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This NAAEE publication, "What’s Fair Got To Do With It: Diversity Cases From Environmental Educators" is a powerful professional development tool that presents cases that address the challenges that arise when people who share goals, but not cultures, interact. Includes facilitator notes and commentary about each case.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=41...
January 16-18, 2009 ~ Kansas City, Kansas
This second annual Building a Sustainable Earth Community conference theme is "The Lack of People of Color Involvement with American Progressive Groups and Organizations." Keynote speakers include David Korten, Author of The Great Turning; David Cobb, Democracy Unlimited and 2004 Presidential Candidate for the Green Party; Naomi Davis, Black In Green (BIG) out of Chicago, Illinois; and many more. The URL is: http://www.breakingthesilence.us/
This new National Council of Churches Eco-Justice program is offering this new biodiversity resource Tending the Garden: Stewardship of Biodiversity and Endangered Species. This resource is advocating for the health of biodiversity around the world and aims to provide information for churches and ministries to begin educating people about the importance of biodiversity.
The URL is: http://www.nccecojustice.org/resources.html#biodiv...
This Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative (EJCC) report, A Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming, and a Just Climate Policy for the U.S., examines how leading climate change policy solutions that address social inequity also serve economic and environmental health for the entire country.
The URL is: http://www.ejcc.org/climateofchange.pdf
Are We Ready to Ride the New Environmental Wave?
This newest "EE and Diversity" installment is now available online and divided into six key areas: ·Assessment tool: Do environmentalists know how to connect with the culturally diverse populations that are showing interest in the environment? ·Articles of Interest: The Whiteness of Green ·Vignette: Your next strategic plan ·Mini-lesson: "SWOT" to becoming more inclusive ·Success stories: Center for Diversity and the Environment ·A Glossary on Cultural Diversity The URL is: http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/dive...
October 2-3, 2008 ~ Corvallis, Oregon
The "Connecting Communities Conference: Reaching out to Latino youth and families" will provide the opportunity for people working on community-based programs to gain a deeper understanding of Latinos and Latino culture and engage Latino youth and adults in these programs. The conference will focus on practical and applied information presented by researchers and those who work in local communities. The URL is: http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/connectingcommu...
The newest installment of EE and Diversity titled The White Perspective has been posted on the NAAEE Web site.
The spring 2008 edition examines race and white privilege. The posting includes an excerpt from Robert Jensen’s book The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege, City Lights Books, 2005. This piece examines the various fears that keep white people from asking themselves the difficult questions. Not asking such questions helps maintain the racist practices and systems that permeate American society. Another section reports on a program broadcast by PBS that asked: What is race? While there is no biological basis for the concept, race continues to affect most aspects of American society. Another section of the installment highlights an excellent Web site with tools for evaluating racial equity. The URL is: http://naaee.org/ee-and-cultural-diversity
Check out the list of diversity summer programs for 2008. List includes general and college-specific programs.
The URL is: http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/dive...
Deadline: August 15, 2008
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardship of the outdoors by all people, worldwide. Connect Grants provide direct support and training grants for organizations and people that serve culturally diverse communities. Grant awards range between $500 and $2500 and can be used for Leave No Trace educational materials and/or to cover the tuition of a Master Educator Course(s). The URL is: http://lnt.org/programs/grants.php
New Guide on the Health and Environmental Effects of Pollution and Toxins for Congregations
Pollution of the air, land, and water, along with toxic chemicals found in products ranging from children’s toys to baby bottles are leading to unprecedented illnesses and disease. These conditions range from asthma to cancer. The National Council of Churches is offering this resource to give people of faith the tools to respond in their home, their congregation, and their community. Learn more about Mindful Living: Human Health, Pollution, and Toxics. The URL is: http://www.nccecojustice.org/mindful_living.html
Fall 2008 ~ Online
This course was developed in collaboration with national EE experts who represent diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds and is designed to provide the basic knowledge and skills needed to make EE relevant to culturally diverse audiences. Through this course, participants will broaden their perspective of EE to encompass interests and issues of concern to culturally diverse audiences, assess barriers to participation among culturally diverse audiences, and apply cultural competency skills in building relationships and partnerships with members of an audience they intend to work with in the future. Although there are no prerequisites for this course, a working understanding of environmental education is essential for success. Participants may obtain one undergraduate or graduate credit from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It is also available as a non-credit workshop for those that are not seeking college credit. All participants, regardless of location, are eligible for the in-state tuition rate. Contact: Ali Cordie at acordie@uwsp.edu The URL is: http://eetap.org/html/online_ee_courses.php
This newest online installment on EE and Diversity focuses on how other sectors such as environmental justice, health, and education view environmental issues.
