For those who feel called to action, but are not sure of where or how to get started! This toolkit begins with a glossary of commonly used terms in justice-centred organizing spaces, followed by a primer on movement theory, and a roadmap for building effective campaigns.

The latter half is dedicated to challenging ableism; it includes reflection prompts for accessibility, ways to show solidarity, and set boundaries. In the next section are the basics of care work and transformative justice, which delves into how harm can be replicated and repaired. The toolkit ends with a collection of resources for further learning.

An introductory resource that delves into how we at CJUBC conceptualize & mobilize climate justice by tackling the systemic roots of the climate crisis: capitalism, colonialism, extractivism, and other systems of injustice. Tap into your radical imagination & don’t miss the climate justice word search.

Learn about how CJUBC is building cross-movement solidarities & alternative models of relating to one another that centre care, connectivity, and creativity!

We believe that anyone can be a climate justice organizer & invite you to join our community. We’d love to support you in your organizing journey!

What do we mean when we say climate justice is social justice? The Climate & Collective Liberation Project is a digital resource hub that aims to contextualize the climate crisis as an intersectional issue than extends beyond matters of just the environment.

Snippets from conversations with folks doing incredible work in our community (so-called Vancouver, BC) are featured, alongside suggestions for ways to take action and research into the connections between climate and disability justice, gender equity, racial justice, Indigenous sovereignty, wealth inequity, migrant justice, and more!

A bite-sized summary of our Complicity in the Climate Emergency report, which uncovers the pervasive influence of the fossil fuel industry on UBC research, student career paths, partnerships & donations.

These ties maintain our dependence on fossil fuels, maintain the industry’s social license to operate, and prevent us from securing a just transition for all.

To learn more and/or get involved with CJUBC’s Fossil Free Research campaign, check out our campaigns page!

Learn about how Canada’s Big 5 Banks finance fossil fuel initiatives, the military-industrial-complex, and other violations of human rights.

Other topics covered include: banks funding pipeline projects in BC, the AMS & RBC, and credit unions as an ethical & sustainable alternative to banks.

To learn more and/or get involved with CJUBC’s #BanksOffCampus campaign in collaboration with Change Course, check out our campaigns page!

Our work builds upon legacies of student-led climate justice organizing, which shifted UBC’s position on divestment and commitment to withdrawing from endowment funds from the fossil fuel industry.

Read about the goals, theory of change, timeline & tactics used to achieve the UBC divestment win back in 2019, as well as the shift from divestment to disassociation!

For a more comprehensive overview of our past campaign, check out UBCc350/CJUBC’s Story of Divestment

In 2021/22, Climate Justice UBC was a recipient of UBC’s Climate Emergency Fund (CEF). To model transparency, our team has released a finance report with information about how funds were used, especially in launching our Towards a People’s Endowment campaign!

Our team is grateful for the generosity of the BCPRC, UBC Student Environment Centre, and UBC Climate Hub. As an ongoing commitment to community accountability, we continue to publish an overview of how funds supported student-led climate justice organizing!

Thank you to the GLOCAL Foundation, UBC Inspire, and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (via UBC Sustainability Hub) for supporting our team’s organizing endeavours this year! Details will be published at the end of the school year in Summer 2025!