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People’s Justice Council

In 2021, Climate Nexus launched an Energy Equity Regranting Project to help resource organizations, tribes, and community leaders on the frontlines of climate change and the impactful work they are doing to fight the gas industry. The energy equity transition grants prioritize grassroots groups with an annual budget of $1 million or less to boost their efforts in racially, ethnically, gender, and culturally diverse communities across the United States and at the intersections of public health and energy justice.

In our third year running the program, 12 grantees received between $20,000 and $40,000, including the People’s Justice Council, whose work is previewed below. Stay tuned for an update on their work later this year.

Overview

The People’s Justice Council is a faith-based organization based in Birmingham, Alabama, led by pastors, community organizers, and working professionals to create a world that is equitable, sustainable, and just.

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  • Earth Care

    Earth Care

    Earth Care is fighting false solutions like hydrogen and carbon capture, and is building public awareness of the health dangers of fracking.

  • Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples

    Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples

    The Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples is a forum for tribal communities to protect sacred sites and advance environmental priorities.

  • Rise to Thrive

    Rise to Thrive

    Rise to Thrive builds community among Women and Femmes of Color across the country to catalyze a shift of power within the environmental movement.

  • RENEW Worcester

    RENEW Worcester

    RENEW Worcester advances energy projects that prioritize communities and the buildout of affordable, renewable energy.

  • Viet Voices

    Viet Voices

    Viet Voices educates San Diego’s Vietnamese community about sustainability, environmental health, and accessible housing.

  • Society of Native Nations

    Society of Native Nations

    The Society of Native Nations works in Texas and California to contest the oil, gas, and petrochemical buildout from the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast.

  • The Vessel Project of Louisiana

    The Vessel Project of Louisiana

    The Vessel Project is a mutual aid organization supporting people in Calcasieu Parish by meeting their emergency needs efficiently and without barriers.

  • VISIÓN

    VISIÓN

    VISIÓN works with community organizations to establish health and safety buffer zones between oil wells and homes and schools.

  • 7 Directions of Service

    7 Directions of Service

    7 Directions of Service is fighting to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Extension and to advance Rights of Nature laws.

  • People’s Justice Council

    People’s Justice Council

    PJC organizes not-for-profit electricity coops around Montgomery and is organizing their constituency around energy and environmental justice.

  • Washington Interfaith Network (WIN)

    Washington Interfaith Network (WIN)

    Washington Interfaith Network is working to help low- and moderate income DC households switch from fossil fuels to clean and efficient electric heating.

  • Mississippi Citizens United for Prosperity

    Mississippi Citizens United for Prosperity

    MCUP advances energy equity in Black and Indigenous communities by training women in clean energy contracting and project management.