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Dear John,

It’s time to fund the frontlines, early and big! So says Supriya Lopez
Pillai, the Executive Director of the Hidden Leaf Foundation, who is also
supporting CJA’s Reinvest in Our Power Campaign moving millions to
grassroots climate justice initiatives over the next few years. 

IF YOU AGREE, SHARE [4] ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND WITH YOUR
NETWORKS. TAG US @CJAOURPOWER AND USE #REINVESTINOURPOWER.

“I write this from California, still in a record drought and
paradoxically receiving enormous rain — floods and blizzards in places
that have rarely, if ever, experienced such weather. And to add to the
paradox, we have battled devastating fires, among many other
climate-related disasters. Despite this, the actions of those on the front
lines of the climate crisis continue to inspire. Because of them, I see a
future that is already underway and being forged by environmental justice
communities here and around the globe. It is our job as funders to enable
bringing this future to fruition _now_.”

Read the full opinion piece by Supriya Lopez Pillai in Inside Philanthropy
here. [5]

 

CJA WELCOMES OUR NEWEST ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS!

We are excited to announce CJA’s newest elected Board Members! The
following members were elected to four open seats to serve a 3 year term,
alongside the existing board members. 

Christine Cordero, Co-Executive Director, Asian Pacific Environmental
Network

Lisa Abbott, Co-Executive Director Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

Aghilah Nadaraj, Equity Fellow, Kheprw Institute

Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director, UPROSE

Our remaining Board Members will finish their terms next year when there
will be another election.

 

CHANGE THE STORY: CJA STANDS IN OPPOSITION TO “COP CITY” & IN
DEFENSE OF BLACK LIFE AND MOTHER EARTH

Earlier this month, Dwaign Tyndal, Melissa Miles, Kirtrina Baxter, and Leah
Humphrey, the Co-Chairs of Climate Justice Alliance’s Black Caucus,
released the following statement: 

“As the City of Atlanta and it’s Police Department hold steadfast to
their efforts to create a new militarized police infrastructure which will
only serve to perpetuate state sanctioned violence against our communities
and accelerate the destruction of communal natural resources– we too hold
steadfast in our opposition to “Cop City”, in defense of Black life,
and Mother Earth. We stand with frontline communities and the mass
mobilizations in Atlanta, Georgia.”

Read the full statement here. [6]

 

CHANGE THE RULES: CJA MEMBERS ATTEND MEETING AT WHITE HOUSE, DECRY
APPROVAL OF NEW OIL EXTRACTION SITE

Earlier this month, CJA Co-Executive Director Marion Gee traveled to the
White House with a delegation of environmental justice leaders [7] to
impress upon the Biden Administration the importance of federal climate
investments going directly to frontline communities and community
accountable organizations. They were in town for a series of meetings
convened by the Communities First Fund to discuss frontline solutions to
the climate crisis and more. 

Unfortunately, a few days later President Biden [8] went against his
campaign promise to stop any new oil drilling by approving the largest oil
extraction site on US federal land, the Willow project in Alaska. This was
done at the same time as his Administration announced new environmental
initiatives. Read what CJA’s leadership and members said about it here.
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