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GreenLatinos
About GreenLatinos GreenLatinos is a national nonprofit of Latine leaders confronting national and local environmental issues in our community. We envision a healthy and equitable society where communities of color are liberated from disproportionate environmental burdens, free to breathe fresh air, drink pure water, access clean transportation, and enjoy our majestic public lands, oceans, and…
Read MoreThe Intersection of Disability Justice and Environmental Justice
Kristie Cabrera is a queer, non-binary, Latine, disabled, and neurodivergent accessibility and inclusion consultant with a background in occupational therapy. Their work is rooted in disability justice. They inspire land-based organizations to dream about accessibility and inclusion. They provide tailored tools, strategies, and training to weave these dreams into reality.
Read MoreThe Pew Charitable TrustsÂ
The Pew Charitable Trusts is a global, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses data to make a difference. Pew addresses the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious projects that lead to tangible progress. Pew advances environmental work in the U.S. and around the world so that nature and…
Read MoreThe Future Isn’t Plastics, It’s Ending Them
Betsy López-Wagner, principal and founder, López-Wagner Strategies, An Equitable Communications Agency®, shares her insights in this blog about the urgent global crisis of plastic pollution and its devastating impact on communities, ecosystems, and habitats like those in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read MoreSave the Boundary Waters
Save the Boundary Waters/Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness is a locally-based, national wilderness and public lands advocacy group. Their flagship program is a national campaign that includes more than 400 partners working together to protect the Wilderness from copper mining.
Read MoreAm I the Imposter? Navigating Imposter Syndrome as a Young Woman of Color in the Climate Movement
Maliyah Womack reflects on her journey navigating the environmental sector and the feeling of imposter syndrome that follows many young women of color in the movement. Despite years of experience in community organizing, she often felt out of place in the environmental space. Through self-reflection and shared experiences with other women of color, Maliyah came to realize that their lived experiences are their greatest strengths.
Read MoreFrom concrete jungle to the Tongass National Forest: My nature journey
Lisette Perez discovered her passion for environmental education, storytelling, and advocacy post-graduation. Her career includes roles with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service in Juneau, and the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
Read MorePlanting with Pride: Nurturing Community Roots for Food Justice
Steph Niaupari is the Founder of Plantita Power, a DC-based collective led by and for Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC). Plantita Power fosters community connections where QTBIPOC can nurture their own personal sustenance, relationship to food, and reclaim food sovereignty.
Read MoreUnion of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) leverages rigorous, independent science to develop solutions and advocate for a healthy, safe, and just future. Upholding values of integrity, equity, and democracy, UCS strives for science in service of people and the planet, ensuring justice for all races and incomes while inspiring action for a better world.
Read MoreHOT & COLD NYC: Revealing the Faces and Places of Energy Insecurity
Shane Araujo is a research assistant and the junior editor for the Hot & Cold NYC team at the Energy, Equity, Housing, and Health program (E2H2 at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health) led by Dr. Diana Hernández.
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