Faiza Azam
Climate and Labor Organizer, ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York
Faiza Azam (she/her) is the climate and labor organizer for ALIGN, engaging labor unions in city and state climate campaigns to support an intersectional, inclusive climate justice movement. She co-coordinates the NYC-based Climate Works for All coalition and chairs the labor committee for the statewide NY Renews coalition.
A Bangladeshi-American climate activist, Faiza began her career in politics with Our Climate, an organization that empowers young people to advocate for equitable and science-based policies, and the NY Renews coalition. She continued her climate justice work, advocating for the Build Pubic Renewables Act in the New York State Assembly, and as constituent services director in the New York City Council.
