Meet the Leaders of the US Accelerator Program

Decolonizing Borikén (Puerto Rico) through food.

Creating a cultural shift within the church around the issues of climate, and building a church network of climate advocates in Washington D.C.

Organizing sustainability and permaculture education in New York to prepare children facing the permanent consequences associated with climate change.

Eliminating the spraying of toxic herbicides at every school in the United States.

Building global solidarity and grassroots solutions to the climate crisis through the Global Green New Deal.

Increasing food sovereignty in the Mariana and Micronesia region.

Providing a sonic, visual, and performative journey of decolonization, healing, and co-liberation to activate sustainable systems.

Aiding young farmers to ensure success in adapting to climate change on their farms across the Western U.S.

Shifting the narrative on climate change through storytelling projects across the West.

Bridging faith and environmental justice to educate her Wisconsin community on energy and water conservation.

Mobilizing young people all over the Colorado Plateau to train, learn, and develop relationships in the face of climate change.

Empowering young people in Utah to engage with the root causes of local environmental issues from an intersectional perspective.

Mobilizing to protect Hawaiian sacred site, Mauna Kea and upholding traditional indigenous principles of Aloha Aina and Kapu Aloha.

Empowering local underserved youth and adults through ecoliteracy training and nature-based adaptation models.

Using faith to grow a culture of climate justice and gender equity in Queens, New York.

Educating agricultural workers on their health rights, and fighting against pesticide-use in the Central Valley of California.

Preserving traditional ecologies and cultures to pass on to the next generation in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Preventing environmental degradation in Guam and mobilizing community members to protect Litekyan, a sacred land scheduled to be the site of a firing range.

Reclaiming a regenerative food system and Hawaiian food sovereignty.

Building climate resilient and socially just communities through hackathons.

Incorporating nature-based solutions and nature-centered practices in Houston municipal structures.

Creating regenerative economies and making solar power accessible in East Oakland.

Building sustainable food production systems and providing STEM opportunities for underserved youth in Palm Bay, Florida

Fighting air pollution and protecting children’s health in her community of San Antonio, Texas.

Organizing against the food apartheid in St. Louis to improve food access and representation of local food systems.