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Adalah Justice Project

Adalah Justice Project is a Palestinian-led advocacy organization based in the U.S. that builds cross-movement coalitions to achieve collective liberation. Our work is rooted in the conviction that drawing the linkages between US policy abroad and repressive state practices at home is crucial to shifting the balance of power.

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Advancing Equity & Opportunity Collaborative: Democratizing Rural Electric Cooperatives Working Group

Advancing Equity & Opportunity Collaborative (AEO) is a coalition of groups in the South working to identify and address the opportunities and threats associated with energy extraction, production and use in the region, and the related impacts on Black communities, communities of color and low-wealth communities.

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Asian American Feminist Collective

Asian/American feminism is an ever-evolving practice that seeks to address the multi-dimensional ways Asian/American people confront systems of power at the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability, migration history, citizenship and immigration status. We are indebted to ways Black feminist thought and Third World feminist movements enable us to think and act critically through our own positionalities to address systems of anti-Black racism, settler colonialism, and xenophobia.

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Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC)

The mission of the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) is to build a multi-state campaign that amplifies black voices, dismantles the colonized narrative of Appalachia, and uses story-based strategies and solutions that center the voices and lived experience of Black Appalachians.

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Black Environmental Leaders Association

We work collectively to provide a forum for community environmental education which can serve as the basis of a deeper understanding and commitment to land, water, air, transportation and energy issues that impact our economic bottom line, through the lens of health, diversity, inclusion and equity.

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Black Girls Do Bike

We are dedicated to fostering and nurturing a vibrant community of women of color who share a passion for cycling. Our primary focus lies in promoting the joy of cycling, particularly among women and girls of color.

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Blacks in Green (BIG NFP)

Blacks in Green - BIG™ is a national network for environmental justice and economic development created to close America’s racial health/wealth gap via the new green economy using a whole-system solution for the whole-system problem common to Black communities everywhere.

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Blacks In Nature

We empower families and individuals to experience and enjoy the wonders of nature. We believe that outdoor adventures not only provide thrilling experiences but also foster personal growth, promote physical well-being, and create lasting memories. We aim to inspire and empower our members to embark on unforgettable journeys, explore new landscapes, and forge lifelong friendships along the way.

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Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute (BVM)

Our goal is to increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities. We agree with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he said, “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.

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Black Women for Wellness

Black Women for Wellness is committed to healing, educating, inspiring, and supporting Black women, so we may tap our personal power to enhance and improve our health and well being.

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Black Women in Nature

Cultivating space for Black women to engage in mindful movement, authentic sisterhood and environmental awareness in the outdoors of Columbus, OH

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Center for Diversity and the Environment

We believe the environmental movement must evolve as a field to better care for the planet, people and all beings. It will require a system-wide shift in how we approach environmentalism, our relationships with each other, and our place within the natural world. Our work focuses on growing a strong and diverse network of leaders to envision, instigate and guide this transformation.

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City Blossoms

City Blossoms is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that cultivates the well-being of our communities through creative programming in kid-driven gardens. We envision cities with abundant, accessible green spaces where communities thrive and children build lifelong connections to the natural world. Applying our unique brand of gardens, science, art, healthy living, and community building, we "blossom" in neighborhoods where kids, their families, and neighbors may not otherwise have access to green spaces.

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City Gurlz Hike

City Gurlz Hike is an urban hike and community programming series for women to connect, heal, and liberate through nature. Through its programming, City Gurlz Hike seeks to center Black, Latina, and Indigenous women in San Francisco’s great outdoors and beyond.

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Coalition of Community Organizations (COCO)

Community Coalition has a vision to harness the power of activists and communities from across the nation in multi-racial organizing through our Center for Community Organizing (CCO). CoCo will train a cadre of activists and organizers dedicated to supporting local power building with people of color across the country.

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Communities for a Better Environment (CBE)

The mission of CBE is to build people’s power in California’s communities of color and low income communities to achieve environmental health and justice by preventing and reducing pollution and building green, healthy and sustainable communities and environments.

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Cultivate Oregon

Through education and advocacy, we are growing a diverse and equitable food system that promotes biodiversity, pollinator and soil health, heritage seeds, and resource conservation.

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Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice

Led by a team of activists, advocates, organizers, artists and storytellers, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ) advocates for a healthy environment through innovative community and policy action that values all people.

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Eagle Eye Institute

PURPOSE is to offer learning programs/opportunities for primarily Black and Brown youth to experience well being, belonging and empowerment through a relationship with nature.

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IE Amplified Orgs

The IE Amplifier Program is a media capacity-building initiative that aims to amplify the efforts of participating organizations across IE’s media ecosystem. Through the IE Amplifier Program, Intersectional Environmentalist designs engaging social media assets, toolkits, videos, and other resources for participating organizations with the goal of connecting people with organizations leading intersectional approaches to environmentalism in their own communities.

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