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Tag: Climate Action
Jessica Gonzalez
March 11, 2024
Community Leader Green Fondo 2024 “I carry with me a vivid memory of riding the school bus, and driving past farmworkers picking crops on my way to school. It enraged me to know that while these workers were feeding the nation, they were exposed, under-paid, and mistreated. I learned early on that communities like mine, composed […]
Grantee Impact
March 6, 2024
Climate Ride and The Nature Conservancy’s Natural Climate Solutions Program Imagine for a moment that you work for a federal agency tasked by the White House’s climate resilience program to create and institute the Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Florida wetlands. For your first step, you assess the threat: More extreme erosion and flooding due […]
Native Seeds SEARCH
November 22, 2023
MISSION: Native Seeds/SEARCH seeks to find, protect and preserve the seeds of the people of the Greater Southwest so that these arid adapted crops may benefit all peoples and nourish a changing world. “The grant from Climate Ride will help conserve heirloom seeds of the Southwest and ensure they are grown and shared with farmers […]
Ride for Racial Justice
November 22, 2023
MISSION: Ride for Racial Justice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and exists to ensure access to resources, education, and community for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) cyclists and to dismantle systemic racism so that EVERYONE can feel safe, free, and empowered to ride a bicycle. Learn more > www.rideforracialjustice.org Connect and get involved […]
Streets for All
November 22, 2023
MISSION: We believe: Everyone has the right to use our streets and public spaces safely, comfortably, and efficiently regardless of their age, income, race, gender, geography, or abilities. Now is the time for bold action. Small, incremental steps will not suffice when thousands of lives are cut short by traffic violence each year and climate […]
Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania
November 22, 2023
MISSION: We have established a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to increasing awareness of Lenape history and culture. Created to join together the members of the Lenape Nation and anyone else interested in continuing the development of the language and culture of the Lenape people, the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is active in the revival of tradition […]
Intersectional Environmentalist
November 21, 2023
MISSION: As a new 501c3, IE is committed to developing and improving transparency and reciprocity with our community and partners in an effort to co-create meaningful impact for people + planet. Our commitment to shifting the narrative of environmental storytelling to center diversity and joy will continue to be rooted in the values of the […]
People for Mobility Justice
November 21, 2023
MISSION: As a Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) collective, we seed critical consciousness about mobility justice across all communities. Our Vision is for people to have the freedom and resources to move in public spaces with love and dignity. People for Mobility Justice is honored to receive the Climate Ride Environmental Justice Action Grant. […]
The Climate Center in Action
September 6, 2023
The Climate Center Total Climate Ride Grant: $384,180.05 Activities Phasing Out Fossil Fuels | The Climate Center is creating a California free from the toxic impacts of fossil fuels. One where Californians power their homes and cars with clean energy, live in walkable communities and have access to clean public transport and bike-friendly streets. Clean Energy […]
Climate Riders Fund Key 2023 Projects for Glacier National Park Conservancy!
July 24, 2023
Climate Ride’s Glacier Ride is near and dear to our hearts — not only because it boasts some seriously amazing road biking routes with some of the most breathtaking views you’ll ever see, but also because it’s in the Climate Ride office’s backyard! With such a special event, Climate Ride has built a special partnership […]
Chinue Fields
June 5, 2023
Community Leader Green Fondo 2023 “The Green Fondo NorCal was my very first experience being part of a cycling event. From a young age, I’ve always been drawn to bikes, but it was only after moving to the beautiful CA Bay Area that I saw people who looked like me on bikes. It always felt like […]
Shelly Wilson
June 5, 2023
Community Leader Green Fondo 2023 “This was the hardest and most exciting thing; I have ever done in my entire life. As a Black Girls Do Bike Community Leader Awardee, I was given the opportunity to participate in the Climate Ride up and down Mount Shenandoah. I would not have been able to do it […]