Hosted by William Lawrence
Convergence Magazine
Cindy Wiesner of the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance joins the show to share reflections on her 35 years of internationalist organizing on the U.S. Left—from the global justice movement of the 1990s and early...
The Gaza war has divided California Democrats for months. Now, some of them are pushing the national party at the Chicago convention to support an arms embargo on Israel.
By Sameea Kamal
CalMatters
CHICAGO — What will Kamala Harris do...
25 Pacific nations represented in call to end military exercises Honolulu, Hawaiʻi — Today, leaders and organizations from across 25 Pacific nations have released a joint statement opposing the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercises (RIMPAC) scheduled to begin this...
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Conversation with Lauren Jacobs
Power Switch Action
Lauren Jacobs and Cindy Wiesner discuss US-based and global movements, the gendered division of labor, and redefining our relationships to work, each other, and nature.
Lauren Jacobs: Cindy, thank you for joining me...
As activists lambast the annual climate summit for failing to produce substantive change, they’re envisioning an alternative convention that platforms people rather than powerful governments and industry.
By Yessenia Funes
Atmos
In 2017, A.J. Hudson was considering whether to attend...
Biden’s bill includes $60bn for environmental investments, but groups that would benefit most face hurdles in accessing funds
By Adrien Salazar
The Progressive Magazine
The global climate crisis is fundamentally a crisis of inequality. It is fueled by the historic...
By Radio Mundo Real Encuentro regional de América Latina y el Caribe. Reporte desde Brasilia “Todo está conectado. No existe una frontera o barrera entre biomas y pueblos (…) al final de cuentas somos un único pueblo, somos una única...
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For Immediate Release
Contact: media@ggjalliance.org
Following passage of dirty debt ceiling legislation in the House, an alliance of 60 U.S.-based frontline organizations demands Senate pass a clean debt ceiling bill.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, an organization representing...
How improving the design of our cities can lower emissions and increase equity
By Zack Budryk
The Hill
The idea that polluters should pay reparations for climate change is gaining steam among advocates.
Some environmentalists and academics argue the companies or states...
Photo by Markus Spiske via Pexels
By Michael Jones
Supercreator Daily
TAKING ALL OF MY ENERGY
House Republicans are poised later this morning to pass a signature energy bill that they say will lower gas prices and utility bills despite...
Contact: Carolyn Morrisroe, carolyn.morrisroe@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) should conduct rigorous oversight of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds, adhering to strong principles of stakeholder engagement, transparency, and accountability....
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By Tom Kertscher
PolitiFact
While running for president in 2020, Joe Biden pledged that “disadvantaged communities” would get 40% of the overall benefits of federal spending on clean energy and energy efficiency.
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Biden’s executive order included a “Justice40 Initiative”...
By Beka Yang and Ramon Mejia
Foreign Policy in Focus
The U.S. military is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases. Demilitarizing the United States is part of tackling climate change.
As people all over the world continue to suffer record-breaking...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Olivia Burlingame, 301-613-4767, media [at] climatejusticealliance [dot] org
Adrien Salazar, 408-348-3941 (in Egypt, WhatsApp), adrien [at] ggjalliance [dot] org
Daisee Francour, 415-312-5958, daisee [at] ienearth [dot] org
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt — As the UNFCCC 27th...
By Brenda Norrell
San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center
Native women from North America joined Indigenous women from around the world and spoke out against greenwashing and false solutions, including carbon credits, at the UN Climate Summit in Egypt....
By Usman Aliyu
Enviro News Nigeria
A group of COP27 participants, operating under the aegis of the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, on Friday, November 11, 2022, staged a peaceful protest in Egypt, demanding an end to wars across the world....
By Al Jazeera The family of Egypt’s jailed dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah have said that they have been told by prison authorities that the activist is “under medical intervention”, potentially meaning that he has been force-fed. Family members have repeatedly...
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Contact: kafia.ahmed [at] gmail [dot] com Press conference to take place inside of the COP27 United Nations Climate talks on Friday, November 11, the first Friday of the COP27 conference What: Action inside COP27 with speakers from military impacted communities...
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By TAG 24 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Dressed in white, dozens of activists rallied in solidarity on Thursday with campaigners across the globe who have lost their lives or been detained for defending environmental or human rights. The rally took...
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Contact: media [at] ggjalliance [dot] org Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt — Today, United States Special Climate Envoy John Kerry announced the launch of a new U.S. carbon trading scheme, the “Energy Transition Accelerator” which is nothing more than another attempt...
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By Jennifer Collins and Heather Moore
Deutsche Welle
Egypt climate talks focus on financing for low-income countries so they can adapt to a warming world and pay for climate destruction.
Money and justice are at the heart of the climate ...
By Azad Essa
Middle East Eye
The dissent that has come to characterise the annual climate conference has been greatly diminished in a host country where activism is criminalised
Climate conferences are usually inclusive forums that bring together world leaders,...
Contact: media [at] ggjalliance [dot] org / olivia [at] climatejusticealliance [dot] org, 301-613-4767
Washington, D.C. — More than 60 frontline leaders from six North American-based climate justice organizations are heading to Egypt for COP27 November 4, as a part of the...
