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.
International climate talks in April and June 2026 strengthened movement ties between JTA and U.S. Climate Action Network members. Learn about our collective efforts to advance a just transition!
In early June, JTA Executive Director José Bravo spoke on a panel at Rutgers University, as part of the Tony Mazzocchi centennial birthday celebration, conference, call to action, and archives launch!
At this year's Bonn climate talks, JTA worked closely with aligned groups to continue building momentum toward implementing the Belém-Antalya Mechanism.
The Chisholm Legacy Project powerfully demonstrates Black Liberation organizing in practice, showing how climate justice is deeply intertwined with other justice struggles.
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.
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."
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!
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.
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.