This installment is divided into six areas: ·Community Assessments ·Articles of Interest ·Vignette ·Mini-Lesson ·Success Stories ·Links No matter what the sector, everyone agrees an assessment is an essential precursor to working in a community. What questions are asked and how the assessment is conducted reflect the priorities of the group doing the assessment. The annotated list of assessments provided in the installment will give you insight into other sectors’ views of environment. The Articles of Interest features, "The New Environmentalists: How to Make the Green Movement Less White," by Van Jones. The article makes a strong case for why persons of color need to be concerned and involved with environmental issues. At the same time it examines the forces that have created what until recently has been primarily an upper middle class white movement. Van Jones declares that Black is the New Green. To view the community assessment tools, the article by Van Jones, and other sections of the installment click on the link below. The URL is: http://naaee.org/ee-and-cultural-diversity
Deadline has passed (November 1, 2007)
The Norman Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry from U.S. organizations for its Environmental Justice program. The foundation provides grants for general support, projects, and collaborative efforts and welcomes innovative proposals designed to build the capacity of social change organizations working in its areas of interest. The URL is: http://www.normanfdn.org/
Deadline has passed (Dec 07)
The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists (more than 10 years) of color. The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social, economic, and environmental justice, and provides resources for these organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal. Fellows receive a $25,000 award to take sabbaticals of three months or more. The URL is: http://www.alstonbannerman.org/
Addresses the social and cultural aspects of community-based environmental protection. The guide offers a process and set of tools for defining and understanding the human dimension of an environmental issue. It gives leaders in government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and tribes technical tools for more effectively working with the public on environmental protection efforts. The guide is based on the elements of social science theory and methodology (e.g. anthropology, cultural geography, political science, and sociology) that are most relevant to defining and understanding community life as it relates to environmental issues.
View Online >> The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/tools/community.pd...
March 17, 2008 ~ Chicago, Illinois
The National Latino Coalition on Climate Change (NLCCC), regional event is one in a series of regional briefings that the NLCCC is holding around the country in 2008. The Briefing will feature experts from a range of disciplines around the important issue of global warming, how it disproportionately impacts Latino communities, and the challenges and opportunities it creates. Read the National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC) report: Global Warming and Latinos A Growing Threat to our Health, Economic, and Social Well Being Admission is free, space is limited. Contact: The URL is: mailto:jrodriguez@nheec.org
April 11-24, 2008 ~ Online
Join academics and activists, scientists and social critics, researchers, journalists, and concerned citizens from around the world in this EcoRes online forum as we examine the roots of environmental and climate injustice and search for ways to right these indefensible wrongs. The URL is: http://www.eco-res.org/econf_ej/ej_econf.html
By Laurie Olsen, Jhumpa Bhattacharya, and Amy Scharf. Cultural Competency: What It Is and Why It Matters illustrates the need to adapt services to be more respectful, effective, and appropriate to culturally diverse populations, by building mechanisms into organizations' daily operations that foster continual learning. Download the report:
The URL is: http://www.lpfch.org/informed/culturalcompetency.p...
