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Catalyzing Clean Energy & Climate Justice in a Time of Crisis
On Earth Day 2025, we kicked off the Tishman Environment and Design Center’s 20th anniversary with a powerful keynote conversation featuring visionary leaders advancing community-led environmental and energy justice.
At a time when frontline communities continue to push for bold, equitable climate solutions, this conversation explored how we sustain momentum and build power for a just, clean energy transition.
ej disrupt design community stories
This past April, the Tishman Center’s Environmental Justice Disrupt Design (EJDD) Fellowship, comprising of 18 environmental leaders and 16 community organizations across seven U.S. states, Hawai’i, and three Indigenous territories—gathered in Borikén (Puerto Rico) as EJ fellows launched Year Two of their work, designing in their core groups and deepening their collective practice.
We are honored to share our recap video, gratitude report, and blog post, which were born out of this retreat.
New Report
Authored by Dr. Jennifer Santos Ramirez, Senior Researcher at the Tishman Environment and Design Center. This report affirms the vital role that grassroots environmental and climate justice organizations play in advancing intersectional solutions across food systems, legacy pollution, economic equity, energy transitions, and more.
In the News
Read the full article here.
New Report
Three years ago, the Community First Fund (CFF), a funder intermediary established by two women of color, embarked on a mission to ensure that the federal government was held accountable to the Justice40 mandate and that federal funding would flow to the groups that needed it the most. In 2022, they asked the Tishman Center to assist in identifying the challenges and gaps in federal infrastructure funding for local EJ organizations and the communities they represent.
Roundup of Our Center’s 2024 Highlights
The Center is grateful to our EJ movement partners, who have worked alongside over the years to fight for climate and environmental justice. We are committed to safeguarding environmental justice through a shifting political landscape in 2025 and beyond.
It’s a wrap! Check out the highlights here.
EJ is Democracy | A Campaign Fueled by Environmental Justice
Featuring stories and insights from our inspiring EJ Disrupt Design Fellows and Tishman Center community, this video captures the urgency and vision behind justice-driven climate solutions and the collective power of democratic participation.
Building Climate Justice Leadership: A Centering Justice Webinar
Higher education plays a pivotal role in bringing together community-based knowledge and solutions. When done correctly, universities can leverage state and federal funding for increased sustainability and furthering equitable partnerships. As part of the Centering Justice Webinar Series, the Building Climate Justice Leadership panel addresses critical questions, aiming to support the future of climate justice leadership.
About us
Our Mission: The Tishman Center is a collaborative community of practice that leverages research, policy, and design in accordance with the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing. We bring together research and action to tackle the root causes of climate and environmental injustice and commit to change in higher education practices within and beyond The New School.
Our Vision: We envision a future of environmental justice- a world that is free from racism, in balance with nature, with care and respect for all beings.
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