PowHer Up: Women-led clean energy solutions to power our world
Tuesday, April 19th at 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET The World Health Organization estimates that indoor and outdoor air pollution accounts for about 7 million deaths per year. Air pollution is not only a climate issue, but a public health crisis as well. As technology improves, there are multiple solutions to this issue,…
Read MoreNorth America/Pacific Program Director – Women’s Earth Alliance
Job Title: North America/Pacific Program Director Location: Berkeley, CA – currently all remote with option to use office space Start Date: ASAP Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) seeks a North America/Pacific Program Director to lead the design and operations of our North America/Pacific programs, with a particular focus on our U.S. Grassroots Accelerator. WEA’s U.S. Grassroots…
Read MoreEquitable Climate Programs at the State and Local Level
April 19 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT Including equity in climate action is of the utmost importance, but many climate policy actors may be unsure of how exactly to include equity effectively in their climate programs. With the influx of federal climate funding initiatives and the ever-increasing pressure of climate change on our…
Read MoreClimate Change is a Social Justice Issue | Adriana Laurent | TEDxUBC
Adriana talks about the connection between climate change and social justice through a lens of story telling. She discusses the impacts of climate change on her home country, Honduras, and how she discovered the intersections between these two issues. Far too often we talk about the effect of climate change on the planet, and she…
Read MoreSpelman College Environmental and Health Sciences Department Environmental Justice Panel
About this event Time: Thursday, March 31 from 11am – 1pm EDT Location: Virtual event – Join from anywhere (Hosted in Atlanta, GA 30314) Spelman College’s Environmental and Health Sciences Department, in partnership with the Climate Action Campaign is hosting its third Climate Change Symposium, this year as a hybrid event: in-person and virtual. This…
Read MoreClimate and Gender Action for a Thriving Future – WEA
Join Vital Voices and Women’s Earth Alliance for “Climate and Gender Action for a Thriving World” on March 21st at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET. This is a parallel session at UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). During this powerful conversation, our panel of women leaders will explore the links between…
Read MoreClimate action needs new frontline leadership
We can’t rely on those who created climate change to fix it, says climate justice organizer Ozawa Bineshi Albert. An Indigenous woman living in the heart of oil and gas country in the US, she’s observed an alarming disconnect between empty promises made by corporations and the actual needs of communities on the ground.…
Read MoreClimate change isn’t a distant threat — it’s our reality
Every year, ocean levels rise and high tides flood the low-lying Marshall Islands in the Pacific, destroying homes, salinating water supplies and disrupting livelihoods. In a stirring poem and talk, youth climate warrior Selina Neirok Leem explains why adaptation using Indigenous solutions is the only choice for people on the front lines of climate…
Read MoreBIPOC Climate Justice Dialogue
Join climate justice leaders and federal agency representatives for a discussion of the Biden Administration’s climate justice initiatives. We are facing a critical moment in history. A year after the signing of Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, which promises to deliver 40% of climate investment benefits to disadvantaged communities,…
Read MoreCedar Tree Foundation’s Rooted in Justice RFP process now open!
Below is a funding opportunity for youth-led urban greening programs in the environmental and food justice movements in Alabama, DC, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The Cedar Tree Foundation is excited to announce a new round of funding in its Rooted in Justice grant program, which provides funding for…
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