Climate change and racism are symptoms of the same unequal systems. A new way forward is needed to make real the “just transition” (away from fossil fuels) called for in all three 2019 Climate Emergency Declarations (Kalamazoo Township, City of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County). As Michigan Climate Action Network says: We need to do more.
Selected resources and pieces that explore the necessary work at the intersection of racial and climate justice: National Level (not exhaustive!)
Recorded Webinar on What We Must Do To Dismantle White Supremacy, 350.org
Whoopi Goldberg has teamed up with Extinction Rebellion in a beautiful new animation set in the future, entitled The Gigantic Change.
The Climate Movement's Silence, Emily Atkin
Black Environmentalists Talk About Climate and Anti-Racism, New York Times
The climate crisis is racist. The answer is anti-racism. The Correspondent
Defund the Police, Transform our Future, statement by The Climate Mobilization
Local Level (not exhaustive!)
ERACCE (Eliminating Racism and Creating/Celebrating Equity) just posted TWO online ‘Intro to Racism’ courses for the summer via Zoom.
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Kalamazoo and on Facebook.
SURJ of Battle Creek/Kalamazoo FB (Showing Up for Racial Justice), follow to find local organized protests and resources such as this: Anti-racism resources for white people