The San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition (SDUSC) was created to address systemic inequity after it became clear that Southeast San Diego’s community lacked representation in important discussions of sustainability, as well as opportunities to enter the green job economy. Today, it exists to bring together communities of concern, stakeholders and like-minded organizations through grassroots organizing, to inform processes and policy, to improve quality of life, and to increase opportunities for residents of Southeast San Diego and other communities.