A Victory For and By the Frontlines Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Senator Chuck Schumer removed Senator Joe Manchin’s dirty energy permitting bill from the Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate. This victory is a result of the organizing and leadership...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: media [at] ggjalliance [dot] org National alliance of grassroots groups call to stop legislation fast tracking fossil fuel projects and false climate solutions Washington, D.C. — In response to the introduction of the energy permitting...
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By Kristoffer Tigue
Inside Climate News
Senate Democrats could be “overcounting” the funding for environmental justice provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and misrepresenting the bill’s benefits for low-income families, communities of color and other historically disadvantaged Americans, according to...
By Drew Costley
Associated Press
Billions of dollars in climate and environment investments could flow to communities in the United States that have been plagued by pollution and climate threats for decades, if the proposed Inflation Reduction Act becomes law....
Contact: media@ggjalliance.org Washington, D.C. – The Inflation Reduction Act introduced by Senate Democrats in a deal with coal baron Senator Joe Manchin is a bad deal for frontline communities. After a long and tortuous year of negotiations between Democratic leaders...
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“No one deserves to be stripped from their families, placed in a prison cell, especially pregnant people. And no one deserves to give birth alone…” @motisalaschild on pregnancy while incarcerated #CrossConnection pic.twitter.com/OvnJmgsRYb— The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross (@CrossConnection)...
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Washington, D.C. — Today, in another onslaught of right-wing, corporate-backed judicial overreach, the United States Supreme Court ruled to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and limited the ability of the...
By Capire On this LGBTQIA+ Pride Day, we share the voices of feminist militants from Guatemala, Germany, and the United States. From the reality of each different territory, they expose the existing connections between the LGBTQIA+ political agenda and the...
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By Cherri Foytlin
Failing to Save the Earth
Ramon Mejia, GGJ Anti-Militarism National Organizer and member of About Face, co-hosts this episode which will focus on how the perception of failure can prohibit participation in justice movements. We will discuss...
By Drew Costley
Associated Press, PBS NewsHour
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according...
By Candice Bernd
Truthout
Antiwar and progressive veterans organizations across the country are marking the first Earth Day after the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and Russia’s subsequent invasion of Ukraine by highlighting the ways in which militarism fuels the...
By Yessenia Funes
Atmos
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its final report Monday. The Frontline explores the significance of the sixth report finally naming “colonialism” as a historical and ongoing driver of the climate crisis.
The Intergovernmental Panel...
By Kate Aronoff
The New Republic
With the “Green New Deal Champions” pledge, progressive groups are reorienting for 2022—and 2030.
With prospects for comprehensive climate legislation looking dim, a number of congressional Democrats and several dozen progressive groups are set...
By C.J. Polychroniou
Truthout
The ongoing war in Ukraine does not bode well for the future of peace and sustainability on planet Earth. As Noam Chomsky said in a recent interview for Truthout, “We are at a crucial point in human...
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams
The Congressional Progressive Caucus “is absolutely right that President Biden should declare it so we can build the energy security that only renewable energy can bring,” said one climate advocate.
Grassroots climate advocates praised the...
By Cesia Alvarez and Melissa Laratte
Ms. Magazine
We are two immigrant women and professional caregivers. Despite how crucial the role of care workers is for the well-being of our communities, we are highly undervalued.
When crises strike, we turn...
By Adrien Salazar and Kate Alexander
Common Dreams
Joe Biden must end U.S. climate obstructionism, or else future generations will mark his leadership on climate in this time of great need as a complete and abject failure.
The Biden administration’s ...
By Barbara Ransby
Truthout
On this International Women’s Day, as the world watches a historic and bloody war unfold in Europe — while people in the United States and Europe largely continue to ignore the suffering of the millions of...
By Sarah Lazare
In These Times
Just as scientists warn we must drastically shift away from fossil fuel extraction, the Biden administration is pressing for more oil production.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin escalates his horrific invasion of Ukraine, in...
By ClimateDenierRoundup
Daily Kos
Carbon dioxide removal is the process of removing carbon pollution from the atmosphere via natural and technological methods, and will be an important tool for restoring a safe climate — once we’ve pretty much stopped sending more...
By Justine Calma
The Verge
The DOE funded projects that never came to fruition
The Biden administration wants to shove more money into projects that are supposed to capture CO2 emissions from power plants and industrial facilities before they can...
For Immediate Release Contact: Adrien Salazar, adrien@ggjalliance.org In response to the House passage of the Build Back Better Act, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance issued the following statement: Today the House passed the Build Back Better Act, a bill that reflects critical...
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Aimee Inglis, Communications Coordinator, It Takes Roots: aimee@ittakesroots.org
Eddie Vale, NP Agency: eddie@npagency.com
Glasgow, Scotland — As negotiations of the UNFCCC COP26 have concluded, the It Takes Roots alliance issues the following statement:
The Glasgow Climate...
By Rucha Chitnis
Truthout
When Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida in October 2018, June Barrett, a Black Jamaican home care worker, rushed to take care of their elderly patients in Miami. Barrett, had worked as a care worker for...
