I am an environmentalist because of the place in which I was raised: Marin County, the Bay Area, Northern California. I was so proud to speak at our People's Climate March rally before a massive, active, energized crowd - a powerful, mobilizing cry for which I hope to have photos and a video soon. What an honor to march in my hometown arm in arm with the giants upon whose shoulders I stand, the activists who hardwired grassroots organizing into my DNA, the powerhouse environm

The power of protest. The power of movements. The power of Blacks and Jews uniting. It is a tremendous honor to speak at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in historic Atlanta, alongside civil rights leader Xernona Clayton, Rabbi Joshua Lesser and Urban League President Tereance Puryear - black, white, male, female, Christian, Jewish, gay, straight, old, young, east coast, west coast, all fiercely committed activists for justice - before a packed, engaged, passionate audie