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REWIND: Oppressive Heat: Climate Change as a Civil Rights Issue
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While the environmental movement is typically associated with upper-class white folk, it is also a civil rights issue. Communities of color often live closest to factories and refineries that spew toxic pollution. That’s one reason why polls show more African Americans and Latinos say climate is a serious concern than whites.
So why do environmental movements lack diversity, and why has it been so difficult for nonprofits to reach communities of color?
Guests:
Ingrid Brostrom, Assistant Director, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, Board Member, Interfaith Power and Light
Mystic, Musician, Bay Area Coordinator, Hip Hop Caucus
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811 episodes
Manage episode 232176281 series 40751
While the environmental movement is typically associated with upper-class white folk, it is also a civil rights issue. Communities of color often live closest to factories and refineries that spew toxic pollution. That’s one reason why polls show more African Americans and Latinos say climate is a serious concern than whites.
So why do environmental movements lack diversity, and why has it been so difficult for nonprofits to reach communities of color?
Guests:
Ingrid Brostrom, Assistant Director, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, Board Member, Interfaith Power and Light
Mystic, Musician, Bay Area Coordinator, Hip Hop Caucus
Visit our website for complete show notes.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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