Group created on Sep 8, 2020
Total raised since group was created
$7,170.00
Last gift received on Sep 1, 2022
Highlights
$7,168.00
Total given to charities, Campaigns, or other Givings Groups
$2.00
Money currently available to give from this group
This Giving Group supports...
Impact Ambassador Program | ChooseYourImpact
campaign
Group Admins
Take a stand in calling for environmental & climate justice by supporting high-impact charities.
The Group's Purpose
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impose health challenges upon entire nations, the strains of climate change further amplify the marginalization, oppression, and segregation of Indigenous and Black communities. The disproportionate impact of both Climate Change and COVID-19 among Black and Indigenous folks is evidenced by higher death & infection rates, economic impoverishment, inaccessibility of health services, violent responses by police during wellness checks, significantly higher rates of (wrongful) incarceration, unemployment, and homelessness.
The demands for Climate Justice and Environmental Justice are, therefore, a recognition of the generational inequalities that exist within our societies, which are driven by racism, extractive capitalism, patriarchy, and colonialism. In Canada, calls for justice are rooted in the understanding that as a settler-colonial state, many of the structures and systems of education, health, employment, housing, etc., continue to perpetuate overt and covert anti-Black racism, anti-Indigeneity, erasure, and displacement.
Efforts to support racial equity are directly linked to the realization of climate justice and environmental justice for all.
By supporting the work of charities whose mission and values align with realising environmental and climate justice for racialized communities in Canada, we are re-creating the foundations of our systems towards an actively anti-racist future.
This group is created as part of the Impact Ambassador program. Read more here.
How to Help
By giving to this Impact Portfolio, you are supporting the following high-impact charities:
RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Needs) raises legal defence funds to assist Indigenous Peoples who enforce their rights and title to protect their traditional territories. Through public education programs, RAVEN collaborates with Indigenous Peoples to eliminate environmental racism and foster a greater understanding of indigenous rights and governance.
West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) transforms environmental decision-making and strengthens legal protection for the environment through collaborative legal strategies that bridge Indigenous and Canadian law, and are centred on environmental and climate justice.
Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA) creates and facilitates free land-based environmental education programs for Black and Indigenous youth and people of colour (BIPOC), with the intention of promoting environmental stewardship, and supporting youth into taking up community-leader roles.
Still Moon Arts Society inspires vibrant and connected communities by creating artistic experiences and nurturing a passion for nature. Our belief in the power of artistic experiences to move and engage people guides us as we continue to bring together art, environment, and community in the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood (Vancouver, BC) and along the Still Creek corridor.
Sierra Club BC works to support people stewarding abundant ecosystems and a stable climate, while building resilient, equitable communities. In striving to protect B.C.’s wild spaces, SCBC understands that land and people are not separate and honour the First Nations leadership that guides and informs many of our campaigns.
About the Organizers
Njoki Mbũrũ is a grandchild of subsistence farmers who grow a variety of local fruits, vegetables, and trees in Kenya’s Rift Valley region. She graduated from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in International Development (June 2020). Informed by her experiences in her birthplace, and observations of the evolving political and environmental landscape in her birthplace, Njoki feels drawn to public policy & social impact, with a focus on advocating and actioning alongside Indigenous communities across the world for their right to self-determination. She is an alumnus of the 2020/2021 cohort of the LEVEL Youth Policy Program through the Vancouver Foundation and currently serves on the Board of Environmental Youth Alliance (one of the charities listed in the Environmental & Climate Justice portfolio). She identifies as a Black settler with Kenyan ancestry living in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Linda Nowlan is Senior Director of the University Sustainability Initiative (USI) at the University of British Columbia. She is a public interest environmental lawyer and is already part of the UBC community as an Adjunct Professor at the Allard School of Law. Linda has worked as the Director of Pacific Conservation with WWF-Canada, Executive Director of West Coast Environmental Law, and as an Environment Officer with the UK Foreign Office. Linda also co-founded the BC Endangered Species Coalition and Smart Growth BC. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Farm Folk/City Folk, and serves as a Trustee of the Canadian Museum of Nature. She received a BA in English Literature from Stanford University, a JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a MA in international law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.
Group created on Sep 8, 2020
Total raised since group was created
$7,170.00
Last gift received on Sep 1, 2022
Highlights
$7,168.00
Total given to charities, Campaigns, or other Givings Groups
$2.00
Money currently available to give from this group
This Giving Group supports...
