Environmental Justice

Contribute to a sustainable and just future.

Learn more about what actions you can take to help achieve environmental equity, when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and the same degree of access to environmental benefits and ecosystem services.

What is Environmental Justice

I will spend (___) minutes learning about what environmental justice is.
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EPA: Environmental Justice Explainer

Grist: Environmental justice, explained

Climate Reality: climate justice around the world
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Explore the Environmental Justice Atlas

I will spend (___) minutes exploring different examples of efforts for environmental justice in at least 10 countries using the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice.
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Global Atlas of Environmental Justice
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Support Environmental Justice Organizations

Support a just environmental future for all. I will donate (___) to support these organizations.
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Support a Just Environmental Future for All | Giving Portal
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Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

I will spend at least (___) minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.
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Action Resources:

Cities Fighting Climate Woes Hasten 'Green Gentrification'

How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

BCNUEJ: published studies on Green Gentrification
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Advocate for Green Spaces

I will call or write (___) public officials per day to advocate for more green spaces around my town, particularly in neighborhoods that currently lack equitable access to green spaces.
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Improving Children's Access to Nature Starts with Addressing Inequality

Replacing Vacant Lots With Green Spaces Can Ease Depression In Urban CommunitiesReplacing Vacant Lots With Green Spaces Can Ease Depression In Urban Communities

GovTrack
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Daily Action
Attend the Earth Day Panel Event: "Indigenous Voices: Rooted in Sustainability"

I will attend either the live event on May 18, 3:00-4:00 p.m. PT or the re-broadcast on May 19, 8:00-9:00 a.m. PT. Presented by the Sustainability Connected Community, Indigenous at Microsoft, and Storytelling Community.
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"Indigenous Voices: Rooted in Sustainability" event infoay 18, 3:00-4:00 p.m. PT

Sustainability Speaker Series SharePoint
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Attend the MCB Storytelling event: "Visual Storytelling for Good – Using comics to shape perspective and policy"

I will attend this talk on April 26, 12:00-1:00 p.m. PT. Acclaimed graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (creator of La Borinqueña) will explore how visual storytelling can help to activate a community around social good, preservation of natural resources, and deepening connections with indigenous people.
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Event link: Visual Storytelling for Good - Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez

Storytelling Community

MCB Storytelling Sharepoint

View past MCB Storytelling Events
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Donate to or Volunteer for Low-Income Solar Initiatives

I will research the benefits of low-income solar and donate to or volunteer for at least one of these initiatives in my area.
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Action Resources:

Short Film: Powering Communities

Organization: Grid Alternatives
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Learn about Local Waste Issues in My Community

I will spend (___) minutes learning about how waste affects members of my own community and how organizations in my community are working for change.
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Video: "Pollution Is Segregated" Says the Father of Environmental Justice

Why Plastic Pollution Is Fundamentally an Environmental Justice Issue

A Reality Check on Environmental Racism and Plastics

EPA: Environmental Justice Explainer
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Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

I will spend (___) minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.
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Action Resources:

Why is water sacred to Native Americans?

Water, Health, and Social Justice

DIGDEEP
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Learn About Conservation and Social Justice

I will spend (___) minutes learning about the connection between conservation and social justice.
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Justice in the battle for biodiversity

Ocean conservation and social justice

Biodiversity's greatest protectors need protection
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Create a Custom Action

Ideally, you’ll choose at least one measurable goal so that you can measure your success but there are no limits on what you can choose—so exercise your creativity!

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