OP Background
April 29, 2014
Background
EMEAC is a member and serves on the Steering Committee of the Climate Justice Alliance, a collaborative of community-based and movement support organizations uniting frontline communities to forge a scalable, socially and economically just transition away from unsustainable energy and false solutions to climate change. In 2013, CJA launched a national Our Power campaign to win real solutions to the climate crisis. One component of the campaign calls for spaces to be created for deeper work. Our Power Gatherings bring together frontline communities and allies to coordinate community-led action strategies that advance an ecologically resilient and economically just transition out of deadly, destructive, dirty development into new economic solutions based on healthy work that serves our communities, heals the planet and preserves our cultures.  |
| Our Power camp, Black Mesa |
The first gathering was held at Black Mesa, AZ in June 2013 and focused on frontline communities impacted by coal: from coal extraction to false solutions promoted by industry, such as natural gas and clean coal. The second gathering will be held in Detroit, June 2014, and is focused on scaling up the leadership and presence of youth and young adults in generating solutions for a just transition from reliance on exploitative, unsustainable practices and policies to those that are sustainable and nurture healthy communities.
The next Our Power gathering will take place in Richmond, CA in August.
