Iowa Unitarian Universalist Witness and Action Network ![]() International Student Environmental Coalition Insight Center for Community Economic Development Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)Īlliance of Nurses for Healthy EnvironmentsĪssociation of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)Įnvironmental Protection Information Center United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE) Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Justice Team Service Employees International Union (SEIU) ![]() NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice National Partnership for Women & Families By ensuring our communities and Native nations are the ones making the decisions about projects that impact our people and our lands, THRIVE ensures we will have a healthy place to call home for all of our future generations. Nothing that is bad for the land is good for us. For example, concepts such as Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) with Indigenous nations are critical because we know in our hearts, cultures, and genealogies that WE are the LAND, WE are our PEOPLE. And it’s not that Indigenous peoples are better than other communities, it’s just that our specific and unique relationship to this land and the United States government aptly positions us to provide a decolonial roadmap, rooted in Indigenous knowledge, toward a truly regenerative future in which all of our communities can collectively THRIVE. The truth is, we need systems change to move us collectively away from this extractive, harmful economy that is hurting our people and the land. We also know that our nations care for our communities AND the larger non-native communities situated within our respective territories. We know sovereignty is good for everybody - not just Indigenous people and Native nations. By ensuring our communities receive direct, material investments, we will ensure a better future for not just Indigenous peoples, but ALL people. Job creation, pollution reduction, climate resilience, investment in renewable energy infrastructure, and investment in traditional Indigenous revitalization will put us where we need to be. Imagine where we could be if our communities were uplifted and centered. We also already know our communities have the solutions to the problems we are collectively seeking to address - many of us are putting these solutions into action without any outside investment or support. We already know our communities are disproportionately harmed by environmental injustice. ![]() By investing in our communities and those of our Black and Brown relatives, THRIVE will ensure those who are most impacted by harmful colonial systems will be the first to benefit from federal investments. It’s crucial that the most affected communities have the power to democratically plan, implement, and administer these projects.
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