About the Coalition
We are a growing group of concerned citizens motivated by the moral, spiritual, & scientific duty to take action & elevate voices calling for responsibility to each other, the earth, and all living beings. Formed in November 2015, FCAC seeks to amplify Alaskan voices for climate action and build momentum for a just and equitable transition to a new way of living with each other and with our environment.
Alaska is on the front-line of climate change impacts as well as the extraction of fossil fuel resources that are responsible for the rapid warming of our global climate. In Alaska, we are living with the unprecedented effects of climate change – permafrost melt, worsening wildfires, and erratic winters to name a few. These impacts disrupt our ways of life, our health, and security. Meanwhile, Alaska’s dependence on fossil fuel extraction has not only polluted our lands and waters, but left our communities reeling from budget deficit and economic recession.
Representing diverse constituencies and taking action on multiple issues, FCAC seeks to create space for the many types of change we will need in order to shift our communities away from an old paradigm of pollution, extraction, colonialism, and inequality. We endeavor to center values of community, resilience, justice, democracy, and Indigenous knowledge as we move forward. With these as guiding principles, we hope to chart a new path forward for Alaska and build a more sustainable economy and society.
Through education and advocacy Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition mobilizes Fairbanks & Interior Alaska communities toward action to mitigate and adapt to climate change. We seek to elevate climate solutions and foster a fair, equitable, & just transition to sustainable communities — locally, regionally and globally. We seek to build a renewed & respectful relationship between all beings and the earth.
Our Mission
Our Values
We are motivated by the moral, spiritual, & scientific duty to take action & elevate voices of responsibility to each other, the earth, and all living beings. We have adopted the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing.
We recognize that we work throughout the unceded territories of the Indigenous Peoples of Alaska; that our office is located on the traditional territories of the lower Tanana Dene Athabascan Peoples. We acknowledge the ancestral & present land stewardship and place-based knowledge of the peoples of these territories.
Frameworks
The Just Transition Framework has a long history with union and environmental justice communities working to transition economies from extractive to regenerative. FCAC aims to continue this history in Alaska by using multiple strategies to garner a Just Transition in Fairbanks. We are working with partners across the state to ‘Alaskanize’ this framework and build the collaborative solutions to move us away from a singular fossil fuel economy. To learn more about the framework, strategies, and principles please click here!
Building and practicing a Decolonizing Framework recognizes a history of colonization and its current manifestations, how this shows up in climate action and the implications of our actions and policies during this transition. “Decolonization is the the conscious -- intelligent, calculated, & active – unlearning & resistance to the forces of colonization that perpetuate the subjugation and exploitation of our minds, bodies, & lands. And it is engaged for the ultimate purpose of overturning the colonial structure & realizing Indigenous liberation.” -Native Movement
Principled Organizing
We also value principled organizing that endeavors toward systematic change and elevates power of communities that have been continuously oppressed. FCAC has adopted the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing. These principles were developed in 1996 by people and groups from different cultures, politics, and organizations. We ask that all FCAC members read, understand, and agree to these basic principles.