UN climate conference steers away from climate justice, caving to fossil fuel corporations.

NetZero is a carbonunicorn action 11/9/21 photo by Friends of the Earth International At the conclusion of the 26th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, dozens of delegates representing workers, frontline climate justice communities, and environmental justice groups who made up the It Takes Roots delegation to Glasgow said:   If the goal of the United Nations’ global climate effort…

It Takes Roots Statement on Conclusion of the UNFCCC COP26 Conference of the Parties and Glasgow Climate Pact: Incrementalism Leaves Frontline Communities to Face Increasing Climate Chaos

abajo en español Global Day for Climate Justice 11/6/21 Photo by Climate Justice Alliance   As negotiations of the UNFCCC COP26 have concluded, the It Takes Roots alliance issues the following statement: The Glasgow Climate Pact is shameful. Once again the UNFCCC has demonstrated that their interests lie heavily with economic bottom lines rather than in a true commitment to…

Frontline Island Nations and Community Leaders Call out climate change issues facing Islanders and uplift grassroots solutions at COP26

As part of the It Takes Roots (ITR) delegation, representatives of Island Nations, including Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the Northern Mariana Islands spoke inside COP26 and brought the voices and concerns of Islanders to the world stage. This is a profoundly important juncture for islanders and a turning point in climate change dialogues, so many Island Nations are on the brink of complete…

Frontline and Indigenous Leaders Demand JP Morgan Chase Cease Fossil Fuel Financing

photo credit: Indigenous Climate Action Frontline and indigenous land defenders and community members who are directly impacted by the extraction and destruction funded by JP Morgan Chase delivered their demands for the bank to completely stop financing fossil fuels on Weds Nov 10th, 2021 at the JP Morgan Chase Glasgow Headquarters. Speakers on Chase’s funding of climate destruction in their…

Grassroots Frontline Community Leaders Call Out Militarism as a Culprit of Climate Change at COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland

Grassroots Frontline Community Leaders Call Out Militarism as a Culprit of Climate Change at COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland Protests took place inside and outside of the COP26 United Nations Climate Talks on Monday, November 8, the Day When Former Us President Barack Obama Speaks GLASGOW, Scotland – The It Takes Roots (ITR) delegation representing more than 60 frontline…

Norman Rogers, 2nd vice president of United Steelworkers 675

Norman Rogers, 2nd vice president of United Steelworkers 675 “The opportunity to stand with and learn from others also facing the double-edged sword of working towards a sustainable climate without the loss of quality jobs is very important; reaching a global solution to impending job loss is inseparable from a global solution for our climate crisis.”  

Andrea Mercado, Florida Rising

Andrea Mercado, Co-Executive Director, Florida Rising Andrea Cristina Mercado is the daughter of South American immigrants and the South Florida mother of two has been working on race, gender and economic equity issues for 20 years and has been recognized for her work leading New Florida Majority, co-founding the National Domestic Workers Alliance, chairing We Belong Together, a national…

Ananda Lee Tan (he/him), Just Transition Alliance

Ananda Lee Tan (he/him), Strategy Advisor, Just Transition Alliance Ananda Lee Tan has been organizing grassroots movements since 1986 - building coalitions, networks and alliances for land defence, environmental justice, worker rights, energy democracy, food sovereignty, zero waste, community self-determination and climate justice around the world. Over the last fifteen years, Ananda served the…

Sharif Zakout, Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)

Sharif Zakout, Membership Coordinator & Organizer, Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) Sharif Zakout is a Bay Area born and raised organizer and artist. His family comes from the al-Majdal region in Palestine. He works as an organizer for the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) in San Francisco, CA and on the side creates art and music that uplifts international solidarity…

It Takes Roots Delegation at Conference of the Parties-COP26

At COP26: Frontline Communities & Workers Delegation Demanded Real Climate Solutions, ‘No Net Zero’ and an End to Fossil-Fuels This November, It Takes Roots sent a U.S. frontline delegation of over 60 people from communities most impacted by the climate crisis to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), the United Nations global climate change conference. They brought the voices and…

Alejandría M. Lyons, SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP)

Alejandría M. Lyons, Environmental Justice Organizer , SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) Alejandría M. Lyons is the Environmental Justice Organizer with the SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico on unseated southern Tiwa Territory. She began in 2015, by working alongside food sovereignty activists across New Mexico and later water rights activists who aim to…

Sheila Babauta, Micronesian Climate Change Alliance

Sheila Babauta, Micronesian Climate Change Alliance Sheila Babauta is passionate about contributing to a brighter Marianas. At the age of 29, she gained the trust and confidence of her community and began serving as a member in the 21st CNMI House of Representatives. Sheila continues to serve in the 22nd CNMI Legislature and currently holds key leadership positions as Chairwoman of the Natural…

José Bravo, Just Transition Alliance

José Bravo (he/him), Executive Director, Just Transition Alliance José Bravo is a veteran environmental justice organizer and executive director of the Just Transition Alliance, where for more than 20 years, he has led a coalition of environmental justice and labor organizations–working frontline workers and community members who live along the fence-lines of polluting industries to create…

Shantell Bingham, Climate Justice Alliance

“Our working class communities of color are on the frontlines of the climate crises. Going to COP26 in Glasgow is about demanding our solutions be front and center of negotiations.” - Shantell Bingham, Black Membership Organizer, Climate Justice Alliance

Ozawa Bineshi Albert, Climate Justice Alliance

Ozawa Bineshi Albert - Yuchi/Annishinaabe (she/her) Co-Executive Director, Climate Justice Alliance Bineshi is one of three women of color Co-Executive Directors of the Climate Justice Alliance. She was part of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and served as their Movement Building Coordinator and served on their Leadership Team. She has been part of the It Takes Roots alliance, tand…

Frontline Communities & Workers Delegation Demands Real Climate Solutions, ‘No Net Zero’ and an End to Fossil-Fuels at COP26

This November, It Takes Roots sends a U.S. frontline delegation of over 60 people from communities most impacted by the climate crisis to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), the United Nations global climate change conference. They’ll bring the voices and leadership of frontline communities and workers to the global stage, demanding world leaders commit to real solutions that advance…