Climate Change Is a Racial Justice Issue
September 30, 2021
Over the last couple of months, climate disasters have erupted around the world. In the US alone, we’ve seen wildfires in the west, tornados in the midwest, and hurricanes pummeling the Gulf and East Coasts. The environments we live in have become hostile to our health, our livelihood, and our community. Many have been forced to leave their homes and some will never be able to return. Globally, nearly 24 million people have been displaced due to climate effects since 2008. But this issue, both in the U.S. and around the world, isn’t impacting everyone equally. Black, Brown, and Indigenous people are disproportionately impacted by climate change. This is a racial justice issue, an immigration issue, and an indigenous rights issue.
In this episode
Molly Kaplan
Former Host of At Liberty, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û
Shamyra Lavigne
Executive Assistant, Rise St. James
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Devi Lockwood
Ideas Editor at Rest of World, Journalist, and Author, Rest of World
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