#nonprofit ⁠community justice

[transformationsproject]

Good News This Week!

We are kicking off this week by celebrating good news from New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Missouri! Learn more below.

[usadvlottery]

Immigrant Legal Aid Policies in the United States encompass a set of regulations and initiatives designed to provide legal assistance and support to individuals navigating the complex immigration system. These policies aim to ensure that immigrants, regardless of their status, have access to fair representation, information, and resources. Legal aid organizations collaborate with government agencies, pro bono attorneys, and community partners to offer services such as legal consultations, representation in immigration court proceedings, and advocacy for the protection of immigrants' rights. These policies reflect the commitment to upholding the principles of justice, fairness, and inclusive, recognizing the importance of a robust legal framework to address the diverse needs of the immigrant population in the United States.

[windsails]

nonprofits are overrated. if you really wanted to help people you would prove economic democracy, helping others, and improving communities is popular and profitable and actually start taking over huge sections of the economy to democratize them and organize apps, software, logistical systems, communities to run it all. in other words, profiting collectively from the redistribution wealth and power to the people of the world

[theshedding]

On this day of the gutting of #AffirmativeAction, advocacy and a few other things-here's a thought about the Atheist "Community" as I've experienced it:

(1) "Community” is not having a few drinks and laughs together at a conference or rally. (2) When a person is perceived as “useful”, people will cover-up for them. When they are not, they will be treated with indifference. (3) The George Floyd & "BLM" social justice wave provided non-profits everywhere a platform of opportunism disguised as care.

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So many thoughts worth comment on regarding blatant hypocrisy of the formalized Secular Humanist & Atheist Community-especially concerning its use of Black people for #DEI bona fides. However in general, this one resonates with me the most:

-> Opportunism disguised as "care" is not "community".

[froggin777]

Recently was talking with a person from a bigger city who was visiting my town and they asked me how I get conservatives to listen to my activism work. And like I did give them the like quick answer of I use talking points that they agree with and that we develop talking points for everyone, but I really wanted to say that everyone is human.

We love and hate things all the same. If you are good at talking and debate you can get people to at least side with you or think about what they are saying more critically. We had a guest that was stopping by to talk about something on our table that their org provide materials on and I watched them over and over not get or keep people attention.

They would try to find the root cause of what the person was saying was wrong instead of just falling back on the talking points that they literally made. I tried giving them advice at one point (don’t just keep walking up to people to talk wait for them to come to you) and they responded that all the people they spoke with for like a few seconds took their paper.

Papers that I bet almost none of them had read and just threw away at their earliest convenience. Small town or big city everyone is the same. We don’t want people bothering us! I had deeper conversations with a few people and even changed some people minds because I treat them as a fellow human, not just their age or sexuality or whatever status.

It just saddens me that many people don’t realize that small towns, red states, rural areas, etc have just as much wealth of knowledge and diverse thinking. As long as you don’t come on strong and really talk with people, connect with your neighbors you can change things. Everyone is human, please treat each other as such.

Occasionally I wonder if people sometimes forget not every gay person lives in New York or Seattle

[fiercemillennial]

Nonprofit Spotlight: 10 Organizations Making a Difference

👑 Let’s talk impact! These 10 African American nonprofits are leading the charge in social justice, health, education, and more. From dismantling systemic inequality to empowering Black women and youth, they’re putting in the WORK. Get inspired and get involved. #FierceImpact #BlackNonprofits #CommunityChange #SocialJustice #FierceMillennial

Powerhouses Driving Change in Communities, Careers, and Beyond Nonprofits are the heart and soul of social change. They are the unsung heroes doing the groundwork to elevate marginalized communities, tackle systemic challenges, and give back where it’s needed the most. For the Black community, African American-led nonprofits are essential in everything from healthcare disparities and educational…

[therealmattnappo]

Youth Activism - How Today's Generation Sparks Change! #shorts

[screechingcollectorfun]

[astrongcity]

Southeast Healthcare, Inc. Client Rights Officer Attempts to Intimidate A STRONG CITY

After leaving a client all but dead three years ago following a series of nearly deadly brutal attacks, yesterday Jennifer O’Leary, Client Rights Officer at Southeast Healthcare, Inc., in Columbus, Ohio, sent an email, left a voicemail message, and called attempting to intimidate a client and A STRONG CITY into removing truthful videos posted to its YouTube channel showing, among other neglectful…

[cascadia-stack-blog]

Social Entrepreneur Update

It's been way too long since I've posted. Cascadia Stack is now a fiscally sponsored project of CascadiaNow a 501c3 nonprofit, which means for a portion of Stack's donations, I get all of the backend financial stuff taken from me, the project gets to work on it's programs without those stresses.

Cascadia Stack has held 3 events. Two Climate Resilience Circle gatherings and one Spanish preparedness workshop. The response has been lukewarm, although the Instagram followers are now over 150.

