Jacqui Patterson
“Whether it is the global experience of our 3 hottest days in history, or the record flooding from Vermont to Madagascar, to Pakistan, to the global displacement of communities whose lands are being overtaken by sea level rise - we are already in a time that calls for us to center resilience against the myriad shocks of climate change. Due to our inability as a world, and particularly as industrialized nations, to reverse the actions that are driving catastrophic climate change, universal resilience must become the new normal. This requires strategy, investment, and commitment across all sectors and systems - and, it’s already happening! We just need to follow the lead of frontline communities. ”
Jacqueline Patterson is the Founder and Executive Director of the Chisholm Legacy Project: A Resource Hub for Black Frontline Climate Justice Leadership. The mission of the Chisholm Legacy Project is rooted in a Just Transition Framework, serving as a vehicle to connect Black communities on the frontlines of climate justice with the resources to actualize visions. Prior to the launch of the Chisholm Legacy Project, Patterson served as the Senior Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program for over a decade. During her tenure, she founded and implemented a robust portfolio which included serving the state and local leadership whose constituencies consisted of hundreds of communities on the frontlines of environmental injustice. She also led a team in designing and implementing a portfolio to support political education and organizing work executed by NAACP branches, chapters, and state conferences.
Profile: https://thechisholmlegacyproject.org/team/jacqueline-patterson/