Racial Justice & Environmentalism: Together & Inseparable

Community ActionReuse 101Equity & Inclusion
Written By Brooking Gatewood

Episode #33

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This episode features our livestream originally aired September 24, 2020 hosted by Upstream Board member Letise LaFeir. Environmental justice leaders Mustafa Santiago Ali and Miriam Torres join us for a frank discussion about race, the environmental movement, and intersectionality.

Get ready for an incredibly rich and educational discussion, and be sure to share this one widely.

Resources:

mustafasantiagoali.com

COVID-19 Environmental Justice Roundtables Summary of Findings

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye

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A 'real talk' about race, climate, and intersecting movements for justice

Brooking Gatewood

Brooking hosts Upstream’s The Indisposable Podcast and guides our team on virtual collaboration and culture-building. She has worked with Break Free From Plastic US since 2016 as a facilitator and strategist, and has spent much of the last decade supporting collaborative leadership for many ambitious change efforts - from saving monarch butterflies to curbing diabetes. In her spare time, Brooking can be found writing and performing poetry, or hosting community-connection events in her local LA neighborhood.

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