As a youth-based organization, Sunrise is heavily invested in ensuring prosperity and livability for the future that our generation will inherit, as well as for all who will come after us. And centering climate justice in every decision we make as we move forward is integral to securing this. Climate justice is the crux of […]
Make It Work Nevada is a policy-driven organization that is shifting the landscape of our community through advocacy and education to support the long-term health and vitality of Black families. We center the lived experiences of Black women and Black families in our work as we fight for long-term change that measurably improves our lives. […]
As an organization that works with communities to protect ecosystems and culture from the harmful effects of mining, we would like to stress just how much of climate justice (and possibilities for deep injustice) is connected to how we treat extraction during our attempt to address climate change. We must think about mining reform if […]
The Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition stands in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives organizers and protesters as they fight to bring justice for Black people who have been targeted, terrorized, and murdered by police and the criminal justice system. White supremacy and institutional racism have been ingrained in our nation and state’s history since […]
For Immediate Release, June 15, 2020 Contact: Ainslee Archibald, (702) 473-0346, ainsleearchibald@gmail.com Environmental Justice Advocates Hail New Clark County Planning Effort As Opportunity for Transformation LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition (NEJC) applauds today’s announcement by Clark County that it is launching a process to overhaul the County’s Master Plan and Development Code. […]
