Bruni Pizarro shared gratitude and reflection on her service at Junta in a video announcing her departure from the organization and the launch of her and her husband’s new design studio: For La Diáspora.
California’s Transformative Climate Communities Program (TCC) funds the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative plans that include multiple projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to fighting...
Karen Andrade co-authored a paper asking why even the best-intentioned and well-supported researchers and research organizations may struggle to design, implement, and sustain successful community engagement strategies in the health sciences.
Abstract: Wildly destructive fires, wind driven through unmanaged and untended lands, take lives and homes and the solace of familiar places. Ash blankets the remains, trauma takes hold, but even when the smoke clears and communities begin...
“I’ve always been struck that people don’t know the very intensive history of activism in Northwestern California. There have been Supreme Court cases that have decided major land issues. The Klamath River dam removal, when it happens, will...
Read up on the latest titles released by fellows in our Switzer Fellows Book List. Topics range from young adult fiction to socio-environmental research. Let us know if you have a book that should be added to the list! Charney, Noah. These...
As environmental justice goes mainstream, advocates and practitioners must remain grounded in our political history and steadfast in our commitments to advancing outcomes and solutions, not just improving processes.
he InCommon Podcast interviewed Mehana, exploring how she came to write her book Kaiȧulu: Gathering Tides, and the themes and stories the book illuminates.
Kerry is committed to making good on the promises of California for all of its residents and supporting historically marginalized communities to advocate for themselves and succeed in their own futures’ creation. Their work focuses on environmental justice, drinking water and a Just Transition.
Senate Candidate. Seamstress. Park Ranger. Gardener. Activist. Filmmaker. Law Enforcement Officer. Reverend. Switzer Fellow Michelle Estelle Lewis ties together these seemingly disparate identities with the threads of faith, justice and environmental stewardship.
