Audience: Frontline Communities

This November’s election holds significant implications for climate advocacy going forward. Join the Lab for a (c)(3) compliant training & discussion space to think through the implications of various electoral outcomes for our work.

This week, we hear from 2023-24 Climate Justice Micrograntee Groundwork Ohio River Valley. This program provides funding to help document and amplify “lessons learned” from U.S. climate justice organizations who are advancing equitable, community-based solutions to the climate crisis.
Groundwork Ohio River Valley has created a report and toolkit on the findings of the Climate Advisory Group (CAG) program model from their Climate Safe Neighborhoods Program (CSN) initiative, a national effort through Groundwork USA to identify neighborhoods that are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change because of racial and social injustices, engage frontline resident leaders and partners, and ignite action towards climate resilience. The report outlines the latest lessons learned and challenges encountered when implementing the community organizer model.
We’re excited to feature their report back in our Lab insights this week! Keep reading to learn more about the project and their reflections.
Watch this short video to get a preview of the project before diving into the insight!

We are thrilled to share this week’s newsletter with Philly Thrive, one of our 2024 Climate Justice Micrograntees. Philly Thrive is based in the Grays Ferry neighborhood in Philadelphia and has worked for nearly a decade to correct environmental injustices in South Philly, primarily related to the PES oil refinery. In 2020, they successfully closed it down. Read on for reflections from Philly Thrive’s organizers on and check out their video series chronicling lessons learned through their Right to Breathe Campaign.

Things are getting spooky, but how we talk about the IRA shouldn’t be. This month we wanted to explore how digital campaigners are crafting large-scale campaigns to raise public consciousness about the IRA’s impacts and benefits, and persuading people to take action. We spoke with two seasoned digital strategists: Maddie Kriger at Climate Power and Joseph Huff-Hannon at A–B who, along with their teams, have been flexing their creativity and research skills to figure out the winning ingredients to a successful ad campaign. We wanted to take you behind the scenes to find out their “secret sauce”, and share tips on applying these insights into your IRA work.