UUs are working in a myriad of ways to create a Just Transition through community organizing and advocacy for implementing bold, just climate policies at all levels. Here are some highlights for this Create Climate Justice priority area: UU Conference on Climate Justice & the Green New Deal, Sept. 15-17 in Washington, DC. UUs for…
JUUstice Washington is looking for a person with a passion for supporting social and environmental justice activism and the flexibility to use multiple skills to problem solve within a small non-profit organization. Familiarity with technology is important. A commitment of at least three years is preferred. Essential Purpose and Skills of the Position: Partner with…
ACLU Washington Thursday, May 23, 2019 “Growing up undocumented in Eastern Washington, I felt like my status was something to be ashamed of and that I needed to hide for my own safety. But I know that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of the accent with which we speak, where…
May 23rd was the final Environmental Justice Practitioners Network webinar of the 2018-2019 season, with special guest Dina Gilio-Whitaker. Dina spoke about recently-released Beacon Press book, As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock. This book provides the history of Native peoples’ resistance to environmental injustice and is a call…
Governor James Inslee signed all of the following climate bills May 7: ESSB 5116, the Clean Energy bill, would set deadlines for reduction of fossil fuel use in electric generation: phasing out coal by 2025, making generation carbon neutral by 2030 and use of renewable energy only by 2045. HB 1444 sets Appliance Efficiency Standards. …
