Our last newsletter was on intersectionality and racial justice. Different communities feel the effects of the climate crisis differently: island nations are at the risk of disappearing due to raising seas, while extreme weather conditions are displacing increasing numbers of families from their homes.
Marginalised groups - which make up the global majority - are worst-affected by the climate crisis. This is why we must tackle inequality and the climate hand-in-hand.
Share what you’ve read/listened to/watched recently that helped you understand the links between climate and racial justice in the comments!
What resources would you recommend for learning about the links between racial and climate justice?
I recently read those two articles that I find very interesting on this topic, they show the links between climate change and racial justice in quite simple ways to understand: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/why-is-climate-change-a-racial-justice-issue/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/06/29/climate-change-racism/