Cecilia Pineda

As we celebrate World Environment Day, it is fitting to honor Cecilia Pineda, a New York-based trailblazer whose community organizing is at the intersection of environmental justice and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. An Environmental Studies graduate of Brown University, they have worked for nearly a decade with nonprofits like the Audre Lorde Project, Energy Democracy Alliance and BK ROT, an organization whose unique approach to sustainability provides jobs for young people of color who transform quality organic waste in compost. They are also the founder of RADIKO, a non-profit that works to create a more equitable society by challenging traditional power dynamics around climate change and working for marginalized communities that are the most impacted. Surprisingly, Pineda is also a singer/guitarist and composer, whose music celebrates her passion for cultivating community and preserving the wonders of the earth. ​