The Deep, Shared Roots of Climate Chaos and Racism

The WildEarth Climate Action team  presented a climate education class on Thursday, July 9.  

The topic was:  The Deep, Shared Roots of Climate Chaos and Racism

If you missed it but would like to explore the resources, here are  links to three articles that really struck me from among many connecting climate change with the current movement for Black lives.  If short of time, you can go to this Google Doc folder  (here), for copies with highlighted sections for your information-absorbing convenience.

These are the original links:
(1) https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/racism-killing-planet   Racism is Killing the Planet.   A quote:  I really believe in my heart of hearts—after a lifetime of thinking and talking about these issues—that we will never survive the climate crisis without ending white supremacy. Here’s why: 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.
(2)  Unequal Impact: The Deep Links Between Racism and Climate Change .  Interview, Yale Environment 360.
(3)  Invisible Climate Wars, Part II: Climate Destruction As Racial Domination    Climate Defense Project.

Perhaps next time we meet, we'll return to the topic of degrowth economics once again to summarize and to  look at how these insights on systemic racism fit into the hopeful future that these alternative economic theories may help create.