Climate, Conservation, and Community Power Forum

Groundwork joined the City Club of Cleveland for a powerful afternoon discussion on the topic of Climate, Conversation, and Community Power with Rachel Belz of Ohio Citizen Action and Leah Hudnall of the Ohio Climate Justice Fund. You can watch a recording of the live-stream here!

From CityClub.org:

“Environmental activism and environmental racism are not new to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. The consequences of climate change generate heat islands in urban areas, air pollution, severe storms, and flooding—all which disproportionately harm communities of color. However, efforts to advance a clean energy future have historically excluded diverse voices. Studies have also shown that BIPOC-led nonprofit organizations receive only a fraction of the philanthropic investment that white-led organizations receive.

What if there was an opportunity to invest in efforts across Ohio that sit at the intersection of racial equity, democracy and climate? This very idea has blossomed into a new and exciting initiative that launched last month: The Ohio Climate Justice Fund.

The primary goal of this effort is to help build a diverse coalition of advocates that will have the power to influence policy change that leads to a just and inclusive clean energy economy for Ohio.”