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Dear John,

As wildfires rage on in the West, storms continue to pummel the Gulf South
and a world-wide pandemic surges across the United States with little end
in sight, we hope you’ll gain inspiration and hope from frontline
communities and their innovative solutions. We’re excited to launch
Climate Justice Alliance's Monthly Newsletter with this inaugural edition,
where we’ll focus on stories of community, organizing, and transformation
that center those making the change that we all need to see. As we continue
to take care of our communities and selves, we offer this reflection from
YES Magazine: How to Nourish Your Resilience in a Time of Trauma [4] and
hope you enjoy this very first edition of _Frontline Temp Check!_

BUILD THE NEW: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BILL SIGNED INTO LAW

Congratulations to CJA Steering Committee member, Ironbound Community
Corporation [5] in Newark, and the NJ Environmental Justice Alliance for
their work on NJ S232 (20R), a groundbreaking piece of legislation which
gives the state explicit authority to deny new permits in already
overburdened communities and will likely serve as a model for other states.
This historic environmental justice bill was signed into law earlier this
fall. Read more here! [6]

THIS MONTH, CJA MEMBERS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO...

UPROSE DEFEATS BILLION DOLLAR REZONING PLAN

Congratulations to UPROSE [7] who alongside POWWA (Protect Our Working
Waterfront Alliance) and allies just defeated big developers in Industry
City (Brooklyn, NY) after a long seven-year fight! Their rezoning proposal
would have added 1.5 million square feet of luxury and big-box retail,
offices, and hotels on Sunset Park's industrial waterfront, which
threatened to displace manufacturing and other small businesses as well as
the predominantly immigrant and working-class community. Read more about
the win here. [8] For a bit more context see Executive Director Elizabeth
Yeampierre’s op-ed [9] on the project prior to the victory.

CJA DEEPLY DISSAPOINTED WITH PASSAGE OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS DIRTY ENERGY
BILL

Last month, House Democrats passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation
Act. We applaud those who voted no and stood in solidarity with
environmental justice communities, rather than pushing a bill deeply
tainted by the inclusion of proposals that focus on and investment in
nuclear energy, as well as the promotion of risky, unproven carbon removal
schemes. You can read our full statement [10]here and check out CJA’s
Executive Director on the topic here on twitter. [11]

CHANGE THE STORY: FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS OF
TRANSPORTATION & CLIMATE INITIATIVE 

Missing for over 10 years from the Transportation and Climate Initiative
(TCI) equation have been the voices, insights and policy recommendations
from those very communities impacted first and worst by these incremental
big money initiatives that profess to tackle climate change and equity,
while bolstering the corporate business models of the most harmful and
profitable polluters on the planet. Read the full press statement here [12]
and learn how those on the frontlines of the climate crisis are changing
the narrative to ensure the true impact of States’ push for TCI is known
and reversed.

MOVE THE MONEY: INFORMING FUNDERS ON TOPICS FROM JUST TRANSITION TO
BUEN VIVIR

This past September, in partnership with our members and allies: Movement
Generation, Indigenous Environmental Network, Little Village Environmental
Justice Organization, El Comite de Unidad Campesina, Grassroots
International, Ceres Trust, Chorus Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and The
Libra Foundation we hosted a pre-retreat learning institute for the
Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA). Frontline leaders presented on
the systemic change models used by their communities, such as Buen Vivir
and the Indigenous Principles of Just Transition.

The EGA space is meant to cultivate effective environmental philanthropy;
our involvement helped to continue the critical work of educating funders
on the connection and consequence of social inequity, racial injustice, and
ecological disruption. It’s important to learn more about grassroots
systemic change frameworks as these are the climate solutions and policies
that can move us toward local, living and regenerative economies. You can
watch the video presentation here. [13]

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