Join the #OurPowerPRnyc Campaign to Demand a Just Recovery in Puerto Rico
Close to three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, many Puerto Ricans are struggling for survival and fighting to remain, reclaim, and rebuild. The crisis unfolding in Puerto Rico continues to magnify as the United States government interferes within emergency aid and threatens to bury Puerto Rico in more debt. What is happening in Puerto Rico is a climate crisis fueled by a long legacy of colonization and extraction. Learn More
#OurPowerPRnyc is a community-led initiative of the Puerto Rican diaspora guided by the Jemez Principles of Democratic Organizing. To find out more and to join the #OurPowerPRnyc campaign, please fill out this form.
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climate Justice youth Summit
The Climate Justice Youth Summit is the largest gathering of its kind in the United States. Hundreds of young people of color gather to learn about climate justice and just transitions through an innovative agenda that is entirely developed and implemented by youth leaders. Scenes from the 2017 CJYS were shot by Rae Breaux and Destiny Mata.