The Chisholm Legacy Project
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A resource hub for Black frontline climate justice leadership
https://linktr.ee/chisholmlegacy
Join Fellowship for Liberated Futures on June 18 for a webinar on what embodied, rest-centered leadership looks like in real time. Co-hosted by TCLP, Dr. Chera Reid, and ProInspire, we're sharing insights from our inaugural cohort and inviting you into the learning.
https://ow.ly/58lO50Zbila
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"The time for half-measures, incremental reform, and greenwashed capitalism is long-past expired. We cannot continue to throw cups of water at the edges of a house that’s on fire. We cannot continue to negotiate the terms of our 'managed decline.'" -Jacqui Patterson at
#SB64
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The Architecture of Liberation — The Role of the Just Transition Mechanism
At the June Intersessionals (SB64) of the UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany, Jacqueline Patterson, Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, spoke at a panel on June 8, 2026: “How can…
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/the-architecture-of-liberation-the-role-of-the-just-transition-mechanism/
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Join us on 6/16 for a conversation with participants enrolled in our Black Liberation & Just Transition Institute who are turning learning into action and building power in their communities. Hear what's emerging, what's shifting & what's possible when we learn together.
https://bit.ly/BLJTIwebinar2
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Afro-Descendant participants continue to face exclusion at
#SB64
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Global Afro-Descendants Refuse to be Sidelined at the 2026 UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference
Bonn, Germany – Afro-Descendants and Black Liberation movements are laying the groundwork for more durable, legitimate climate governance, despite long-standing exclusion practices that persist during negotiations at the UNFCCC June…
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/global-afro-descendants-refuse-to-be-sidelined-at-the-2026-unfccc-bonn-climate-change-conference/
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Our Black Climate Justice Toastmasters monthly meeting is happening on Wednesday, June 10 at 6 pm ET! This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice & create impact from local communities to the global stage.
https://bit.ly/bcjtoastmasters
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Join us for a conversation with participants enrolled in our Black Liberation and Just Transition Institute who are turning learning into action and building power in their communities. Hear what's emerging, what's shifting. and what's possible when we learn together.
https://bit.ly/BLJTIwebinar2
10 days ago
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: There’s still time to submit your entry for the Fossil Fueled Foolery Video Contest! Submit your videos exposing fossil fuel deception and/or uplifting the resistance rising by June 5.
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/initiatives/fossil-fueled-foolery-video-contest/
14 days ago
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Join TCLP and frontline leaders from the African Diaspora in the US and abroad on May 28 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET for Part Two of the webinar series for our new report, "Fossil Fueled Foolery 3.0: The Foolishness Persists, but the Resistance is Rising." Register:
https://bit.ly/FFFwebinar2
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23 days ago
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Agog just announced its first open call: Climate Futures + Immersive Media. $25K–$200K grants for artists, organizers, researchers, technologists, impact-focused orgs, and studios working on climate projects. No XR experience required. Deadline: June 12 →
agog.org/opencall2026
25 days ago
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🌍🗣️ TODAY: Join us at 6 p.m. ET for our monthly Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meeting! 🌱✨ This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice, and create impact. 💪🏾🔥 Sign up:
https://bit.ly/bcjtoastmasters
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about 1 month ago
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#ICYMI: TCLP has launched the Fossil Fueled Foolery Video Contest to call out the foolery and uplift the leadership of those advancing the resistance! Submissions are due by 5/25. Learn more here:
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/initiatives/fossil-fueled-foolery-video-contest/
#ICYMI
about 1 month ago
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The world is changing fast—climate, energy, land, food, systems. The Black Liberation & Just Transition Institute is building knowledge and strengthening leaders to champion change through 18 FREE certification programs rooted in justice, liberation, and real-world impact.
http://bit.ly/bljti
about 1 month ago
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🌍🗣️ Join TCLP on Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. ET for our monthly Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meeting! This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice and create impact.
https://bit.ly/bcjtoastmasters
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about 1 month ago
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To celebrate the release of our Fossil Fueled Foolery 3.0 report, TCLP is launching the Fossil Fueled Foolery Video Contest to let those resisting the foolery put their creative skills to the test! Vids due: 5/25.
