Georgia Environmental Coalition of Colour

04/22/2022

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Toda we celebrate Earth Day by continuing to think about ways we can be more sustainable on an indivudal and community level. One way to do that is to reduce, reuse, and recycle!

Albeit cliché, it's a great way to contribute to a more healthy and sustainable environment in a small, accessible way. Try to find ways to minimize waste by doing things such as:
- Drinking from a reusable water bottle instead of multiple plastic water bottles
- Use utensils made of sustainable, compostable materials
- Compost and recycle waste
- Use a reusable shopping bag when you grocery shop
- Up cycle material for clothes and/or other accessories, or buy clothes made from renewable material

Hit the link in our bio to find more information on how you can best reduce, reuse, and recycle, along with some BIPOC-owned companies that sell recycled/sustainable products!

04/12/2022

GECC celebrates Earth Month by finding ways to be more environmentally sustainable on an individual & community level. Today, we're looking at ways we can contribute to greenspaces.

There are many ways you can do your part in creating or contributing to greenspaces.
- If accessible, you can get together with your community neighbors, find a piece of land nearby, and work together to create a greenspace for the community.
- You can visit and take care of greenspaces that already exist in your community, such as parks and community gardens.
- If these are not accessible options for you, make your own surroundings a greenspace by planting greenery in and around your home.

Tap the accounts tagged or head to our linktree in our bio to find some helpful links to find the best way you can contribute to greenspaces in your community!

03/21/2022

Life is so much more enjoyable when you can BEE your full self ☀️🐝

We recent explored the work of local Apiarist (beekeeper) Edward Morgan ( ) at his 9 acre refuge in Marietta during an informative, engaging session on beekeeping.

Did you know that bees help pollinate over 90% of the world’s crops? They undertake the extraordinary life-giving work of helping to mature and grow many of the plants we enjoy and providing a food source - honey - that is globally consumed and universally loved. Ms. Honey bee truly is THAT GIRL.

Unfortunately, millions of bees are dying off due to global warming, habitat loss, parasites, and a class of bee-killing insecticides known as neonicotinoids (or neonics). Here are some ways we can help take better care of our bees, who do so much to care for us!

1) Sign the petition at the link in our bio to tell our state leaders to ban bee-killing pesticides 🚫

2) Grow a bee garden at your place with plants that provide yummy food for our bee friends, like lavender, yarrow, daisies, and honeysuckles.🌼🐝

3) Support local beekeepers like Edward Morgan! Local bee farmers support local bee populations. Buying local honey is also more environmentally friendly, plus you get to support a local hardworking business person ✨🍯👨🏿‍🌾

03/18/2022

It's about that time again, we’re having our monthly meeting! This Sunday from 5-6 pm. We’ll be discussing the IRP organizing, and talking about some women environmentalist history.
We’d love to see you there and hope you join the conversation!!

02/02/2022

GECC celebrates Black History Month today and everyday and uplifts the entire Black community as we work towards our mission of building a grassroots, intersectional BIPOC-led collaboration to redress inequities in Georgia’s built and natural environments and forge a path for environmental liberation for the historically marginalized through mutual aid, education, and advocacy.

All this month we'll be highlighting black environmentalists, scientists, business owners, and etc. to bring to light the awesome work black people have done in regards to climate change and environmentalism in the state of Georgia, and beyond!

11/23/2021

We went on a tour of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech and we learned so much about sustainable buildings and how the Kendeda Building & Georgia Tech are doing their part to create a more sustainable world.
Thanks to everyone that joined us on the tour!

10/14/2021

We’re having our monthly meeting this Tuesday!!

We’ll be discussing our Atlanta Climate Justice campaign and highlights from the Town Hall. We’d love for you to come, be apart of the conversation, and give feedback for the future.

Hope to see you there!!

10/08/2021

We're happy to finally share the results of the climate justice listening sessions we hosted with Thread ATL, Georgia Conservation Voters, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, and Georgia Audubon. Check out the full report to learn more about the climate justice priorities of Atlanta's most impacted communities: tinyurl.com/atlantaclimate

The Georgia Environmental Coalition of Color embarked on a campaign to ensure climate change was a priority for the candidates for Atlanta's 2021 election season. Over the course of the summer, GECC hosted four public, virtual listening sessions in partnership with Georgia Conservation Voters,

10/02/2021

The Atlanta Climate Justice Listening Session is happening now!

09/16/2021

Join us next Tuesday for our monthly meeting!! We'll be having some interactive fun, so we hope to see you there!