A Just Recovery For All: Addressing Environmental Racism
June 10, 2020
Deep social, environmental and economic transformation is vital as we build back from the pandemic. Join our team as we dive into the movement for a Just Recovery — a more hopeful vision for a way to build back better by giving priority to health and wellbeing, racial justice, resilient communities, ecosystem protection and economic equality. We also dig right into the details of why, as a science-based organization, we need to be talking about political and social justice issues.
Scroll down to watch the recording and explore more resources from the webinar!
CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES FROM THE WEBINAR:
- Take action: send a letter to the BC government calling for a Just Recovery
- Watch the mass anti-racism teach-in, moderated by our Climate Justice Campaigner Anjali Appadurai
- Are you part of an organization? Endorse the 6 principles of a Just Recovery For All
- If you’re living in BC and are a member of a faith organization, sports club, labour union or other form of community, please reach out to Flossie if you’d like to continue this conversation.
- Our statement of solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Movement for Black Liberation
- The ENRICH Project
- Articles mentioned in the webinar:
- I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- Racism is killing the planet, by Hop Hopkins of Sierra Club USA (Note: This is the piece from which Tim quoted: “You can’t have climate change without sacrifice zones, and you can’t have sacrifice zones without disposable people, and you can’t have disposable people without racism.”)
About the Resiliency In Times of Change webinar series
Throughout this bi-weekly series, you’ll hear from the Sierra Club BC team and special guests as we reflect on our role during this moment of transformation. Covering everything from the connections between ecosystem and human health to climate justice, we’ll be diving deeper than ever into diverse community and nature-based stories.
Catch up on previous episodes
Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg/Sierra Club BC