JTA's José T. Bravo discusses the harms of corporate polluters and false solutionists and the imperative of frontline-led just transition in his latest op-ed, published by Common Dreams!
Category: Toxic Products
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“Could Voting Break the Plastics Treaty Deadlock?”: JTA Members Share Their Perspectives in New Article
An article by journalist Emma Bryce overviews the problems with consensus in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, quoting several individuals, including JTA's Nona Chai and Fernando Tormos-Aponte.
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Líderes Campesinas Members Learn Key Tools for Protecting Their Communities in JTA’s Training-of-Trainers Event
On January 28, 2026, JTA's executive director José Bravo, the leadership of Líderes Campesinas, and Valley Improvement Projects' Bianca Lopez convened in Oxnard, California, for a training-of-trainers event! This training centered on the Just Transition Alliance's "Just Markets" Spanish-language workbook, with a focus on toxic chemicals found in dollar store and other "low-cost" retailer products.
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“I’m on Fire”: United Domestic Workers Members Reflect on JTA’s Just Markets Training in San Diego
On January 15, 2026, JTA and United Domestic Workers (UDW) members joined together for a training in San Diego about chemicals of concern, dollar stores, and systems change toward just transition. Find out what trainers and other participants had to say about this experience!
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“We Want a Just Transition, Not Just a Transition”: JTA’s 2025 Year-in-Review Audio Highlights
From UN conference halls to the streets, JTA's 2025 year-in-review podcast episode amplifies audio highlights of the intersectional, interdependent, transborder, and multilingual advocacy of peoples and groups moving toward just transition in 2025. Don't miss these remotivating sound bites!
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Annual Report for Funders
We are so grateful to the many funders, large and small, who make it possible for us to work hard bringing together frontline workers and fenceline communities united for justice! We have prepared a brief, easy-to-read report uplifting our biggest accomplishments of 2025.
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It’s Giving Season. JTA Needs Your Help!
Please support the urgent fight for a just transition of workers and communities from unsafe industries and environments to good local solidarity economies. Your generosity will add momentum to crucial movements well beyond our small (but mighty!) organization. Now, more than ever, we need a just transition toward true democracy, equity, and health.
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JTA’s Nona Chai Calls for Making an Institutional Home for Just Transition at COP30
On Nov. 12, 2025, the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice organized a press conference at COP30 with panelists calling for an institutional home for just transition in the UNFCCC; calling out false solutions (no Tropical Forest Forever Facility!); and demanding that there be collaboration, not competition, among Global North countries.
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The Just Transition Alliance Podcast Is Here!
We are excited to announce the release of the Just Transition Alliance Podcast! Check out episodes that have already dropped on our Buzzsprout page, and read more about the show!
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The Struggle for a Just Transition away from Plastics Continues
The 6th round of global plastic treaty talks, held in Geneva, made it clear that achieving a strong treaty to address the plastic pollution crisis is facing significant obstacles from petrostates and industries. Our fight must continue to make a just transition possible...