Nov. 6, 2011: Keystone XL Pipeline Protest at White House
Tens of thousands of people rallied outside the White House in opposition to the Keystone XL project.
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Theme: Climate Justice
Climate Justice
Oct. 29, 2012: Hurricane Sandy Hits the Eastern Seaboard
Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record as measured by diameter, wreaked devastation in the Caribbean and United States for more than a week, causing hundreds of deaths and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless and without electricity.
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June 29, 2021: Environmental Activist Charged with “Domestic Terrorism”
Environmental activist and member of the Catholic Worker movement, Jessica Reznicek, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for “domestic terrorism” for acts of civil disobedience and property damage intended to stop the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Nov. 6, 2021: Climate Justice Protesters Demand Reparations
An Indigenous-led rally at the site of the United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, drew more than 100,000 protesters to demand reparations for Indigenous communities and the Global South, investments in renewable energy instead of fossil fuels, and worker-led transitions to systems that would reduce poverty and injustice.
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March 15, 2019: Worldwide School Strikes for Climate Justice
Young climate activists and students across the world organized school strikes for climate justice, culminating in worldwide strikes on March 15, 2019, demanding concrete plans to slash CO2 emissions.
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May 4, 2016: Indigenous People March to Demand Revocation of the Doctrine of Discovery
A delegation representing Native nations marched upon the Vatican and were successful in convincing the Vatican to revoke the Doctrine of Discovery.
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Aug. 12, 2015: Filing of Juliana v. United States
The constitutional climate case Juliana v. United States was filed by 21 youth against the U.S. government. The defendants said that the government's policies are causing catastrophic climate change and constitute a violation of their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property.
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Sept. 21, 2014: The People’s Climate March
Hundreds of thousands of people across 150 countries participated in protests on Sunday, September 21, 2014, collectively called “the People’s Climate March.”
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April 24, 2009: Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit
Indigenous representatives from around the world met in Anchorage, Alaska, in April 2009, to share experiences and strategies for confronting environmental degradation. They issued a declaration that details their observations and demands from the front lines of the climate crisis.
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May 13, 2011: Scholastic Inc. Withdraws Coal Pamphlet
Amid overwhelming criticism that Scholastic Inc. was lying to students about the benefits of coal use, the education publisher cut ties with the coal industry.
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The Climate Crisis Has a History
We offer a new timeline of the climate crisis that traces its roots from European colonial expansion and racial capitalism to present-day fossil fuel industry and government projects that exploit and destroy the Earth in the name of maximum profit. It also emphasizes moments and movements of resistance and activism that inform climate justice work today.
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The Climate Crisis Has a History. Teach It.
Article. By Mimi Eisen and Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. 2023.
A rationale for a new timeline of the climate crisis.
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A rationale for a new timeline of the climate crisis.
Question the Election Sound-bites
As politicians head for the nearest sound-bite they fail to help people think about the roots of problems or the profound changes needed to address them, like climate change and immigration.
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Nov. 30, 1999: Protesters Shut Down WTO Conference in Seattle
A coalition of environmental activists, anti-capitalists, and union leaders took to the streets of Seattle to bring the World Trade Organization conference to a halt.
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