Deadline: March 13, 2008
Diversity, Learning, and Inclusive Excellence: Accelerating and Assessing Progress conference on October 16-18, in Long Beach, California, aims to help campuses take diversity efforts to the next level of comprehensive, coordinated action, where educational benefits for all students and for the institution more broadly, can be demonstrated in meaningful ways. In this new conceptualization, progress is marked by the integration of diversity and educational quality efforts as well as a move from isolated programs and course offerings to a network of policies and actions, including policies and actions around assessment. The URL is: http://www.aacu.org/meetings/diversityandlearning/...
Deadline: Quarterly
The National Geographic All Roads Seed Grant Program funds film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers. The program seeks filmmakers who bring their lives and communities to light through first-person storytelling. Grants range up to a maximum of $10,000 each. The URL is: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads/
Publication by the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, January 28, 2002.
The URL is: http://www.ejcc.org/releases/020128fact.html
The 10 Principles are guidelines for evaluating climate change proposals from an environmental justice perspective.
The URL is: http://www.ejcc.org/ejcc10short_usa.pdf
This 2006 event was held simultaneously in the Northeast, South, and West Coast. Check out their Web site for advocacy information and videos from the tour.
Environmental justice and health groups from all over the country hosted this national tour of communities directly impacted by industrial pollution. The URL is: http://ej4all.org/home.php
Check Web site for updated schedule. First course was offered Spring 2007.
New course offered online from Harvard University. Teachers, college professors, city officials, civic leaders, social workers, community organizers, and citizens involved in civil rights and environmental activism will find much of direct relevance to their work in this course, and they will be provided with the tools for lifelong research in this realm. The URL is: http://extension.harvard.edu/courses/envr.jsp#e-14...
Discusses "environmentalism" and it's significance to inner city communities threatened by environmental degradation. A publication from EETAP Resource Library. In pdf format.
The URL is: http://eelink.net/eetap/info13.pdf
Incorporating environmental justice issues with environmental education to effectively address all populations. A publication from the EETAP Resource Library. In pdf format.
The URL is: http://eelink.net/eetap/info59.pdf
Infosheet discusses the challenges of the environmental movement in addressing social justice and urban concerns. A publication of the EETAP Resource Library.
The URL is: http://eelink.net/eetap/info55.pdf
The Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management (PREM) programme aims to deepen and broaden the exposure of economic researchers and policy advisors in developing countries to the theory and methods of natural resource management and environmental economics.
The URL is: http://www.prem-online.org
"The call for environmental justice first arose during the 1970s with the work of grassroots organizations ..." A publication from the EETAP Resource Library. In pdf format.
The URL is: http://eelink.net/eetap/info56.pdf
An easy to use automated lobbying service; an educational resource on environmental issues; an entertaining and educational quiz; articles, maps and guides on the environment and how you can help, as well as song lyrics, music video, free music downloads and Health Website
The URL is: http://www.informaction.org
This official paper of the Second National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit (Summit II) is a policy backgrounder that details the 10 Principles.
The URL is: http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/summit2/SummIIClimateJusti...
Climate change is disrupting Alaskan Indigenous Peoples' way of life.
The URL is: http://www.ejcc.org/statements/020128_alaska.html
Resources from the Environmental Justice and Climate Change (EJCC)Initiative with focus on Climate Change include: vulnerabilities, emmissions, climate policy analyses, international, religion, and politics.
The URL is: http://www.ejcc.org/resources_tech.html
NativeEnergy is a renewable energy business that focuses on helping to develop Native American owned and operated wind power projects in the United States.
The URL is: http://www.nativeenergy.com/
Climate Lawsuit - Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, the city of Oakland, CA and the city of Boulder, Colorado are suing two U.S. government agencies for illegally funding international fossil fuel projects that are causing global warming related impacts on U.S. citizens.
The URL is: http://www.climatelawsuit.org/
The mission of the 25-year old Black Leadership Forum (BLF) is to promote creative and coordinated black leadership, and to be diverse in its membership, but clear on its priority: the empowerment of African Americans to improve their own lives and to expand their opportunties to fully participate in American social, economic, and political life. There are 28 BLF members, CEO's of the nation's most prominent and prestigious civil rights and service organizations.
