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FarhadEbrahimi, The Chorus Foundation
Grassroots Frontline
Communities
Shared
Methodologies
Movement Building Campaign
Why I support the Climate Justice Alliance’s
Our Power campaign
Michelle Mascarenhas-
Swan
Movement Generation
Climate Justice Alliance Co-Directors:
Cindy Wiesner
Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
Copenhagen 2009
Cochabamba World People’s Summit 2010
US Social Forum 2010, Detroit
Cancún/1000 Cancúns Day of Action
2010
Rio+20, Rio de Janeiro 2012
1Sky/Climate Funding
Uniting the Rising Majority!
Just Transition Campaign Meeting – Detroit, September 2012
Chicago
Black Mesa
Richmond
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
San Francisco
Oakland
Boston
Appalachia
New Mexico
Washington
Why Build
the
Our Power
campaign?
Building Shared
Vision, Strategic
Alignment & Common
Frames for
our Movement.
TOWARDS A
JUST TRANSITION
Foster Real Solutions Where We
Have Immediate Leverage
Build from where we have Power:
Municipal, Regional, State Arenas
http://www.ourpowercampaign.org/cja/cja-leadership-body/
Alliance for Appalachia
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Black Mesa Water Coalition
Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy
Center for Story-based Strategy
Communities for a Better Environment
Community to Community Development
Cornell Global Labor Institute
East Michigan Environmental Action
Coalition
Energy Justice Network
Environmental Justice &Climate Change
Initiative
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
Global Justice Ecology Project
Grassroots GlobalJustice Alliance
Grassroots International
Indigenous Environmental Network
Institute for Policy Studies
Ironbound Community Corporation
Jobs With Justice
Just Transition Alliance
Labor Community Strategy Center
Labor Networkfor Sustainability
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
Movement Generation
Movement Strategy Center
NAACP ClimateJustice Initiative
New York City EJ Alliance
People Organizing to Demand Environmental
and Economic Rights (PODER)
POWER
Right to the City Alliance
Rising Tide North America
Ruckus Society
Southwest Organizing Project
Southwest Workers Union
UPROSE
US Food Sovereignty Alliance
Vermont Workers’ Center
CJA Leadership Body
International Connections
Black Mesa
Water Coalition
Jihan Gearon
Executive Director
BMWC Just Transition
Campaign
Ohio Valley
Environmental Coalition
Dustin White
Organizer
Ife Kilimanjaro
Co-Director
National Anchor Organizations
Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Movement Generation
Hot Spot Anchor Organizations
Black Mesa Water Coalition, East Michigan Environmental Action Council,
Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Communities for a Better Environment
Steering Committee Organizations
Leadership Body Organizations
Research Organizations
Capacity-Building Organizations
For more information on funding opportunities
Contact sha@ggjalliance.org or michelle@movementgeneration.org
You can support the Our Power campaign by funding the national campai
as well as the member groups directly to support their roles in making
this work happen. We are made up of member orgs who play roles like:
LIKE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurPowerCampaign
FOLLOW on Twitter: @CJAOurPower
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Our Power campaign funder briefing june 2013

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  • 2. FarhadEbrahimi, The Chorus Foundation Grassroots Frontline Communities Shared Methodologies Movement Building Campaign Why I support the Climate Justice Alliance’s Our Power campaign
  • 3. Michelle Mascarenhas- Swan Movement Generation Climate Justice Alliance Co-Directors: Cindy Wiesner Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
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  • 5. Copenhagen 2009 Cochabamba World People’s Summit 2010
  • 6. US Social Forum 2010, Detroit
  • 7. Cancún/1000 Cancúns Day of Action 2010
  • 8. Rio+20, Rio de Janeiro 2012
  • 10. Uniting the Rising Majority! Just Transition Campaign Meeting – Detroit, September 2012 Chicago Black Mesa Richmond Los Angeles San Antonio Vermont New York New Jersey San Francisco Oakland Boston Appalachia New Mexico Washington
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  • 72. National Anchor Organizations Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Movement Generation Hot Spot Anchor Organizations Black Mesa Water Coalition, East Michigan Environmental Action Council, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Communities for a Better Environment Steering Committee Organizations Leadership Body Organizations Research Organizations Capacity-Building Organizations For more information on funding opportunities Contact sha@ggjalliance.org or michelle@movementgeneration.org You can support the Our Power campaign by funding the national campai as well as the member groups directly to support their roles in making this work happen. We are made up of member orgs who play roles like:
  • 73. LIKE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurPowerCampaign FOLLOW on Twitter: @CJAOurPower