OUR VISION:
A well-coordinated and collaborative ecosystem for organizers working in solidarity with frontline community leaders in a world centered in climate justice.
OUR MISSION:
Connect, support, and uplift the various climate justice efforts, inspiring systems change in a metropolitan area.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
We agree to do our work together in the following ways:
(1) Show up fully
Being clear and direct is helpful (avoid being passive-aggressive). Share what we think, feel, want, and need. Meet each other in what is shared.
(2) Tend to relationships & repair conflict
Nurture relations by bringing intention, care, and skill. When conflict or rupture occurs, seek clarity and strive for repair. Invest time and energy to clarify root causes.
(3) Honor strengths and build capacity
Provide space for colleagues to bring their strengths and take risks to build their skills and empathy regarding each others’ work. Discern when to focus on colleagues’ growth and when to focus on organizational results.
(4) Cultivate a culture where people can show up authentically
Incorporate time and space for contemplative practices, embodiment, listening to the natural world, magic, ritual, food, and for people to share their feelings.
(5) Act in service of justice
Honor indigeneity by embracing values and practices in a “life made in common.” Stand in solidarity with frontline leaders. Seek and honor diverse perspectives and center the voices of those impacted most directly. Embrace a collective “all boats rise” stance that fosters belonging.
(6) Prioritize practice over theory
Orient to organizing. Focus on action in order to drive systems change. Honor principles and frameworks, but stay grounded in the actual work. Don’t waste people’s time.
(7) Remember that we all have a part to play
Honor that each of us is holding up a piece of the sky and we are all needed. No one is underqualified to contribute to the collective movement; everyone can grow leadership skills. Support; don’t compete.
(8) Stay in it for the long haul
Focus on long-term strategy. Keep showing up. Stay the course while remaining flexible. Try not to fumble and get stuck over the small things. Do not let people burn out.
(9) Continue to learn & iterate
Learn from others; don’t recreate the wheel. Bring new learning into our practice… Principles are organic and evolving.
A Quick History
The Hive has evolved from a volunteer based team in 2017 that built Boulder.Earth in response to the needs of the many climate and social justice organizations operating in Boulder County without something linking them all together. With support from the Impact Hub and the City of Boulder, the project was able to grow slowly and organically over the next couple of years. With the era of Covid, many programs the team was excited about were tabled. But the need to take the static web portal with a directory, calendar, and overview of issues to the next level was apparent. In 2020 and 2021, a group of alumnx, faculty, staff and students at Naropa University hosted a series of Community Resilience Conversations with people from over 40 community organizations working with issues ranging from homelessness, housing, and mutual aid to Indigenous rights, racial justice, climate change and regenerative agriculture. Results showed that the community wanted to center equity and wanted more collaboration. When this Naropa-based group met Boulder.Earth, the ground was fertile for collaboration and the result was the birth of the Hive. Our core team came together surrounded by a passionate group of “pollinators,” who began mapping the Boulder County climate justice landscape building connections with frontline organizers, non-profits, government agencies, and public institutional programs. In 2024, in mutual response to our own and community need, the Climate Justice Hive became a 501(c)(3) organization in order to provide fiscal hosting for grassroots groups in further service of coordinating efforts for climate justice.
The Hive Leadership Team
Lodi Siefer
Hive Co-Director
Climate Justice Hive
Micha Kurz
Hive Co-Director
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Katie Doyle Myers
Development Director
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Mark Steele
Creative Director
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Myrna Morales
Data Steward / Frontline Resource Librarian
Climate Justice HiveOur Projects
Coordinating Community
in the Face of Climate Chaos