Our next Circle is Feb. 18 and the next Spanish preparedness workshop is Mar. 16. Our new website just landed, through Squarespace: www cascadiastack org

The problem is two-fold. One, finding free or very cheap indoor gathering spaces. And I believe we can solve that by partnering with organizations whose client base is our target audience, too. And that is precisely what I am working on now. Second problem is, just getting people at organizations to trust so that they spread the word to their base. Our events have had less than 10 people at each one. The money raised has not been close to what the professional facilitators should be paid.

That is the rant for now, but I am very excited for the upcoming partnerships that may be shaping!

[rodspurethoughts]

Walmart Foundation and LISC launch $1.5M Equitable Food Access Grant Program to Address Food Inequity in Under-Resourced Communities

The Walmart Foundation has partnered with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to launch a $1.5 million grant program aimed at expanding access to healthy, affordable food in under-resourced communities. The program, known as the Equitable Food Access grant program, is focused on the Southeast region and will fund eight community-based nonprofits led by people of color. The program…

[rsabmp]

WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE सामाजिक न्याय का विश्व दिवस सदस्य राज्यों, युवाओं, सामाजिक भागीदारों, नागरिक समाज, संयुक्त राष्ट्र संगठनों और अन्य हितधारकों के साथ सामाजिक अनुबंध को मजबूत करने के लिए आवश्यक कार्यों पर बातचीत को बढ़ावा देने का अवसर प्रदान करता है जो बढ़ती असमानताओं, संघर्षों और कमजोर संस्थानों से टूट गया है। श्रमिकों के अधिकारों की रक्षा करना है। इन कई संकटों के बावजूद, सामाजिक न्याय के लिए एक गठबंधन बनाने और हरित, डिजिटल और देखभाल अर्थव्यवस्था और युवा लोगों पर विशेष ध्यान देने के साथ अच्छी नौकरियों में अधिक निवेश करने के कई अवसर हैं। इस वर्ष की थीम वैश्विक एकजुटता को मजबूत करने और "सामाजिक न्याय के लिए बाधाओं पर काबू पाने और अवसरों को उजागर करने" द्वारा सरकार में विश्वास को फिर से बनाने के लिए हमारे आम एजेंडा की सिफारिशों पर ध्यान केंद्रित करेगी। #socialjustice #blacklivesmatter #justice #humanrights #equality #blm #activism #love #community #racism #education #covid #criminaljusticereform #mentalhealth #nonprofit #racialjustice #feminism #antiracism #bethechange #activist #politics #equity #civilrights #freedom #nojusticenopeace #criminaljustice #diversity #socialchange #prisonreform #vote (at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6Mvd0p3r7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fluidsberlin]

#activism #activist #blacklivesmatter #feminism #humanrights #equality #socialjustice #love #change #nonprofit #community #blm #feminist #justice #art #protest #politics #charity #dogood #climatechange #socialgood #intersectional #volunteer #actup #speakyourmind #lgbtq #education #philanthropy #causes #raiseawareness https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9FCbIsuMF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[reasonsforhope]

"Tuesday’s [April 9, 2024] definition-shifting court ruling means nearly 50 governments must now contend with a new era of climate litigation.

Governments be warned: You must protect your citizens from climate change — it’s their human right.

The prescient message was laced throughout a dense ruling Tuesday from Europe’s top human rights court. The court’s conclusion? Humans have a right to safety from climate catastrophes that is rooted in their right to life, privacy and family.

The definition-shifting decision from the European Court of Human Rights means nearly 50 governments representing almost 700 million people will now have to contend with a new era of litigation from climate-stricken communities alleging inaction. 

While the judgment itself doesn’t include any penalties — the case featured several women accusing Switzerland of failing to shield them from climate dangers — it does establish a potent precedent that people can use to sue governments in national courts.

The verdict will serve “as a blueprint for how to successfully sue your own government over climate failures,” said Ruth Delbaere, a legal specialist at Avaaz, a U.S.-based nonprofit that promotes climate activism...

Courting the courts on climate

The European Court of Human Rights was established in the decade following World War II but has grown in importance over the last generation. As the judicial arm of the Council of Europe, an international human rights organization, the court’s rulings are binding on the council’s 46 members, spanning all of Europe and numerous countries on its borders.

As a result, Tuesday’s [April 9, 2024] ruling will help elevate climate litigation from a country-by-country battle to one that stretches across continents.

Previously, climate activists had mostly found success in suing individual countries to force climate action. 

A 2019 Dutch Supreme Court verdict forced the Netherlands to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent, while in 2021 a French court ruled the government was responsible for environmental damage after it failed to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals. That same year, Germany’s Constitutional Court issued a sweeping judgment that the country’s 2019 climate law was partly “unconstitutional” because it put too much of the emissions-cutting burden on future generations.

