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Environmentalists tend to be well-meaning, forward-thinking people who believe in preserving the planet for generations to come. Environmental organizations will advocate for reusable cups, circular economy, zero-waste, conservation and the protection of animals and their rights; but are often hesitant or completely invisible when it comes to advocating for social justice and the lives of Indigenous, Black, racialized and otherwise marginalized peoples.
This learning series seeks to examine the ways the fight against systemic racism/for social justice and environmentalism are linked. We will explore and contextualize our understanding of racism within environmentalism and the environmental movement in Canada, and seek to look for solutions and build the tools necessary to create just futures for our human and non-human kin.
During the first session, participants are given a brief overview of the history of race and racism in a Canadian context, before then diving into shared terminology, defining terms like systemic racism. Participants are then introduced to the tool, antiracism, and how it can be implemented successfully.
During the second session, participants are introduced to the concept of utopian authoritarianism and the importance of being able to work with and integrate multiple forms of knowledge and worldviews. Participants are introduced to the tool, the triplicity of space, and how it can be implemented successfully.
During the third session, participants learn how to build equitable spaces of engagement by learning about the different kinds of spaces that they can organize and hold (the tool). Participants are also introduced to a successful spaces policy.
The final session features a recontextualisation of racism and systemic racism within the context of environmental spaces and the environmental movement. Participants are then given a tool, environmental justice, through which they can ensure that actions taken to protect the environment are just, and how these can be implemented successfully.
Our instructor:
Chúk Odenigbo
Proudly Franco-Albertan, Chúk is passionate about the ways in which the environment impacts human health and the role of justice in our understanding of how our societies function. As a result of this passion, Chúk is very active in changemaking spaces in both Canada and at an international scale. His educational background centres the domains of environment science, chemistry, public health and medical geography. His career has focused on environmental and climate justice and outside formal work settings, he is involved in several boards, committees, conferences and movements to reimagine and recreate societal structures and systems for the well-being of all of our kin. Human and non-human. He has recently started a new role as the Consulting Director of Impact Evaluation at the Tamarack Institute Learning Centre.
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