Dear John,

Welcome to the Climate Justice Alliance’s Fall update. Thanks for signing up to stay in the know!

Frontline intergenerational leadership is leading the way in the fight for climate justice! Hundreds of youth from the frontlines of the climate crisis broke through the mainstream media last month as they marched for community-centered solutions at the #FrontlineClimateStrike, the kick off to the 7th Climate Justice Youth Summit in Brooklyn, New York. They shared their vision and innovative solutions for what is needed to confront the existential threat facing our communities. 

Listen to them in their own words in Newsweek or read more about the frontline strike in Teen Vogue.

From September 20-21, more than 200 young people traveled from throughout the US, Puerto Rico and Guam to participate in the 7th Annual Climate Justice Youth Summit, which has historically been the largest gathering of youth of color on climate change in the nation! The inspiring summit typically brings together about 750 young people. This year, however, the focus was specifically on those young people known for their leadership in communities all over the country. Organized by UPROSE and with the support of the Climate Justice Alliance, our youth leaders came together to organize, strategize and to imagine and learn from each other as they define their local, place-based strategies working toward a Just Transition, away from fossil fuels and other toxic industries and toward more regenerative and renewable economies that leave no one behind.

They brought with them the stories of their work in their communities to combat climate change and environmental injustice while ensuring equity and community is at the heart of all solutions. Here’s a recap and interviews with many of them from BET!