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| Britny (Bee) Cordera is a published poet, nonfiction writer and emerging freelance journalist who investigates the intersections between environment, climate change and pop culture. More about Britny. |
"SEJ has given me so many opportunities, including a conference travel fellowship and a Fund for Environmental Journalism grant. I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today without SEJ’s support." - Britny Cordera, Freelance Journalist
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Give to SEJ Programs to support essential training, resources and convening, such as:
- Annual Conference events like “Communicate, Don’t (Just) Infuriate: Strengthening How Climate Journalism Converses With the World” and “A Just Transition for Oil Towns”
- SEJournal resources like “Future of Justice40 Program Hangs in Balance”
Give to SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism to support small story grants, such as:
- “St. Louis Was Once Mound City. Its Native American Residents Still Feel Erased,” St. Louis Public Radio, March 1, 2023, by Britny Cordera
- "Can California’s Cap and Trade Actually Address Environmental Justice?" Yes Magazine, November 20, 2020, by Julia Rosen
Give to SEJ's Conference Travel Stipends to help cover the costs of registration, travel, lodging and other expenses for #SEJ2025 attendees who would not be able to come to the conference without this support. Here's what past participants had to say:
- “Since my newsroom does not cover costs for going to a conference, I would not have been able to attend without the fellowship. I'm really grateful to Uproot and SEJ for keeping this fellowship happening; so many people I spoke to were in the same boat as me, attending SEJ on a fellowship because they would not have been able to go otherwise. As newsrooms struggle across the country and these budgets for conferences are frequently cut, I really see it as one of the most important offerings that SEJ has.”
- “I couldn't have attended the conference without it. I've been wanting to go to this conference for several years and didn't have the opportunity until this year. I think that these fellowships will help diversify conference goers and include more young reporters at smaller outlets.”
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