GreenLatinos convenes active comunidad of Latino/a/e leaders, emboldened by the power and wisdom of our culture, united to demand equity and dismantle racism, resourced to win our environmental, conservation, and climate justice battles, and driven to secure our political, economic, cultural, and environmental liberation.We envision a healthy and equitable society where communities of color are liberated from disproportionate environmental burdens, free to breathe fresh air, drink pure water, access clean transportation and enjoy our majestic public lands, ocean, and waters.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The GreenLatinos California Community Advocate, Los Angeles (“Advocate”) will launch GreenLatinos Urban Greening Initiative in Los Angeles, California, convene our members, grow the resources for and capacity of our frontline members, while advocating for our policy priorities.
The GreenLatinos California Community Advocate, Los Angeles will convene our members from across sectors of the movement to build relationships, partnerships, and collaborations that help to break down historical barriers between sectors and more efficiently share the unique resources (financial, information, access) that each of us have. The Advocate will support the significant work already being done in our communities by our current and future members, by identifying, developing, and directing resources to help them grow their programs and make them more sustainable.
The Advocate must be a well-organized individual who has experience working with diverse constituencies (communities of color, local justice organizations, businesses, government, foundations, and allied green groups), working in coalition with grassroots and national environmental organizations, and advocating for and implementing fair and equitable partnership practices with these communities.
The Advocate will report directly to the Chief of Staff.