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RISE St. James advocates for racial and environmental justice in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Rise St. James is organizing to #StopFormosa and block the construction of a toxic facility in their community.
PDF intern Shanze Hasan wrote a story about one of our 2020 Community Organizing Grantees, Rise St. James. Rise St. James is an environmental justice organization working to stop the construction of a petrochemical plant in Louisiana. Read the full story by clicking here. ...Read more
Published on August 18, 2020
We all get distracted by the show that is the current administration. But we should be focused on the good stuff: everyday people acting responsibly in their communities, looking out for one another, challenging “old boy networks” or institutional racism baked into our history. Instead, we get exercised by a few mad-hatters who either can’t ...Read more
Published on June 18, 2018
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Published on October 19, 2020
Published on September 23, 2020
