Membership

Thank you for your interest in joining the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum (EJLF)!

EJLF is a national coalition of environmental justice advocates who work to catalyze and inform state and federal, political and legislative action that will result in the development of just policies and mechanisms that equitably reduce carbon emissions in all communities. The Forum was initiated in 2008 in response to the emerging concerns around possible mitigation strategies and regulations that were being presented as options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and had the potential to amplify the disproportionate environmental burden on communities of color, and/or low income communities. 

The criteria for membership are as follows:

• Members of the applicant organization must be made up of at least (1) 51% people of color, Native American, Indigenous Peoples, and/or (2) low income, 
• Members of the organization must uphold and support the Environmental Justice Principles, and
• Members of the organization must uphold and support the Climate Justice Principles.

As a part of this application, a general statement of interest, and a stated agreement of approval and support of (1) the mission of the Forum (the underlined statement above), (2) the principles of Environmental Justice and, (3) the Climate Justice Principles.