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Organizing communities toward just action on climate change

Nenana Action Alert: Donate and Sign the Letter

The State of Alaska is currently auctioning off subsistence lands for industrial agriculture under the inaccurate guise of “food security.” A road construction project has been under way to access the land that did not involve consultation with the Nenana Tribal Council. Public Comment for the road construction is open until Sept. 30. To make a public comment supporting Nenana residents’ demands, click below.

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“Building Bridges and Shared Pathways to Alaska’s Prosperous Future”

Tune in for lively conversation and a fresh approach for respectful public dialogue to bridge polarized communities and bring Alaskans together across political divides. Shared values are some of the most powerful antidotes to political polarization & are Alaska’s best hope to rise above political gridlock. This “friendly debate” models dialogue across differences with the goal to identify areas of overlap in diverse visions for Alaska’s future.

The Alaska Just Transition Summit and the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, held consecutively and poignantly in the same room in June 2022, offered contrasting visions for Alaska’s future. This dynamic conversation explores the areas of convergence and divergence and paths forward where we are stronger together.

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Lessons on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Lessons on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

On this day honoring his birthday, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the question: What can we learn from that legacy for the work we have laid before us?

Alaska Gasline Development Corporation December 1st Meeting Report
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation December 1st Meeting Report
Alaska’s Future Doesn’t Depend on the Fossil Fuel Industry
Alaska’s Future Doesn’t Depend on the Fossil Fuel Industry

This future doesn’t depend on the fossil fuel industry currently destroying our shared natural communities. The steps required to advance this just transition from an unsustainable economy to one that is regenerative are numerous, but they begin with a reevaluation of the state’s relationship to fossil fuel extraction and a reclamation of Alaska’s resources for Alaskans.

Racial Justice IS Climate Justice

  • Black climate change activist and marine biologist describes why she is pausing all climate-related work in light of the fight for racial justice.

  • Interactive NYT compilation of anti-racist and environmentalism intersection resources.

  • The National Black Environmental Justice Network (NBEJN)’s statement on police brutality/racism/BLM

  • 20-minute TED Talk- “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion”

  • 50-minute discussion on Feminism and BLM

  • Podcast- “Intersectionality Matters”, all things intersectionality

  • Podcast- NYT “1619”, connecting slavery to its lasting consequences and modern day effects 

  • Podcast- NPR “Code Switch”, race. in your face. 

  • Open Letter (and resources) from Women of Color Collective in Sustainability, Kinetic Communities, and Latinos in Sustainability

  • Sierra Club- “Racism is Killing the Planet”, describing the cascade from white supremacy to neglect of the planet and seeing the planet as disposable

  • Podcast- NPR “Throughline”, discussing history of policing in America 

  • Podcast- Intercepted “Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Cast for Abolition”, abolition of prisons and defunding the police

  • “To Loot a Revolution”, imagining a word without police

  • 20-minute Daily Show (Trevor Noah) discussion about defunding the police