Even in the U.S., young environmental activists won a local case last year against state agencies after arguing that the continued use of fossil fuels violated their right to a "clean and healthful environment."

But 2024 is shaping up to be a turning point for climate litigation, redefining who has a right to sue over climate issues, what arguments they can use, and whom they can target. 

To start, experts overwhelmingly expect that Tuesday’s ruling will reverberate across future lawsuits — both in Europe and globally. The judgment even includes specifics about what steps governments must take to comply with their new climate-related human rights obligations. The list includes things like a concrete deadline to reach climate neutrality, a pathway to getting there, and evidence the country is actually on that path...

Concretely, the verdict could also affect the outcomes of six other high-profile climate lawsuits pending before the human rights court, including a Greenpeace-backed suit questioning whether Norway's decision to grant new oil and gas licenses complies with its carbon-cutting strategy.

An emerging legal strategy

In the coming months, other international bodies are also expected to issue their own rulings on the same thorny legal issues, which could further solidify the evolving trend. 

The International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights all have similar cases working through the system.

"All these cases together will clarify the legal obligations of states to protect rights in the context of climate change — and will set the stage for decades to come," said Chowdhury, from the environmental law center."

-via Politico, April 9, 2024

[directactionforhope]

"Starting this month [June 2024], thousands of young people will begin doing climate-related work around the West as part of a new service-based federal jobs program, the American Climate Corps, or ACC. The jobs they do will vary, from wildland firefighters and “lawn busters” to urban farm fellows and traditional ecological knowledge stewards. Some will work on food security or energy conservation in cities, while others will tackle invasive species and stream restoration on public land. 

The Climate Corps was modeled on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, with the goal of eventually creating tens of thousands of jobs while simultaneously addressing the impacts of climate change. 

Applications were released on Earth Day, and Maggie Thomas, President Joe Biden’s special assistant on climate, told High Country News that the program’s website has already had hundreds of thousands of views. Since its launch, nearly 250 jobs across the West have been posted, accounting for more than half of all the listed ACC positions. 

“Obviously, the West is facing tremendous impacts of climate change,” Thomas said. “It’s changing faster than many other parts of the country. If you look at wildfire, if you look at extreme heat, there are so many impacts. I think that there’s a huge role for the American Climate Corps to be tackling those crises.”  

Most of the current positions are staffed through state or nonprofit entities, such as the Montana Conservation Corps or Great Basin Institute, many of which work in partnership with federal agencies that manage public lands across the West. In New Mexico, for example, members of Conservation Legacy’s Ecological Monitoring Crew will help the Bureau of Land Management collect soil and vegetation data. In Oregon, young people will join the U.S. Department of Agriculture, working in firefighting, fuel reduction and timber management in national forests. 

New jobs are being added regularly. Deadlines for summer positions have largely passed, but new postings for hundreds more positions are due later this year or on a rolling basis, such as the Working Lands Program, which is focused on “climate-smart agriculture.”  ...

On the ACC website, applicants can sort jobs by state, work environment and focus area, such as “Indigenous knowledge reclamation” or “food waste reduction.” Job descriptions include an hourly pay equivalent — some corps jobs pay weekly or term-based stipends instead of an hourly wage — and benefits. The site is fairly user-friendly, in part owing to suggestions made by the young people who participated in the ACC listening sessions earlier this year...

The sessions helped determine other priorities as well, Thomas said, including creating good-paying jobs that could lead to long-term careers, as well as alignment with the president’s Justice40 initiative, which mandates that at least 40% of federal climate funds must go to marginalized communities that are disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution. 

High Country News found that 30% of jobs listed across the West have explicit justice and equity language, from affordable housing in low-income communities to Indigenous knowledge and cultural reclamation for Native youth...

While the administration aims for all positions to pay at least $15 an hour, the lowest-paid position in the West is currently listed at $11 an hour. Benefits also vary widely, though most include an education benefit, and, in some cases, health care, child care and housing. 

All corps members will have access to pre-apprenticeship curriculum through the North America’s Building Trades Union. Matthew Mayers, director of the Green Workers Alliance, called this an important step for young people who want to pursue union jobs in renewable energy. Some members will also be eligible for the federal pathways program, which was recently expanded to increase opportunities for permanent positions in the federal government...

 “To think that there will be young people in every community across the country working on climate solutions and really being equipped with the tools they need to succeed in the workforce of the future,” Thomas said, “to me, that is going to be an incredible thing to see.”"

-via High Country News, June 6, 2024

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Note: You can browse Climate Corps job postings here, on the Climate Corps website. There are currently 314 jobs posted at time of writing!

Also, it says the goal is to pay at least $15 an hour for all jobs (not 100% meeting that goal rn), but lots of postings pay higher than that, including some over $20/hour!!