Author Archive for Jennifer Gonzalez
Meet the ACE Interns!
Meet the awesome Interns currently on our team, helping ACE move our mission forward and taking Action for the Climate Emergency every day.
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ACE INTERVIEW: Tonyisha Harris on Conservation Work in Illinois
Tonyisha currently serves as the Chicagoland Conservation Manager at the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC). Beginning in September 2019, she has worked with the energy, conservation and Chicago teams on facilitation, organization, legislative education and policy development.
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What Does a “Just Transition” Mean for Us?
As I joined the Illinois Environmental Council, I discovered that I would be dedicating the bulk of my time to just transition work. But what does “just transition” even mean?
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ACE INTERVIEW: Eva Jones on Women and Climate Change
Eva Jones (she/her) has grown up watching wildfires ravage forests and grasslands, salmon populations dwindling, and glaciers receding in her home, thrusting her into frontline impacts not only her but other more vulnerable communities face due to climate change.
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ACE INTERVIEW: Isaias Hernandez on Environmental Education
Isaias Hernandez is an Environmental Educator and the Creator of QueerBrownVegan, an educational platform that seeks to provide introductory forms of environmentalism through graphics, illustrations, and videos. His interest for environmentalism started when he was growing up in Los Angeles, California where he faced environmental injustices that eventually led him to earn a B.S. in Environmental Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
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ACE INTERVIEW: William Morris on Faith and the Climate Movement
William Morris (he/him) is a 25-Year-old climate activist located in Torrance, CA. He holds his degree in environmental science with an emphasis on ecological restoration from Humboldt State University. William works with Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) serving first as a field organizer and is now on their steering committee. He volunteers with The Climate Reality Project and is chair of the Los Angeles chapter’s Faith-based Communities Committee and is also involved with Extinction Rebellion Los Angeles. William spends his time engaging with faith communities, schools, universities, and organizations around the topics of faith-based climate justice and education.
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Youth Think Climate Website Launch!
Celebrate the launch of the Youth Think Climate (YTC) website with us! YTC is an international magazine focused on sharing youth stories surrounding the climate crisis. After the much-awaited release of the third edition focusing on Earth Month, which followed up the previous two editions on Climate Denial and Climate Justice, we have now launched our very own website: https://www.youththinkclimate.org.
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Line 3 Pipeline: Updates
Since the Treaty People Gathering that started on June 5th, peaceful Line 3 pipeline protesters are still risking arrest and …
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ACE INTERVIEW: Jessica Zubia Calsada on Being a Latinx Activist in the Climate Movement
Jessica Zubia Calsada (she/her) is a 22-year-old digital content creator, organizer, and a self-proclaimed vegan chef. On her platform, @plantawhisperer, Jessica strives to highlight the intersections of veganism, environmentalism, and liberation through artistic graphics and storytelling. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she started her environmental advocacy in high school as she witnessed massive amounts of food and plastic in the garbage after every meal and began to research the benefits of composting on campus.
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We Stand With The Treaty People Gathering: Stop Line 3!
Over 2,000 people took action to stop the Line 3 pipeline as part of the Treaty People Gathering in Northern …
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