JTA's Lara Aumann shares two book recommendations that have been life-sustaining by expanding her organizing toolset and growing her knowledge:
The Wretched of the Earth, by Frantz Fanon, and Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
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From Uranium Mining to Powering Data Centers: Refusing the Nuclear Death Cycle
Historic and ongoing harms caused by nuclear technologies persist, including in the form of proposals to power data centers. All the while, many Indigenous Peoples and frontline communities are raising the alarm and successfully challenging nuclear technologies with notable wins.
Growing Our Popular Education Program
Many of our new trainers have been utilizing their pop ed skills to educate and inspire others in their communities and workplaces....
Gen Z Journal ~ “Vientos de cambio que respiramos en comunidad”: Jóvenes locales lideran proyectos de justicia climática y energética en el sureste de Puerto Rico
Durante 30 años, el Comité Diálogo Ambiental ha luchado contra el envenenamiento y la agresión tóxica que sufren los residentes en el sureste de Puerto Rico. Los residentes locales son guías indispensables en la co-creación de un presente y un futuro comunitarios y autodeterminados; y muchos de ellos son jóvenes.
Gen Z Journal ~ “Vientos de cambio que respiramos en comunidad”: Local Youth Lead Climate and Energy Justice Projects in Southeastern Puerto Rico
For 30 years, the Comité Diálogo Ambiental has been fighting the poisoning and toxic assault of residents in Salinas and Guayama in southeastern Puerto Rico. Community members are indispensable guides in co-creating a self-determined, communal present and future–and many are young people.
Reimagining the Wildland Fire Workforce with Indigenous-Led FireGeneration Collaborative
Wildland firefighting is growing more intense and precarious, and there is increasing investment in proactive stewardship and resilience efforts. However, few spaces exist for frontline workers, practitioners, and youth to shape this transition. Indigenous-led FireGeneration Collaborative is working hard to transform this situation.