The\nBellevue College Office of Sustainability stands with all Black, Indigenous,\nand People of Color against systemic oppression and racism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally,\nwe recognize the disproportionate impact that climate change has on people and\ncommunities of color, and the linkages between environmental and racial justice.\nIn the words of Mattias Lehman, the digital director for the Sunrise movement\nwho lives in the Twin Cities: \u201cThe climate movement is too white, too\nmiddle-class, and often more concerned with trees and polar bears than with the\nhuman destruction climate change wreaks disproportionately upon Black and Brown\ncommunities around the world. We see the climate crisis unfold at the border\nevery day, as immigrants from countries driven into famine and drought by\nclimate change come here, seeking a better life, and instead are locked in\ncages. And we see far too many climate movements remain silently complicit in\nwhite supremacy. This has to change.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Climate justice aims to improve the living conditions of all\nmarginalized groups, who have contributed the least to causing these conditions\nyet suffer the most. While we work on climate justice, it is imperative that we\nraise our voices and act to support social justice issues. Please join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To continually educate ourselves about the white-washing of the climate justice movement, be better allies, and learn about ways to make real change, here are some resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For understanding the intersections between climate justice and racial justice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local\norganizations working at the intersection between climate justice and racial\njustice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curriculum\nand benefits of teaching within the context of climate justice for students: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\nneed their help and Black communities need us: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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