California Environmental Justice Alliance

Building Healthy Communities from the Ground up

CEJA is hiring!

We are extremely excited to announce that CEJA is expanding our team! Join our dynamic coalition and help build a strong voice and movement for environmental justice in California. We are in a period of growth and need someone who can help sustain and grow our fund development and communications work. Click here for the job description..

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June 30, 2020

2019 Environmental Justice Agency Assessment

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August 23, 2019

Highlights of our 2019 Congreso: Our Health, Our Power

Our 2019 Congreso brought almost 200 powerful EJ leaders to the Capitol on August 14th to build and learn together over a full day of inspiring workshops, skill-building trainings, advocating for EJ priorities, and celebrating our EJ Leadership Awardees! We thank all of the community leaders and our member and partner organizations who made our 2019 Congreso a success. Check out all the highlights from throughout the day!

August 13, 2019

Our Health, Our Power: What Environmental Justice Means to Us

This year, CEJA has been redefining environmental justice in California. One of our legislative priorities, AB 1628 by Assemblymember Robert Rivas, enhances the state’s definition of environmental justice to include the “meaningful involvement” of all people in environmental or land use decisions. AB 1628 would recognize the health, dignity and agency of all people, promoting the environmental health and quality of life that everyone deserves.