In late January, SustainUS used its winter leadership to launch our new structure: “self-managed teams. This new model is outlined in our SustainUS Strategic Plan, but because of our COP21 work we delayed launching the structure until now. Self-managed teams operate autonomously and aren’t under the management of the Coordinating Body as a whole, but…
COP21 is over. We now have a universal climate agreement. But it is nowhere near enough to ensure a just and stable future. While COP21 is historic, it is at best a beginning. I will tell you this: after spending two weeks Paris with our COP21 delegation, I’m convinced that they are some of the most amazing…
We are quite the misanthropes when it comes to climate change. We tell ourselves that this problem is too urgent, too complex, too heavy. We tell ourselves that there is no time for celebration, no time for congratulations – we must keep moving forward, onward, to the next campaign, to…
Many people I talk with struggle with what brings them to the fight for equality, safety, and justice for all. This quote from Cornel West appeared on my Facebook newsfeed today, and it made me think that for many of us, we are brought to the table by an intense love….
COP21 is finally here! Our delegation is on the ground and working nonstop to make the Paris agreement as strong as possible. Since arriving in Paris last week, things have been a blur activity: From Wednesday 11/25 to Saturday 11/28, our team convened 6 workshops at the Conference of Youth that trained…