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/initiatives/fossil-fueled-foolery-video-contest/
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Join TCLP on April 30 at 11 a.m. ET for the webinar to launch our new “Fossil Fueled Foolery 3.0” report. We’ll decode the latest deceptive tactics used by the fossil fuel industry as well as hear directly from frontline leaders who are fighting the "foolery."
https://bit.ly/FFF3webinar
about 2 months ago
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Fellowship for Liberated Futures' next Resilience Reset is happening today at 2 p.m. ET! The theme is Garden of Your Mind. 💐 It is a creative wellness session that invites nonprofit leaders to slow down, reset, and return to themselves. Join us. It's free.
https://ow.ly/SsCC50YJYFS
about 2 months ago
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🌍🗣️ TODAY: Join us at 6 p.m. ET for our monthly Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meeting! 🌱✨ This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice, and create impact from local communities to the global stage. 💪🏾🔥
https://bit.ly/bcjtoastmasters
2 months ago
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Released on #AprilFoolsDay, TCLP’s NEW report, Fossil Fueled Foolery 3.0, breaks down the 10 manipulation tactics corporations use to delay climate action—and how frontline communities are fighting back and WINNING. ✊🏾🌍
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/fff3.0
2 months ago
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From the "Burdens and Blessings" report to "Cultivating Liberation," the voices are clear: Black women are the glue holding communities together. Our 2035 vision is to shift power, not just distribute money. We are building a world that centers the most marginalized to benefit everyone.
#WHM
3 months ago
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Read our latest blog post, "Leadership Already Exists in Black Frontline Communities," and learn more about the relaunch of our Black Liberation and Just Transition Institute.
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Leadership Already Exists in Black Frontline Communities
Tanya Lord PhD, MPH Across the country, Black frontline communities are already leading the work of climate justice. Organizers, advocates, practitioners, and community members are working every day to protect…
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/leadership-already-exists-in-black-frontline-communities/
3 months ago
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We’re excited to announce the relaunch of our Black Liberation & Just Transition Institute! Complementing Tier I (Apprentice Level), we have officially added Tier II (Practitioner) & Tier III (Maven). Enrolling is free of charge and frontline community leaders are prioritized!
https://bit.ly/bljti
3 months ago
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Join us on March 17 for Pt. 2 of the webinar series to reintroduce the Black Liberation & Just Transition Institute and its 18 certification programs! We’ll dive into the Institute’s three-tier pathway that supports participants in moving to action and transformation.
https://bit.ly/BLJTIwebinar
3 months ago
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Explore our #BurdensandBlessings report this #BlackClimateWeek to learn more about how Black women and femmes are leading the way to energy democracy!
https://ow.ly/OT8g50YmBfk
#BurdensandBlessings
#BlackClimateWeek
This moment calls for meaningful action that centers Black women’s leadership in energy justice.
4 months ago
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Black communities aren't just surviving the climate crisis—they're SOLVING it. From Detroit to Los Angeles, Black-led organizations are creating the clean energy economy, building climate-resilient infrastructure, and proving that environmental justice and community prosperity go hand in hand.
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Climate justice is racial justice, and racial justice is climate justice. It’s communities disproportionately affected (by climate change and inequity) who will understand the problems more holistically and know how to solve them.
#BlackClimateWeek
4 months ago
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This week we are celebrating
#BlackClimateWeek
with The Solutions Project and the NAACP, because we believe that when we invest in Black-led climate solutions, we invest in healthier communities, stronger economies, and a better world.
4 months ago
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TODAY at 2 p.m. ET: Join our bi-monthly Collective Resilience Reset! 🧘🏾♀️🪷 Enjoy a 30-minute guided meditation session designed for social impact leaders and organizers. Hosted by the Fellowship for Liberated Futures, this is your moment to pause, reflect, and recharge.
https://ow.ly/nFQC50YhHzi
4 months ago
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🌍🗣️ TODAY: Join us at 6 p.m. ET for our monthly Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meeting! 🌱✨ This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice, and create impact from local communities to the global stage. 💪🏾🔥
https://bit.ly/bcjtoastmasters
4 months ago
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Join us on on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. ET for the 2025 Shirley Chisholm Black Femme Leader Wellness Sistership Virtual Celebration! 🪻🎉 The Sistership is a personal and professional development award program to assist Black femme frontline leaders in ECJ.
https://bit.ly/2025Sistership
4 months ago
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18 programs. 250+ climate leaders. One mission: advancing Black Liberation and a Just Transition across our communities. Apply now:
bit.ly/bljti
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#BlackLiberation
#justtransition
#climatejustice
#environmentaljustice
5 months ago
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🌍🗣️ Join us on Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. ET for our monthly Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meeting! 🌱✨ This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice, and create impact from local communities to the global stage.
https://bit.ly/bcjtoastmasters
5 months ago
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As we approach the holiday season, The Chisholm Legacy Project will be taking a pause from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2 to honor radical rest, time with our families, and self and community care. Happy Holidays, and we’ll see you in 2026! ✨
6 months ago
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🌐 NEW RESOURCE! 🌐 The Global Afro Descendant Climate Justice Policy Platform emphasizes the inextricable links between gender justice, climate justice, and Black Afro-Descendant liberation.