Photo by Rucha Chitnis
By Rucha Chitnis
Yes! Magazine
When Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida in October 2018, June Barrett, a Black Jamaican home care worker, rushed to take care of their elderly patients in Miami. Barrett, had worked...
By Shreya Chattopadhyay
The Nation
There are signs that the Biden administration and mainstream foreign policy groups may be ready to listen, if not embrace a full paradigm shift.
Although the US war in Afghanistan is now widely seen as...
By Em Nguyen
Spectrum News 1
WASHINGTON D.C. — Senate Democrats made a breakthrough Tuesday night on an infrastructure deal, agreeing on a $3.5 trillion figure to invest in climate, education and family programs.
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By Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams
The bill aims to ensure “an intersectional response” to the climate crisis, coronavirus pandemic, economic inequity, and racial injustice “that is proportionate to the scope of the problems we face.”
On the heels of President...
By Rishika Pardikar
Eos
According to a new report, net zero targets many governments are pursuing are distractions from the urgent need to drastically reduce carbon emissions.
In the past few months, many governments have announced net zero carbon emission ...
The Tribune Signatories, however, concerned by several additional factors not included in this statement Eighty-seven farmer organisations and allied agroecology, farm and food justice groups in the United States delivered a solidarity statement in support of Indian farmers’ historic protests...
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KPFA Our Political Director, Sunyoung Yang, chats with David Rosenberg of The KPFA Evening News about how a feminist, anti-racist, regenerative economy centers care and ends harm in our communities. Listen to the segment from 24:57-27:48....
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By Jihan Gearon
Stanford Social Innovation Review
A call to bring back matriarchy in Indigenous communities to rebuild and decolonize the foundation of Native community life.
The words “Indigenous feminism” can be triggering in Indigenous communities. I’ve read op-eds in the...
By Sarah Lazare
In These Times
Why anti-war feminists don’t want hawkish women like Michèle Flournoy in positions of power.
As the incoming administration of Joe Biden is celebrated for advancing women’s rights through the likely appointment of hawkish women...
By Christine Ahn, Yifat Susskind, and Cindy Wiesner
Newsweek
In the 2020 presidential election, Black women, Indigenous women and people of color across the country delivered the votes to throw Donald Trump out of office. These voters want a new...
Vision Links Domestic & Foreign Policy, Aims to Democratize Foreign Policy Discussions, Center Leadership of Women, People of Color Impacted By These Decisions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 CONTACT: Anna Zuccaro | anna@unbendablemedia.com Grassroots feminists from MADRE, GGJ...
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It can be difficult to keep up with the ever-changing world of climate solutions, and not all “solutions” are inherently equitable or just. Fortunately, we’ve identified three straight-forward questions that can help you separate false solutions from the real deal:...
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As California Governor Jerry Brown’s Global Climate Action Summit kicked off Thursday, indigenous and climate justice activists blocked the main entrance in protest. While the protests took place outside the GCAS, Gov. Brown and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg,...
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Civic and business leaders convened at California Governor Jerry Brown’s Global Climate Action Summit, but protestors decried their “false solutions” to the climate crisis
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DHARNA NOOR: I’m here in San Francisco at the Global Climate Action...
SAN FRANCISCO — They erected a mini oil rig, locked arms through oil drums and sat down on the street. “Keep it in the ground,” their banners read. “No more fossil fuels,” they chanted. Protesters gathered at the Global Climate...
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Hundreds of activists snarled commute-heavy traffic, picketed or simply sat in yoga poses outside the Parc 55 hotel in San Francisco’s clogged downtown Market Street area Monday morning, the first weekday leg of what promises to be a rocky series...
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For Immediate Release: September 10, 2018 Contact: Cabot Lee Petoia, 828-899-9239, cabot@megaphonestrategies.com; Kawana Lloyd, 240-472-2860, kawana@megaphonestrategies.com In Open Letter to Brown, Communities Most Affected by Climate Change Demand Real People and Earth-Based Solutions SAN FRANCISCO- On day three of...
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For Immediate Release: el 10 de septiembre, 2018 Contacto: Cabot Lee Petoia, 828-899-9239, cabot@megaphonestrategies.com; Kawana Lloyd, 240-472-2860, kawana@megaphonestrategies.com Grupos indígenas, comunidades afectadas y líderes sobre el clima denuncian la hipocresía ecológica en la Cumbre Climática, entregan una Carta Abierta ...
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By Kate Aronoff for In These Times In the wake of Donald Trump’s upset victory over Hillary Clinton, In These Times asked organizers who have worked in the climate, racial justice, immigrant rights and other movements for their reactions and...
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The Laura Flanders Show This week, American voters come to end of a long national “nightmare,” as Laura has called it. This electoral seasons has left many of us battered and jaded, resigned to hit the polls for a less...
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By Sarah Lazare on AlterNet On October 18, human rights defenders José Ángel Flores and Silmer Dionisio were murdered after they left a meeting of peasant farmers in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras. Both were organizers with the Unified...
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