Another episode of the Roots Run Deep podcast is out! We are your hosts Rafa & Kiara. We work at Urban Tilth as Just Transition Organizers. We want to thank our listeners for always staying consistent and tuning in. In this episode, we are talking about Environmental Racism and how it makes us feel in […]
We are so excited to finally share the winners publicly with their designs! These three individuals truly captured what these kits are made for. Which is our community here in Richmond CA! The winners are: @accidentes_felices @hechodemaiz @xicanosb Thank you to these three amazing artists that poured so much love and creativity onto their designs […]
Just Transition Update We’re excited to announce the new “Roots Run Deep” podcast series we are launching! Starting tomorrow 02/13 we will be uploading our monthly episodes to the Urban Tilth YouTube channel. In this podcast we will be exploring the Just Transition framework as it relates to Richmond, CA. We will go over concepts […]
This Saturday!!! Come by to the Richmond High School Urban Agriculture garden and help the Just Transition team mix herbs to pack for our fire kits this year! August 26 @10am-2pm 1520 23rd Street Richmond Ca! Learn about different herbs used for the respiratory system & how we can better support our community that struggles […]
Today the Rudy Lozito Fellows helped out the Just Transition team with finishing up some infusions for the Herbal Fire Kits We let these infusions sit for a couple weeks then strain and bottle up for the community! The annual fire kits will be back this year! So stay tuned for the first community pack […]
We are excited about the work we will be doing this year! Unfortunately, even though it is a new year it doesn’t mean that the concerns and battles we had last year are over. Our Just Transition team will keep fighting for our communities, a healthy economy and a clean environment. The ongoing work under […]
Calling Richmond & Contra Costa County Youth to come learn more about the fight for clean air and a Just Transition. The Toxics and Resilience Tour for Youth will be on Saturday, February 4th, from 9:00 am until about 12:30 pm. We will be meeting at Richmond Bart Station at 9:00 am. We are still in a pandemic so we are doing everything […]
Read about all the media coverage of the August 6th End Climate Chaos Action from various media and news outlets! Please click headline to read full story! Hundreds protest outside Chevron on the 10th anniversary of a fire that sent thousands to the hospital Article from KTVU Fox 2 ‘No time for inaction’: how a […]
This past Saturday, many community members and local organizations came together to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the Chevron explosion in a march led by Richmond Our Power Coalition. Folks participated in two separate marches, got to hear speeches from local leaders, and painted a mural at the front entrance of the Chevron Refinery! […]
Our organization has come together with Richmond Our Power Coalition, Supervisor John Gioia of Contra Costa County, and Sierra Club to fight against warehouse development happening right across the street from the North Richmond Farm. These warehouses present many issues to the not only the farm, but also to the entire North Richmond Community. The […]
