FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEKobi Naseck, VISION, kobi@vision-ca.org, (214) 609-2439Riddhi Patel, CRPE, rpatel@crpe-ej.org, (661) 865-4881Catie Stewart, Senator Wiener’s Office, catie.stewart@sen.ca.gov, (610) 675-6342 Coalition Supporting SB 467 Vows to Continue Fight for SetbacksOpposition from 3 Democratic Senators kept the bill from moving forward Sacramento, CA (April 13, 2021) – Yesterday, Senate Bill 467 (Wiener, Limon) – the bill…
March 29, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Kathryn Phillips, Director, Sierra Club California (mobile: 916-893-8494) Denis Dison, Communications Director, NRDC Action Fund (mobile: 202-280-0018) Mabel Tsang, Civic Engagement Manager, California Environmental Justice Alliance Action (mobile: 650-387-8638) Stefanie Lao, Press Associate, California League of Conservation Voters (mobile: 424-282-0922) Sacramento– Today three major statewide environmental groups and…
Millions of voters delivered a decisive democratic future this November. As CEJA Action reflects on the victories and losses of this year’s elections, we turn to the words of Guinean freedom fighter and anti-colonial leader Amilcar Cabral. Cabral reminds us that we are fighting for survival and liberation: “to win material benefits, to live better…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2020 CONTACT Mabel Tsang | mabel@caleja.org Environmental justice alliance seeks to grow progressive legislative force in California with slate of 2020 endorsements As Californians hurt from multiple crises, EJ alliance endorses 14 candidates to lead on climate and racial justice Los Angeles, CA—Today, the California Environmental Justice Alliance Action (CEJA…
Sacramento, CA | January 15, 2020 – Today, the California Environmental Justice Alliance Action released their 2020 Primary Election Environmental Justice Voter Guide. The guide recommends eight women of color – all environmental justice champions – for seats in the Assembly, state Senate and US House. More information on the candidates, as well as the…
CEJA Action is proud to release our 2020 Environmental Justice Voter Guide! With the most important election of our lifetimes fast approaching, now is the time for voters of color to take the lead by electing proven social and environmental justice champions. CEJA Action is endorsing 14 candidates for State Assembly, State Senate and U.S.…
This election undeniably showed that every vote matters and that California’s election has national consequences. 13 of 16 candidates CEJA Action endorsed were elected! These candidates are proven leaders and people of color who won through a vibrant ground campaign. We congratulate all the elected representatives on their successful campaigns! We’re proud of CEJA Action…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2018 CONTACT: Kay Cuajunco, 619-889-7865 Los Angeles, CA — This election year, communities of color overburdened by economic inequality and health disparities have the power to elect progressive leaders who will courageously defend communities from corporate polluters and pass bold and visionary policies. As the climate crisis worsens and existing…
Proposition 70 Resounding Defeat Shows Californians Reject Deals with Polluters and Amplifies Call for Bolder Climate Leadership As recent wildfires, storms, and other extreme weather events have shown, the climate crisis is only getting worse. Everyday we see attacks from the Trump administration on communities of color, the environment, and climate science. Now more than…