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ENCORE: Gloria Walton and Wawa Gatheru Believe in Grassroots Change, Not Just Charity

Climate One

Published
January 2, 2026
Duration
1h 2m
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Last updated
Jun 10, 2026

Discusses Those standing up to climate and environmental injustice face challenges they weren’t seeing a year …

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Those standing up to climate and environmental injustice face challenges they weren’t seeing a year ago. But Gloria Walton, head of The Solutions Project, sees a bigger picture: “ The reality is that the same systems that created the climate crisis, whether that's colonialism, white supremacy, racism, and the patriarchy, those are the same ones that have …

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Those standing up to climate and environmental injustice face challenges they weren’t seeing a year ago. But Gloria Walton, head of The Solutions Project, sees a bigger picture: “ The reality is that the same systems that created the climate crisis, whether that's colonialism, white supremacy, racism, and the patriarchy, those are the same ones that have harmed communities of color for generations,” she says. Her organization has channeled tens of millions of philanthropic dollars to grassroots