The URL is: http://www.blackleadershipforum.org/
Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) is an environmental health and justice non-profit organization, promoting clean air, clean water and the development of toxin-free communities. CBE's unique three-part strategy provides grassroots activism, environmental research and legal assistance within underserved urban communities.
The URL is: http://www.cbecal.org/
CorpWatch's Climate Justice Initiative works with communities affected by the oil, coal and natural gas industry in the U.S. and internationally to address the connections between local pollution and global warming. CorpWatch is helping to build a new movement for Climate Justice - one that aims to hold corporations accountable by bringing local battles for human rights and environmental justice together with the international efforts to protect the world's climate.
The URL is: http://www.corpwatch.org/index.php
The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) envisions widely shared, sustainable economic well-being and an inclusive economy where everyone is fully engaged and appropriately rewarded. CFED promotes asset-building and economic opportunity strategies--primarily in low-income and distressed communities--that bring together community practice, public policy, and private markets in new and effective ways.
The URL is: http://www.cfed.org/
The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Community/University Partnership at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, provides opportunities for communities, scientific researchers, and decision makers to collaborate on programs and projects that promote the rights of all people to be free from environmental harm as it impacts health, jobs, housing, education, and a general quality of life.
The URL is: http://www.dscej.com/
EcoEquity is a new organization aimed at advancing the principle of equal rights to global common resources. More immediately, we've founded EcoEquity to fill the need for a U.S.-based organization focused on clarifying and promoting the principles of equity necessary for a just and effective climate treaty.
The URL is: http://www.ecoequity.org/
The Environmental Justice Resource Center (EJRC) at Clark Atlanta University was formed in 1994 to serve as a research, policy, and information clearinghouse on issues related to environmental justice, race and the environment, civil rights, facility siting, land use planning, brownfields, transportation equity, suburban sprawl, and Smart Growth.
The URL is: http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/
The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) was formed as an alliance to help Indigenous Peoples and their Nations to learn and share information on environmental problems that our communities are facing.
The URL is: http://www.ienearth.org/
The Just Transition Alliance unites frontline workers and fenceline communities for economic and environmental justice. In the Alliance, people of color, Indigenous peoples, workers and unions in polluting industries in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. work to hold governments and polluting corporations accountable for health, safety, labor and environmental conditions in the workplace and communities.
The URL is: http://www.jtalliance.org/
The National Black Environmental Justice Network, formerly known as the Interim National Black Environmental & Economic Justice Coordinating Committee, is a network of environmental justice advocates representing over 100 communities in 30 states across the country.
The URL is: http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/inbeejccpage.htm
Kids Against Pollution (KAP) is a multinational organization of active youth dedicated to solving and preventing pollution problems through interactive educational projects and events with the goal of protecting children¹s health and the environment.
The URL is: http://www.kidsagainstpollution.org/
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is New York State's largest consumer, environmental and government reform organization. We are a nonpartisan, not-for-profit group established to effect policy reforms while training students and other New Yorkers to be advocates.
The URL is: http://www.nypirg.org/
Redefining Progress is a nonprofit public policy organizaton that creates policies and tools to encourage accurate market prices, to protect our common and natural assets, and to foster social and economic sustainability.
The URL is: http://www.rprogress.org/
Mission Statement: To empower people of color, workers, youth and grassroots communities through education, local leadership development, training, hands-on organizing and mobilizing. We strive to build membership based organizations, coalitions and networks to gain power to achieve environmentally safe and sustainable communties, jobs and fair wages with dignity and justice.
The URL is: http://www.swunion.org/
WE ACT is an organization working to improve environmental quality and to secure environmental justice in predominately African-American and Latino communities. Since 1988, WE ACT has worked with citizen groups, youth, community residents, environmentalists, local/state/federal governments, and educational & medical institutions. Based in Northern Manhattan, WE ACT advances its mission through research, public education, advocacy, mobilization, litigation, legislative affairs & sustainable economic development.
The URL is: http://www.weact.org/
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