In this episode, host Adriane Alicea sits down with Jerry Otero, the Policy Director at the Grand Canyon Trust and Co-Lead for Priorities, Projects, and Campaigns Workgroup at the America the Beautiful for All Coalition. They discuss how the coalition aims to achieve ambitious conservation goals that protect our lands and oceans including 30x30, what it means to build consensus, and how we can work together through environmental challenges.

Tune in to learn how the coalition fosters strategic solutions and people-centered policies through participation and true consensus.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Jerry Otero

America the Beautiful for All Coalition

30x30

Justice 40

With a vast number of organizations focused on environmental justice, building a strong network to connect advocates and organizations is essential for reaching environmental goals. Grantmakers can facilitate this by creating equitable practices, sharing resources, and connecting the dots across the sector.

In this episode, host Adriane Alicea talks with Eva Hernandez, the Executive Director of Mosaic, about how grantmakers can lead meaningful and equitable connections within the environmental sector.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Eva Hernandez

Communities of color have historically been left out of environmental policymaking. It has been a long and continuous journey for communities to be heard on decisions that impact their health, livelihoods, and future. Congresswoman Summer Lee is an attorney, an organizer, and most importantly someone who brings her lived experience and her community into policymaking with her. She works to bring those “closest to the pain closer to the power,” so that power is shared.

Host Adriane Alicea speaks with Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) about centering impacted communities in environmental policy-making.

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Host: Adriane Alicea

Guest: Congresswoman Summer Lee