Issue: Principles & Processes

I think it’s clear our democracy is not in a good place. While it has never been perfect (to say the least), I know many of us are increasingly worried about its fate. Based on key indicators of authoritarian behavior, like selective prosecution of opponents, the Trump administration has become increasingly autocratic.

Mutual Aid for Climate Justice 101: in this interactive workshop, learn how community can take care of each other’s needs equitably during a changing climate future.  Learn a definition of mutual aid, cover contemporary and historical examples of mutual aid for social change, brainstorm how mutual aid can be a response to the climate crisis, and begin to think about your own networks of support.

Explore how communities can take care of each other’s needs equitably during a changing climate future.

May marked the ten year anniversary of the Climate Advocacy Lab. True to form of our nerdiness, today we’re releasing one of the most substantive pieces of work to date, our Ten-Year Impact Report, written by my former Co-Director Carina Barnett-Loro.

In this week’s edition of our Lab newsletter, I want to take a moment to reflect on the power of community – what it really means to show up, connect, and build together. I was honored to have attended so many transformative events in 2025, from RootsCamp to Netroots. Below are some takeaways from these spaces that can be implemented for successful community-building, both in advocacy and in your personal life, as well as a list of upcoming conferences to keep an eye on.

The session focuses on transforming disagreements into opportunities for building trust, fostering collaboration, and driving positive change.

This tipsheet synthesizes information from the webinar Mastering Facilitation: Transforming Tensions and Conflict Management.

This year, we awarded nine climate justice and frontline organizations with a small grant to support efforts in producing reports, case studies, zines and other types of media that uplifts lessons learned from their on the ground organizing and advocacy work.