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Visit these organizations' websites to learn about their work and get involved.

CACN is an email listserv, which enables climate activists to share information including events, legislation, and current developments. CACN communicates via emails, occasional conference calls, and sometimes even through a potluck meal!

XR is a movement that utilizes non-violent civil disobedience to stop mass extinction, climate breakdown, and minimize the risk of social collapse. Their mission is to mobilize people to change our current system to a regenerative culture. 

Capital Roots offers a variety of programs with a mission to increase access to nutritious and affordable food and to green space. They aim to foster healthy communities through these programs, including community gardens and education. 

Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous community farm in Petersburg focused on ending racism and food sovereignty. They are committed to activism, farming, and strengthening related social movements.

The Sanctuary for Independent Media promotes social and environmental justice through art, science, and participatory action. It is a telecommunications production facility dedicated to fostering a space for local media arts in Troy. 

SHARE is a coalition of action groups dedicated to community, faith, environmental justice, and climate. Through their mission, they ended the proposed Sheridan Hollow fossil fuel plant that would impact communities of color. They are now working to redirect that funding toward renewable energy solutions. 

 

These articles below address topics across the capital region.

Albany Gas Plant Proposed by Arbon Hill and Sheridan Hollow: and

, i.e. rail cars transporting fracked oil

 

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