Ryan Madden has worked on issues of climate justice, energy democracy, and Indigenous sovereignty for over a decade. At the Long Island Progressive Coalition he led campaigns for public power and played an integral role in the statewide effort to pass New York's landmark Climate Law as a member of NY Renews, a coalition of 400 climate, labor, youth, and community groups. During this time, alongside other members of NY Renews, he developed the coalition's infrastructure to support statewide Indigenous solidarity organizing. Since 2016, he has significantly expanded the coalition’s efforts and relationships with Indigenous Nations in New York in order to ensure that the coalition's fight for a Just Transition is aligned with Indigenous environmental justice, land justice, and sovereignty. Ryan now serves as the Director of Indigenous Solidarity at NY Renews, a position created through these efforts.