The team

The WCCA team are all working class or from a working class background. We are committed to ensuring that working-class people are actively involved in shaping climate politics.

Emma River-Roberts

Founder and Director

Emma founded the WCCA in 2023 in response to the exclusion of working-class people from the mainstream climate movement. You can email her directly at emma@wccalliance.org.

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Kevin Picado

Staff Writer

Kevin is the WCCA’s Staff Writer, who writes many of our articles and contributes to much of our published work.

Sasha Josette

Organiser

A seasoned climate organiser with interests in building working class cadre for the climate movement. Lives in England.

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Chris Shaw

Research Associate

Christopher is the WCCA’s Research Associate. He is also a Director of DeSmog UK and a Research Associate in the School of Global Studies, University of Sussex.

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Uma Berri

Organiser

A youth activist hoping to inspire an artistic education revolution. Lives in England.

Buddy and Pico

Interns

Buddy and Pico are interns at the WCCA. They spend most of the working week sleeping and eating.