NCEJN Blog
Here you can explore articles and stories that we are telling from the front-lines of climate change.
Exciting NCEJN News-and More! (Newsletter, May 1, 2024)
Hello to you all, I have big news to share! Today, we not only honor the labor movement, but, at NCEJN, we’re also absolutely thrilled to tell you all that Dr Valerie Johnson has joined our team as our third co-Director! In the words of our Board: “The NCEJN Board...
Join EJ Actions from Apr 27-May 11 (Newsletter, April, 25, 2024)
There is such a beautiful bounty of EJ events to share, that I will limit this newsletter to just those events! Please find a listing of the events below, and more details on the events in the flyers (and in the links themselves). April 27: 11 am - 2 pm, Sampson...
Earth Day: What Does It Mean to Us? (Newsletter, April 22, 2024)
Hello, Today marks Earth Day. I would like to share a few thoughts with you all - with the express purpose of asking you to share your own thoughts, and to share your stories. Earth Day. How can I celebrate the earth, be humbled in its glorious wonder, feel inspired...
Helping Us Organize More Powerfully (Newsletter, April 19, 2024)
Hello! I hope that this week has been productive for you, moving us all a little bit closer to the world we envision. As your work day comes to a close and you get ready for the week-end, I hope you take some time to include the following events in your calendar for...
Unveiling Budgets, Taxes, & EJ Events! (Newsletter, April 16, 2024)
Hello, The most important public decision is how money is spent. A nation’s budget reveals a nation’s priorities. Yesterday was tax day. The average taxpayer in the United States paid $19,113 in federal income taxes in 2023. (Source.) Each year at tax time, the...
A few more EJ Events & Requests for Support (Newsletter, April 4, 2024)
Hello again, It was not my intention to write you twice during the same week, but I am glad to do so! After sending you the newsletter, early yesterday morning, I received two emails informing me of additional events that should be in your inbox. Tomorrow, April 5th...
EJ Events & Requests for Support (Newsletter, April 3, 2024)
Good morning to you all, Spring is the season for renewal and rebirth. I remember the words of the great Pablo Neruda: “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” When will that Spring come? Today marks the 180th day of the US-funded...
Continuing to support each other (Newsletter, March 8, 2024)
Good morning to you all, On International Women’s Day, we recognize that the struggle for women’s rights and gender equality cannot be a struggle for individual women to merely break the ‘glass ceiling’ and take over the same industries and systems of oppression that...
EO 305 and NC Environmental Protections, Durham City Workers’ Union Fight for Higher Wages, and More! (Newsletter, March 1, 2024)
Hi everyone, It was incredible to see folks at our panel with the Concerned Citizens yesterday! Look out for reflections on the panel and on the Quarterly Meeting in upcoming newsletters. In today’s news, we wanted to share some big news around factory farming...