Dear John,

As 2023 begins and we all settle into another year that we hope will be full of inspiration and meaningful reflection, we offer inspiring stories of joy and action from CJA members featured in season 2 of our podcast, streaming now. Listen to Stories from Home: Moving the Just Transition and join us for a journey through the history of environmental and climate justice, how to identify good and bad solutions to climate change, and the importance of storytelling and creativity in the movement with our host, Keenan Rhodes and special guests from environmental justice communities and grassroots organizations including: Cooperation Jackson, PODER, UPROSE, Indigenous Environmental Network, Institute for Policy Studies, Urban Tilth, Ironbound Community Corporation, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Oregon Just Transition Alliance, OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, Center for Story-based Solutions, KHEPRW Institute, and Rich City Rides. 

We hope you enjoy the ride and share with your friends and networks!

Earlier this month, CJA members and other longtime environmental and climate justice leaders participated in a meeting at the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris.

During the meeting on climate justice, members signaled the necessity of meaningful community participation in future climate initiatives, especially from Black, Brown, Indigenous and other highly impacted communities. They shared that priorities for environmental justice communities must focus on community-controlled renewables and other clean initiatives that stop future harm. Even more, they cautioned against prioritizing false solutions such as carbon capture and storage, offsets, geoengineering, and other unproven techno-fixes that will only continue to turn more frontline communities into sacrifice zones. Instead, community based solutions to the climate crisis must be looked at seriously, funded, and replicated.