https://ow.ly/FrSG50XCAxy
6 months ago
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This report explores how Afro-Descendant communities disproportionately continue to face the most devastating costs and impacts of climate change but are also leading innovative solutions to a 'triple planetary crisis' – climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
https://ow.ly/JVtn50XCAwy
6 months ago
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The Afro Descendant Climate Justice Directory was compiled in conjunction with #COP30 proceedings to provide a resource to showcase the extensive landscape of Global Afro-Descendant groups and communities organizing around climate justice.
https://cjdb.thechisholmlegacyproject.org/
6 months ago
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TCLP congratulates Belinda Joshaway of Hughes, AR and Ponice Howard of Bernince, LA! 🪻🌷💐 They are the recipients of the 2025 Shirley Chisholm Black Femme Leader Wellness Sistership. Learn more about these fearless frontline leaders here:
https://ow.ly/bBZh50XCAr4
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6 months ago
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The Global Afro-Descendant Climate Justice Collaborative (GADCJC), anchored by TCLP, convened at #COP30 in Belem, Brazil from November 10-21. We are gratified to share what transpired – and clear-eyed about how much work lies ahead.
https://ow.ly/h5e350XCAp7
https://ow.ly/t3Sx50XCApb
#COP30
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Ethical Stocktake Reveals the Empty Shelves of the UNFCCC: A Call to Transformation
Context: The Global Ethical Stocktake (GES): An Ethical Mutirão for Climate Action, was launched as part of the lead-up to COP30 (the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference), which took…
https://ow.ly/t3Sx50XCApb
6 months ago
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Today we honor Shirley Chisholm on her 101st birthday! A leader whose courage reshaped possibilities for generations and fought for justice with vision & conviction. Her legacy fuels TCLP's work every day as we build community, frontline leadership, and imagine a future rooted in justice and care.✨
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Black women and communities bear the brunt of toxic emissions from industries built on extraction and neglect. Black women deserve better.
http://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/burdens-and-blessings
#ReproductiveJustice
7 months ago
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Our communities are on the frontlines of a crisis created by greed. Black women have always been the blueprint for transformation, resilience, and justice. The time is now. Read our Burdens and Blessings report:
http://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/burdens-and-blessings
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7 months ago
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Join us on Thursday, Nov. 13 for a powerful conversation on hope, justice, and transformation. Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Town Mvmt, will join TCLP's Jacqui Patterson in a conversation about what’s possible when imagination meets action. Register here:
https://lnk.to/beyondthebrinkPA
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7 months ago
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These Five Political Prerequisites remind us: climate finance transformation begins when we center Black communities' knowledge and leadership. Learn more:
https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/cultivating-the-conditions
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#ClimateJustice
#BlackLiberation
#JustTransition
#TheChisholmLegacyProject
7 months ago
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"Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" is a collaborative report on the direct health impacts of fossil fuel pollution across every system of the body and every stage of fossil fuel use.
https://psr.org/issues/environment-health/fueling-sickness/
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Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution | Physicians for Social Responsibility
Fueling Sickness The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution A collaborative report on the direct health impacts of fossil fuel pollution across every system of the body and every stage of fossil fuel use. Full Report "Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" was developed by health and medical experts, and
https://psr.org/issues/environment-health/fueling-sickness/
7 months ago
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🌍🗣️ Join us on Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. ET for our monthly Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meeting! This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice, and create impact from local communities to the global stage.
https://bit.ly/bcjtoastmasters
7 months ago
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18 programs. 250+ climate leaders. One mission: advancing Black Liberation and a Just Transition across our communities. Apply now:
http://bit.ly/bljti
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7 months ago
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From Redlining to RENEW: Advancing Reparative Justice in Policy & Practice Join us on Nov. 5 for a conversation to reveal how historic redlining practices have put Black and Brown communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Register:
bit.ly/RENEW2026
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7 months ago
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TODAY: Join TCLP, True Skool & Dream Through STEAM for the “Watts the Word” Youth Competition Showcase, a vibrant celebration of creativity, learning & energy justice! This live, virtual showcase will feature talented young leaders who will premiere original short videos.
https://bit.ly/WattstheWord
8 months ago
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TCLP is honored to join the Children's Environmental Health Network for the 20th Annual Children’s Environmental Health Awards Celebration! We celebrate the extraordinary leaders who are advancing science, policy, advocacy and creativity to ensure all children can grow up in healthy environments.
8 months ago
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TCLP is honored to join the Children's Environmental Health Network for the 20th Annual Children’s Environmental Health Awards Celebration! We celebrate the extraordinary leaders who are advancing science, policy, advocacy and creativity to ensure all children can grow up in healthy environments.
8 months ago
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🌍🗣️ Join us on Wednesday, 9/10 at 6 p.m. ET for our monthly Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meeting! 🌱✨ This is a space to strengthen public speaking skills, connect with others passionate about climate justice, and create impact from local communities to the global stage.
bit.ly/bcjtoastmast...
9 months ago
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