The Intersectional Environmentalist Database

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Louisiana Louisiana

Another Gulf Is Possible Collaborative

Another Gulf Is Possible Collaborative is a women-of-color led, grassroots collaborative of ten members from Brownsville, Texas to Pensacola, Florida. We are built upon decades of organizing resulting in a strong and rooted ecosystem of relationships between individuals tied to a multitude of organizations, networks, communities, and alliances from the US Gulf South to the Global South.

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California California

Causa Justa

Causa Justa :: Just Cause builds grassroots power and leadership to create strong, equitable communities. Born through mergers between Black organizations and Latino organizations, we build bridges of solidarity between working class communities. Through rights-based services, policy campaigns, civic engagement, and direct action, we improve conditions in our neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area, and contribute to building the larger multi-racial, multi-generational movement needed for fundamental change.

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Washington DC Washington DC

City Blossoms

City Blossoms is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that cultivates the well-being of our communities through creative programming in kid-driven gardens. We envision cities with abundant, accessible green spaces where communities thrive and children build lifelong connections to the natural world. Applying our unique brand of gardens, science, art, healthy living, and community building, we "blossom" in neighborhoods where kids, their families, and neighbors may not otherwise have access to green spaces.

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Colorado Colorado

Conejos Clean Water

We work to build public awareness and encourage advocacy and education around environmental, social, economic, and food justice issues in the Conejos Land Grant Region.

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Washington Washington

Got Green

Got Green organizes for environmental, racial, and economic justice as a South Seattle-based grassroots organization led by people of color and low income people. We cultivate multi-generational community leaders to be central voices in the Green Movement in order to ensure that the benefits of the green movement and green economy (green jobs, healthy food, energy efficient & healthy homes, public transit) reach low income communities and communities of color.

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Georgia Georgia

Mariposas Rebeldes

Mariposas Rebeldes wants to make community gardening, ecology, cultural education, and food autonomy more accessible to its members and community, particularly for QTIPOC (queer trans and intersex people of color) on Muscogee (Creek) land, also known as Atlanta.

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Colorado Colorado

Movimiento Poder

Movimiento Poder is led by working-class Latine immigrants, queer folks, youth, women and families. We build collective power through community organizing, leadership development and civic engagement.

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Texas Texas

Poder ATX

To redefine environmental issues as social and economic justice issues, and collectively set our own agenda to address these concerns as basic human rights. We seek to empower our communities through education, advocacy and action.

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Utah Utah

SOLS

We honor our own heritage by sharing and preserving the amazing Mexican artistry of comfortable, handwoven leather huaraches, a time-honored staple of Mexican culture.

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California California

Un Mar De Colores

We envision a broader and more welcoming surfing community. We’re making it happen with programs that bridge socio-economic gaps, increase coastal access, and encourage personal exploration and expression. The results benefit us all. Our students grow their individual confidence, connection to community, and a lifelong passion for ocean stewardship.

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New York New York

UPROSE Brooklyn

Founded in 1966, UPROSE is Brooklyn's oldest Latino community-based organization. An intergenerational, multi-racial, nationally recognized community organization, UPROSE promotes sustainability and resiliency in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood through community organizing, education, indigenous and youth leadership development, and cultural/artistic expression. Central to our work is advocacy to ensure meaningful community engagement, participatory community planning practices, and sustainable development with justice and governmental accountability. As lead advocates of climate justice, UPROSE views the just urban policy—ranging from transportation to open space—as the heart of climate adaptation and community resilience.

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California California

Veggie Mijas

We are a community of women, trans, and gender non-conforming people who are dedicated to advocating for plant-based lifestyles and food justice within marginalized communities.

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Wisconsin Wisconsin

Wisconsin EcoLatinos

We are working to raise equity and increase participation in environmental quality and conservation efforts by empowering the Latino community and minorities to take action against environmental hazards affecting our community and reduce our carbon footprint. We pursue an equitable and sustainable environment by eliminating language and social barriers while advocating for the inclusion of our community in the transition to the clean energy economy and climate change adaptation.

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IE Amplified Orgs

The IE Amplifier Program is a media capacity-building initiative that aims to amplify the efforts of participating organizations across IE’s media ecosystem. Through the IE Amplifier Program, Intersectional Environmentalist designs engaging social media assets, toolkits, videos, and other resources for participating organizations with the goal of connecting people with organizations leading intersectional approaches to environmentalism in their own communities.

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