All Boats Rise with a Climate Justice Tide
The Climate Justice Collaborative of Boulder County (CJC) strengthens and supports existing movements and organizations active throughout Boulder County, organizing and building a long-term countywide foundation for sustained action toward climate justice led by communities disproportionately impacted by climate change. The CJC develops and strengthens networking infrastructure between local government, Non-Governmental Organizations, Philanthropists, Academia, Faith-Based Congregations, and especially Grassroots and Frontline-led community groups to unite disparate efforts for more effective, coordinated, collaborative action and climate justice leadership development.
the vision and philosophy that drives and aligns us
network of local community-led Frontline and grassroots initiatives
Community leaders at the core of our team
a culture built on the practice of community-led solutions
Climate Justice Collaborative
We envision that, by 2030, the communities of Boulder County, including each of its ten incorporated cities and towns, have a culture built on the practice of community-led solutions. Using the Collaborative’s racial equity framework as a guide, the work of government leaders to actively disrupt structural oppressions and to shift power to frontline communities becomes consistent practice. Trust is evident as the leadership, wisdom, and experience of the BIPOC and other historically excluded communities are valued and sought after to reconstruct policies. The model projects that the Collaborative has fostered are tangible representations of the framework in action as frontline community members identify challenges and design solutions that directly improve their lives. These processes draw on multiple ways of knowing, including design and systems thinking, ecological principles, cultural practices, imagination, and creativity. People throughout the county come together across differences, intergenerationally, to foster connection and belonging, cultivating a thriving, just, and resilient society regionally and beyond.
The CJC intentionally incorporates a diverse range of voices, centering those of most-impacted community members.
The CJC is committed to a process in which all people, especially communities disproportionately impacted by climate change, lead decision-making.
We are committed to making climate justice in Boulder County community-led and driven- not driven by those with the most “power” and privilege.
The CJC recognizes that achieving inclusivity and equity is a perpetual process rooted in respectful, trusting relationships.
By taking the time to build these relationships and collaboration, we will gain a better understanding of the communities of Boulder County and use alternative paths to climate justice that center those most impacted.
The CJC celebrates and uplifts the vibrant history, resilience, and practices of frontline communities.
To evolve and save ourselves from climate chaos, we must celebrate and empower historically suppressed communities through their strengths and acknowledge their role in our collective struggle for liberty and justice. Linked with centuries of cumulative knowledge to the present organizational work, these communities hold the wisdom and practices for sustainable and systemic change.
through our fiscal sponsor Philanthropiece
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Dedicated to Community-Lead Systems Change
Identifies, cultivates, and networks community-based frontline leadership in Boulder County
Makes sure local governments align with frontline grassroots leadership