In mid-June, José Bravo reunited with several environmental justice elders, who were part of the 1991 First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, to share stories and to reflect on the work that remains. They also celebrated Richard Moore's 80th birthday!
Tag: environmental justice
New StoryMap Research Uses Movement-Informed Criteria to Evaluate Attempted Just Transitions
In collaboration with student researchers at the University of Montana, JTA is excited to announce a research-based resource for evaluating attempted just transitions throughout the globe.
Allies Spotlight: The Chisholm Legacy Project Centers Black Femme Leadership for Climate Justice and Just Transitions
The Chisholm Legacy Project powerfully demonstrates Black Liberation organizing in practice, showing how climate justice is deeply intertwined with other justice struggles.
JTA Members Make the News during First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
JTA Policy Lead Fernando Tormos-Aponte and Executive Director José T. Bravo were interviewed by Blu Radio and Canada Broadcasting Corporation, during the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia.
“At a Historic Conference, Frontline Groups Push for a Just Transition”: JTA Publishes New Article
As published in the North American Congress on Latin America, "Though the First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels is a historic achievement, movement organizers question if it will create needed pathways toward a just transition."
“The Workers’ Champion”: EJ Movement Pathmakers, including JTA Executive Director and Board Members, Honored in New Orleans!
On March 18, 2026, many environmental justice movement visionaries who co-created the paths we learn from and move on today were honored at the HBCU Climate Change Conference in New Orleans. JTA's José T. Bravo and board members Thomas BK Goldtooth and Richard Moore were among the honorees!
Gen Z Journal: Sometimes It’s Good to Be ANGRY!
The Alliance of Non-Governmental Radical Youth (ANGRY) is a youth-led global alliance making waves in United Nations and many other spaces by building the collective power of youth voices from across the globe.
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.
“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!
“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!









