Black lives and climate justice: courage and power in defending communities and Mother Earth
2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 39; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01436597.2017.1368385
ISSN1360-2241
Autores Tópico(s)Climate Change and Health Impacts
ResumoThis article shares examples of the leadership of Black communities and social movements in the struggle for climate justice, in four different parts of the world: resisting extraction and promoting community health in Nigeria; addressing extreme climate impacts and building people's sovereignty in Haiti; confronting repression, defending territory and Mother Earth in Honduras; and cultivating community control and building a land-based movement in the US. Together, these examples have rich lessons to share around the importance of linking climate justice with racial justice; of combining strategies of resistance with those of creating alternative models; of maintaining focus on Black communities' connections with land, territory and Mother Earth; of recognising and creating space for women's leadership; and of intersectionality across geography and sector.
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