Bringing Climate Justice Home to Brooklyn and Beyond!
Featured Projects
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Environmental Health and Resiliency
UPROSE advocates for community-driven environmental health and resiliency, recognizing the direct link between our environment’s well-being and our community’s health. Through research and sustainable practices, we ensure our neighborhoods have both clean resources and the resilience to face climate challenges, aiming for a harmonious and enduring future.
- Learning Circles
Community Planning and Just Transition Training Center
Community Planning and Just Transition Training Center
UPROSE underscores the necessity for a seamless transition from an extractive to a regenerative economic model. Collaborating with communities, they pave the way for sustainable and balanced local development solutions.
Energy Democracy
Energy Democracy
UPROSE champions climate justice and emphasizes fortifying resilience in frontline communities. They acknowledge the unequal impacts of climate change on underserved communities and strive to mitigate these issues.
- Community Owned Solar
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Sunset Park Solar
- Sunset Park Solar Expansion
- Offshore Wind Advocacy
Upcoming Events
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Bomba Classes with BombaYo
Nov 8, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025|6:30 - 8:00PM
Climate Justice Center, 462 36th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY 11232
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NARCAN Harm Reduction Training
Nov 20, 2024|6:00 - 7:00PM
Climate Justice Center, 462 36th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY 11232
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The Brooklyn Coquito Competition
Dec 7, 2024|6:00 - 8:00PM
Climate Justice Center, 462 36th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Statement of impact we make
An intergenerational, multi-racial, nationally recognized community organization, UPROSE promotes sustainability and resiliency in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood through community organizing, education, indigenous and youth leadership development, and cultural/artistic expression.
Learn MoreFunders
BEA Fund
Brooklyn Org
Department of Energy
Chorus Foundation
Energy Foundation
Equinor
Kresge Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation
New York Women’s Foundation
Nicholson Family Foundation
The Solutions Project
Winward Fund
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