It Takes Roots is a multiracial, multicultural, intergenerational alliance of alliances representing over 200 organizations and affiliates in over 50 states, provinces, territories and Native lands on Turtle Island; and is led by women, gender non-conforming people, people of color, Black and Indigenous Peoples.
Frontline-led
Rooted in wisdom of communities on the front lines of the climate and housing crises, place-based solutions, translocal organizing and deep democracy
Solutions-focused
Toward regenerative economies and healthy communities driven by the inherent rights of Nature—Mother Earth, grassroots feminism, and political transformation
Visionary opposition
Against the violence of the extractive economy, colonization, white supremacy and patriarchy
Current Work
Green New Deal
A Green New Deal must be centered in principles of racial and environmental justice and Indigenous sovereignty.
Time to Win People's Solutions
Priority campaigns from our sister alliances in 2021 to hold the Biden administration accountable to the frontlines.
It Takes Roots is a collaboration of our four Sister Alliances:
