{"id":317523,"date":"2016-01-20T05:10:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T10:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grist.org\/?post_type=grist-50-profiles&p=317523"},"modified":"2016-01-20T05:10:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T10:10:35","slug":"nia-martin-robinson","status":"publish","type":"grist-50-profiles","link":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Nia Martin-Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Green cred:<\/strong> \u201cIf you\u2019re going to talk about climate justice, you need to be doing so by looking through a lens of race and class,\u201d says Martin-Robinson. She should know. An activist for more than 15 years, Martin-Robinson has helped make climate justice an integral part of the environmental movement. She wrote the groundbreaking 2008 article “A Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming and a Just Climate Policy in the U.S.” As an organizer in Texas for the Sierra Club in 2013 and 2014, she organized hundreds of people in support of the Clean Power Plan. Yup, in Texas<\/em>. Now, she mentors and manages a team of Beyond Coal <\/a>organizers for Sierra Club.<\/p>\n

What to expect in 2016:<\/strong> Martin-Robinson will direct the Sierra Club\u2019s apprenticeship program<\/a>, with a focus on recruiting more people from marginalized communities. For that reason, Sierra Club has already removed the requirement to have a college degree, and is looking to build relationships with HBCUs and tribal colleges.<\/p>\n

Keeping\u00a0talent is as important as finding it:<\/strong> Martin-Robinson recognizes the importance and the challenge of making sure\u00a0people of color at environmental organizations are included\u00a0for the long haul. \u201cWe aren\u2019t just diversifying but we\u2019re also retaining\u201d people of color, she says. \u201cThe question is: will the people of color stay?\u201d<\/p>\n

Seeing patterns:<\/strong> Martin-Robinson has one obsession: African wax fabrics<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the leaders shaping green in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54839989,"featured_media":490332,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[1],"class_list":["post-317523","grist-50-profiles","type-grist-50-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","grist-50-2"],"yoast_head":"\nNia Martin-Robinson - Grist 50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nia Martin-Robinson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the leaders shaping green in 2016.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grist 50\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"Andrew Simon\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/\",\"name\":\"Nia Martin-Robinson - Grist 50\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-20T10:10:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg\",\"width\":1400,\"height\":1400,\"caption\":\"Nia Martin-Robinson\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nia Martin-Robinson\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/\",\"name\":\"Grist 50\",\"description\":\"Meet the Fixers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nia Martin-Robinson - Grist 50","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nia Martin-Robinson","og_description":"One of the leaders shaping green in 2016.","og_url":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/","og_site_name":"Grist 50","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":1400,"url":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute","Written by":"Andrew Simon"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/","url":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/","name":"Nia Martin-Robinson - Grist 50","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg","datePublished":"2016-01-20T10:10:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg","width":1400,"height":1400,"caption":"Nia Martin-Robinson"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nia Martin-Robinson"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/#website","url":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/","name":"Grist 50","description":"Meet the Fixers","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Nia Martin-Robinson","url":"http:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/nia-martin-robinson\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/robinson.jpg"},"articleSection":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Andrew Simon"}],"creator":["Andrew Simon"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Grist 50","logo":"https:\/\/grist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cropped-grist-600x600-1.png"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2016-01-20T10:10:35Z","datePublished":"2016-01-20T10:10:35Z","dateModified":"2016-01-20T10:10:35Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"headline\":\"Nia Martin-Robinson\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/grist.org\\\/grist-50\\\/profile\\\/nia-martin-robinson\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/grist.org\\\/grist-50\\\/profile\\\/nia-martin-robinson\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grist.org\\\/grist-50\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2015\\\/12\\\/robinson.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grist.org\\\/grist-50\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2015\\\/12\\\/robinson.jpg\"},\"articleSection\":\"\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Andrew Simon\"}],\"creator\":[\"Andrew Simon\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Grist 50\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grist.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/cropped-grist-600x600-1.png\"},\"keywords\":[],\"dateCreated\":\"2016-01-20T10:10:35Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-20T10:10:35Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-01-20T10:10:35Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/grist.org\/p.js"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grist-50-profiles\/317523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grist-50-profiles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/grist-50-profiles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54839989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grist-50-profiles\/317523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=317523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}