Violence Is Not The Anomaly – But The Rule For This System
Rania Masri, NCEJN Co-Director, gave this speech on Monday, January 19, 2026 at the annual MLK March & Rally at the Thomas Foreman Park in Greenville, organized by Coalition Against…
From Chains To Change: Justice Is Still Demanding Justice
This speech was given on Monday, January 19, 2026 at the annual MLK March & Rally organized by the Coalition Against Racism (CAR) at the Thomas Foreman Park in Greenville,…
On Community Land & Power
A New Durham-Rooted Land, Housing and Environmental Justice Org/Co-Op Leslie St Dre, Founder, Organizer, Facilitator, Community Land and Power Community Land and Power (CLP), a new Durham-rooted land, housing and…
A New NCEJN Project for 2026
Luma Kennedy, NCEJN Communications Manager Last year on a warm December day, a chef, a farmer, an anthropologist and I took a walk on hallowed ground. Chef Wayne took Ms.…
On The People’s Hearing In Pittsburgh
Dr. Rania Masri, NCEJN Director of Organizing & Policy The National People’s Hearing Tour, which began in Greensboro in June, has traveled to Tuscan (September) and Pittsburgh (November). The full testimonies…
Updates On the Fight Against Data Centers: Edgecombe County
Dr. Rania Masri, NCEJN Co-Director There is much to fight for. There is much to win. And one fight now is to protect communities and the precious land and water…
In A Moment of Clarity, The Veil Has Fallen
Rania Masri, NCEJN Director of Organizing and Policy We are in a moment of clarity: the veil has fallen. The U.S. federal administration today is openly and brazenly showcasing its…
How Colonialism Erased “The Embodied Expert”
A Decolonial Perspective on Knowledge and Expertise With permission from the author : Tania Shoukair, Decolonized Mind-body Coach, Writer & Poet, Embodied Expert in Cooking! Colonialism was never just about…
NC Public Service Workers Union’s Call to Break The Bonds
Yesterday afternoon, NCEJN joined UE Local 150 and JVP triangle and other NC organizations for an event organized by the Break the Bonds NC Coalition. A petition was delivered to…
BWL’s Message to the People About Assata Shakur
This is a collective statement and it is published here with permission from the Black Workers League. “No movement can survive unless it is constantly growing and changing with the…
Data centers & AI: draining our water resources, fueling fossil fuel expansion, and expanding the powers of repression and oppression
Sun Day and Make Billionaires Pay- September 21, 2025 – Rania Masri, NCEJN Director of Organizing & Policy I was asked to speak on climate change, immigration, and fascism. Three…
On Finding Your Place In the EJ Movement
Bea Baxley, NCEJN 2025 Intern I grew up in the suburban bubble that is Chapel Hill, and I never felt a strong connection to North Carolina. I didn’t feel that…