Issue: Principles & Processes

Read on to hear more about the 2026 Blueprint Cohort Kick Off in Seattle, learn tips for hosting an effective in-person gathering, and read a member spotlight with Sarah from Families for a Livable Climate.

Join us for the third installment of our AI Training Series, which will focus on understanding the components of effective AI policies and governance structures, facilitating organizational conversations around AI adoption, and what guardrails to implement.

AI (artificial intelligence) is a hot topic, especially in the climate community. We wanted to know what folks in the climate advocacy community are thinking, saying, and doing when it comes to AI. And to answer that question, we need your help. We’re preparing a landscape report on AI in the climate movement, and we want to hear from you!

What are the real climate and environmental implications of AI, and how can climate organizations think about responsible use?

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how expensive it feels to simply live while being aware. Aware of the injustices everyday people are facing. This issue is more personal than usual. I want to take a moment to talk about what it feels like to navigate rising bills and rising temperatures at the same time and how to sustain self care in the midst of it all.

This training is for trainers looking to level up their ability to train others in political education!

This training is for trainers looking to level up their ability to train others in political education!

Core organizing tactics help no matter what movement you’re in and it’s important we recognize our power and our network, and work in solidarity across movements. In particular, I encourage you to lean into relational organizing; read on for a refresher on this tactic and how to utilize it in local organizing.

This month, I want to uplift the legacy of Black organizers who’ve taught us how to fight at the intersections – of race, land, labor, gender, climate, and liberation. When the world tells us to pick one lane, Black movements remind us: We are the lane.

We’re all talking (or just worrying) about AI. Some of us are deeply concerned about the climate, water, and labor impacts of this growing technology. In this newsletter, I’ll be sharing some resources for engaging with AI, and talking about our upcoming AI training series.

Recent acts of violence and injustice—here in Minneapolis–St. Paul and in communities across the country—are not only social and political crises; they are health crises. As we navigate ongoing harm and uncertainty, it is essential that we care for ourselves and one another.