Impact Ambassador Program | ChooseYourImpact
campaign
Group Admins
Take a stand in calling for environmental & climate justice by supporting high-impact charities.
The Group's Purpose
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impose health challenges upon entire nations, the strains of climate change further amplify the marginalization, oppression, and segregation of Indigenous and Black communities. The disproportionate impact of both Climate Change and COVID-19 among Black and Indigenous folks is evidenced by higher death & infection rates, economic impoverishment, inaccessibility of health services, violent responses by police during wellness checks, significantly higher rates of (wrongful) incarceration, unemployment, and homelessness.
The demands for Climate Justice and Environmental Justice are, therefore, a recognition of the generational inequalities that exist within our societies, which are driven by racism, extractive capitalism, patriarchy, and colonialism. In Canada, calls for justice are rooted in the understanding that as a settler-colonial state, many of the structures and systems of education, health, employment, housing, etc., continue to perpetuate overt and covert anti-Black racism, anti-Indigeneity, erasure, and displacement.
Efforts to support racial equity are directly linked to the realization of climate justice and environmental justice for all.
By supporting the work of charities whose mission and values align with realising environmental and climate justice for racialized communities in Canada, we are re-creating the foundations of our systems towards an actively anti-racist future.
This group is created as part of the Impact Ambassador program. Read more here.
How to Help
By giving to this Impact Portfolio, you are supporting the following high-impact charities:
RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Needs) raises legal defence funds to assist Indigenous Peoples who enforce their rights and title to protect their traditional territories. Through public education programs, RAVEN collaborates with Indigenous Peoples to eliminate environmental racism and foster a greater understanding of indigenous rights and governance.
West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) transforms environmental decision-making and strengthens legal protection for the environment through collaborative legal strategies that bridge Indigenous and Canadian law, and are centred on environmental and climate justice.
Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA) creates and facilitates free land-based environmental education programs for Black and Indigenous youth and people of colour (BIPOC), with the intention of promoting environmental stewardship, and supporting youth into taking up community-leader roles.
Still Moon Arts Society inspires vibrant and connected communities by creating artistic experiences and nurturing a passion for nature. Our belief in the power of artistic experiences to move and engage people guides us as we continue to bring together art, environment, and community in the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood (Vancouver, BC) and along the Still Creek corridor.
Sierra Club BC works to support people stewarding abundant ecosystems and a stable climate, while building resilient, equitable communities. In striving to protect B.C.’s wild spaces, SCBC understands that land and people are not separate and honour the First Nations leadership that guides and informs many of our campaigns.
About the Organizers
Njoki Mbũrũ is a grandchild of subsistence farmers who grow a variety of local fruits, vegetables, and trees in Kenya’s Rift Valley region. She graduated from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in International Development (June 2020). Informed by her experiences in her birthplace, and observations of the evolving political and environmental landscape in her birthplace, Njoki feels drawn to public policy & social impact, with a focus on advocating and actioning alongside Indigenous communities across the world for their right to self-determination. She is an alumnus of the 2020/2021 cohort of the LEVEL Youth Policy Program through the Vancouver Foundation and currently serves on the Board of Environmental Youth Alliance (one of the charities listed in the Environmental & Climate Justice portfolio). She identifies as a Black settler with Kenyan ancestry living in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Linda Nowlan is Senior Director of the University Sustainability Initiative (USI) at the University of British Columbia. She is a public interest environmental lawyer and is already part of the UBC community as an Adjunct Professor at the Allard School of Law. Linda has worked as the Director of Pacific Conservation with WWF-Canada, Executive Director of West Coast Environmental Law, and as an Environment Officer with the UK Foreign Office. Linda also co-founded the BC Endangered Species Coalition and Smart Growth BC. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Farm Folk/City Folk, and serves as a Trustee of the Canadian Museum of Nature. She received a BA in English Literature from Stanford University, a JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a MA in international law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.
Group created on Sep 8, 2020
Total raised since group was created
$7,170.00
Last gift received on Sep 1, 2022
Highlights
$7,168.00
Total given to charities, Campaigns, or other Givings Groups
$2.00
Money currently available to give from this group
This Giving Group supports...
Impact Ambassador Program | ChooseYourImpact
campaign