Maria Stamas (she/her) is a climate justice lawyer, policy strategist, and writer. Her work is dedicated to movement-aligned efforts to spark cultural change and redesign systems such that we all have the capacity to meet our basic needs and thrive together. Maria is the Power and Policy Anchor for the Ubuntu Climate Initiative, a U.S. based, global movement initiative working to weave Ubuntu values dedicated to the commons, restorative economies, and land regeneration into the climate movement. Founder of EnerGaia Consulting, Maria focuses on energy, water, and land justice and their intersections with democratic governance and economies grounded in solidarity. As co-founder of the People’s Utility Commons, she created a popular and political education curriculum on utility justice. Maria lives on unceded Chochenyo Ohlone land in present day Oakland, California, where she loves to hike, listen to and play live music, and be in community.
