you can access on iTunes and Spotify. Be sure to listen to the episode - and let us know what you think! #climatecrisis #climateactivism #ciwem

🌳 Episode 3 Drop: Serena Mendizabal - A fusion of environmental stewardship & Indigenous wisdom from the Six Nations of the Grand River. Her story is a call to action: empower young leaders for a just, sustainable future. 🌎💡 👀 Watch her journey & learn more (link below)! #IndigenousWisdom #SustainableFuture #YouthLeadership #YouthAction

Interested in learning more about and exploring environmental justice and energy equity in North Carolina? We've created a blog series that reviews the history, federal and state programs in NC and more. This is the first blog of that series. https://lnkd.in/gHGTK4xE

As challenges to social and environmental justice intensify, the work that the Arcus Foundation supports is more critical and relevant than ever. Arcus CEO Annette Lanjouw discusses the foundation's commitment to recognizing and uplifting diversity among humans and the natural world. Access more insights in our latest Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/ekRhZSuw

Check out this awesome grant for environmental justice leaders in the PNW >> bullittprize.org!

How do you move quickly enough to remain relevant? How do you balance what is ideal with what is possible? With so much opportunity, how do we move strategically? Answering these kinds of questions is one of the primary goals of the Justice 40 Opportunity Navigator. Register today for one of three upcoming Ignite Environmental Justice Workshops to learn more about how RiverWise and New Sun Rising are working to help communities take maximum advantage of opportunities connected to the Justice 40 Initiative.

Throwback to our insightful panel discussion - "What New York Could Look Like in 50 Years 🌎💚🌳"! Together with experts and young environmental advocates, we discussed the potential for a greener and fairer future for New York. Stay tuned for more such engaging talks!

Dive into a powerful journey led by Anna Berti Suman, an environmental lawyer, researcher and activist who shares firsthand experiences from the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest to the oil-rich region of Basilicata, Italy. Explore the untold stories of civic sentinels—local everyday heroes who use their knowledge and senses to fight against environmental injustices. Discover “Sensing for Justice”, an engaging project that empowers communities to bring their evidence to courts for real change. Discover the intersection of law, activism, and art as tools for promoting justice, and envision a world where epistemic diversity transforms our approach to environmental governance. Be inspired to become a sentinel yourself and contribute to a future where everyone plays a vital role in protecting our planet

Welcome to Atlantaaaaa! 🗣️ Atlanta is the birthplace of Black Girl, Green Earth so it’s only right we take a second to recognize 4️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ Day! 🌍♻️🦋🌸🍑 Let’s talk about a few key moments in Atlanta history that helped to amplify the voices of individuals fighting for environmental justice! 🍑 The earliest environmental justice activists were documented in downtown Atlanta in 1900, when a furnace operator began dumping waste into Proctor Creek. The early activists were not able to keep Proctor Creek safe from pollution, but they did establish a trend of Black environmental activists advocating for public dollars to protect all the residents of Atlanta and for the recognition of environmental justice. 🍑 Fulton County Government adopted the Environmental Justice Initiative in 2010 to encourage addressing environmental impacts on people, especially those that have been historically marginalized, prior to issuing permits for infrastructure or potential sources of pollution, and released a comprehensive plan in 2016. 🍑 UrbanHeat ATL, a collaboration between the Spelman College Environmental and Health Sciences Program, the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, the Partnership for Southern Equity, the Georgia Tech Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, the Urban Climate Lab, the Georgia Tech Global Change Program, and the City of Atlanta, aims to map how extreme heat risk reflects compounded impacts of historic racism and environmental injustice. 🍑 Multiple environmental protection bills were proposed in Atlanta legislative sessions. One of particular importance was HB 432, or the Environmental Justice Act of 2021, the first proposed legislation in Georgia that directly addresses environmental justice. Major shoutout to the city that does it all! If you’re ever in the 🅰️ let us know! Info Credit: Science for Georgia 👸🏾🌻🌱♻️🌍✨ #blackgirlgreenearth #bgge #sustainability #environmentalism #innovation #cleanenergy #environmentaljustice #youth #education #atlanta #decatur #dekalb #cobb #gwinnett #fulton #fyp #explorepage #404day

In case anyone had any doubts... About finding joy in environmental work! This was the theme of the 5th annual Global Environmental Justice Conference hosted by the Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ). Joy and optimism can empower, motivate and inform communities and individuals working on reaching sustainable solutions to environmental injustices. "The work of environmental justice communities around the world would not be possible without the element of joy – how joy holds communities together in the face of injustice and adversity, how the search for well-being and joy powers community innovation, how resilience, survival, and even thriving all serve as deep resources that power big change." Highlights of the conference 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/g7CxpjyN