7.08 countering environmental racism

Worker Solidarity After the Work is Gone: The Story of Fuerza Unida

San Antonio, TX, 2006. Petra Mata and Viola Casares, co-directors of Fuerza Unida. Photo: Storycorps (www.storycorps.org)
Authors: Alyson Lie

Summary:"I remember when we had our first protests we used to hide our faces behind the poster boards because we were nervous and embarrassed."

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Sustainable Joy: Reclaiming our Energy for Environmentalism

Gardeners with squash
Authors: Katherine Fisher

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Rather than getting bogged down in fear and grief about what is happening to the earth, these authors invite us into a joyful, proactive response.

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Citizens of an Earth Democracy: Vandana Shiva Offers a Vision for our Times

Vandana Shiva with microphone
Authors: Anna Gyorgy

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If it is tapped, says Vandana Shiva, the largest energy source we have "is the internal energy of human beings in all its dimensions -- spiritual, cultural, emotional, intellectual, physical."

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In Brazil, Indians Rejoice as Supreme Court Affirms Land Rights

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Majora League:An Interview with Majora Carter, Founder of Sustainable South Bronx

Majora Carter
Authors: Majora Carter

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The debate has to examine how environmental improvements to low-income communities lift up the economy, the safety, and the morale - not just locally, but regionally and nationally.

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The Dream Reborn: Bringing King's Vision Forward into a Green Economy

Authors: Van Jones

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It has always been assumed that attendance at environmental conferences would always be 90 percent white and overwhelmingly affluent. Not this time.

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Breathing Life into the Struggle: Victories for Indigenous Peoples & Transnational Allies

Indigenous Child
Authors: Paula Palmer

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Winning the right to decide if resource extraction should take place.

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