Eco-Justice Collaborative at Work

EJC “Happenings”

Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal
This multimedia production that portrays life in the coal fields of Appalachia. It is a rare journey into the lives of those on the coalfield frontlines and exposes the true cost of mountaintop removal and coal mining. Click here for more.

EJC Delegation to Coal River Valley, WV
May 14, 15 and 16 (Friday through Sunday)

Join us for EJC’s second delegation to Coal River Valley, WV.  This is the place where concerns over climate change and coal extraction converge through local activism. Click here for a flier and here for more information. Use our contact form and we’ll send you more details.

Welcome to EJC!

Eco-Justice Collaborative (EJC) challenges us all to act upon the global impact of economic, social and environmental choices that foster unlimited growth and development at the expense of people and our planet.  We believe that the recent convergence of financial crises, climate change, peak oil and depleting resources offer our society a unique opportunity to make meaningful change.

People are listening.  Will we have the courage to reach out to one another, building community as we explore new ways to live within our planet’s limits?  OR will we hope for a “techno-fix” that would allow us to maintain the status quo, while we continue to live beyond our earth’s capacity?

The choice is ours to make.

Stay Tuned for a Coal-Free Futures Week in Chicago
Beginning March 15!

Jeff Biggers, journalist and cultural historian is coming to Chicago with his new play:

Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal
Friday, March 19, 8:00 PM and Saturday, March 20, 2:00 PM
Conway Center, Columbia College
1104 S. Wabash Avenue

Click here for a flier and here more information.

The week also will feature:

• The Coal-Free Future Roadshow, performed by EJC, Topless America, Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace and others.

• March 17 clergy breakfast focused on transitioning away from coal to a clean energy future.

• March 20 candlelight vigil at the Fisk coal-fired power plant to call on Mayor Daley to stop the pollution!

• And more.

Longwall Mining Delegation
April 8 and 10, 2010 (Friday and Saturday)
Montgomery County, Illinois

Longwall mining is Illinois’ version of mountaintop removal mining. Massive longwall mining operations destroy the richest farmland in the world through planned subsidence and displace farmers.  Travel with EJC to what may be the largest mine in the nation!  Click here for a flier and here for more information.