From the desk of Anne Petermann, GJEP’s Executive Director and Co-founder:  April has traditionally been a busy month for Global Justice Ecology Project.  It is the month in the Northern Hemisphere when the reawakening of spring energizes protest movements and actions for social and ecological justice. GJEP is proud to have been on the cutting edge

On this episode of Breaking Green we speak with GJEP’s Executive Director Anne Petermann about the human rights delegation to Chile organized by GJEP last October. We investigated the efforts by Indigenous Mapuche People to reclaim their traditional territories, and about the state repression and violence they are experiencing as a result of their efforts.

We are honored to be a part of this recently published book, Contesting Colonial Capitalism in the Americas, Africa and Asia edited by Dip Kappor. “This book is a critical excavation of capitalist development that is being driven by the Global North in the modern (neo)colonial era, with a related focus on the anticolonial and anticapitalist resistance

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CJA Coalition Signs Letter Condemning White House Proposal to Revoke Key Environmental Safeguards, Warns of Harm to Vulnerable Communities and Environmental Justice Washington, D.C. – The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), in partnership with GreenLatinos and WeAct, has led a coalition of nearly 200 organizations in condemning the White House’s recent proposal to repeal all versions The post CJA Leads Nearly 200 Organizations in Opposing NEPA Rollback appeared first on Climate Justice Alliance.

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By Anne Petermann, Executive Director, Global Justice Ecology Project March 26, 2025 Introduction Genetically engineered (GE) trees are an untested and unpredictable technology that threatens not only the biodiversity of our forests but also the ecosystems that depend on them. The case of the genetically engineered American chestnut tree, particularly the Darling 58 (D58), offers

Note: The following is a joint statement that GJEP has signed onto. You can find the statement, with any updated signatories, at this link. A Call for Equitable Accountability on the International Day of Forests March 21, 2025 International Day of Forests is not only a celebration of the lifegiving ecosystems that cover nearly one-third

Global Justice Ecology Project co-Directors Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle will show videos and photos and discuss their recent delegation to Chile. Langelle will also discuss his new photography book “Portraits of Struggle” https://youtu.be/tRffnZ-8RGYOn the 25th Anniversary of A16, the massive mobilization against the World Bank in Washington, DC, and the first mass-mobilization after Seattle: 

Contact: [email protected] Washington, D.C. — Ahead of congressional votes on the partisan Republican-led Continuing Resolution and the recent announcement regarding the closures of all Environmental Justice offices by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) released the following statement from KD Chavez, executive director of Climate Justice Alliance: “Yesterday, Trump and his The post CJA Weighs in on the Cost of House Republican’s Disastrous Continuing Resolution and the Continued Undermining of Environmental Justice appeared first on Climate Justice Alliance.