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I believe that justice is recognizing inequitable situations and not only working to hear the voices, share the voices, and amplify the voices of those affected but also personally working to solve the issue. In the context of environmental justice, the word justice is constantly held up to battle the injustice not only the environment but also low-income minority communities face. We need Justice in all sectors of environmental justice, meaning we need people to take a stand for their communities, and most of all, we need people who are unaffected to recognize, educate, and take action to battle injustice worldwide.
This semester, my work has focused on educating and spreading knowledge about injustices worldwide, specifically in the Cleveland community. For example, Eva and I were on two podcasts about the vast lead problem in Cleveland that people need to learn about. We discussed why lead is such a huge problem and what we were doing to help fix this issue. The more people know about injustices worldwide, the more help will be received.
Evidence of Learning
Evidence of Learning
1A: Critical Consciousness
1A: Critical Consciousness
EJ Changemakers recognize oppressive social forces shaping society and are moved to take action against them.
1B: Advocacy
1B: Advocacy
EJ Changemakers must know how to use their voices to convince others to adopt sustainable, just, equitable, and collective behavior.
1C: Collecting Action
1C: Collecting Action
EJ Changemakers must work with a community coalition to transform institutional and political policies to restore environmental justice.
As environmental Justice first cohort students, we are asked what environmental justice means to us and why we are part of this program. This is to inspire other students to be a part of this semester and to grasp our understanding of EJ and how everything is connected to EJ, from social justice to environmental justice.
This podcast was such an eye-opener to be a part of. Being an activist can feel lonely or "like you are the only one who cares." In this podcast, we spoke about environmental justice with high school seniors in North Carolina. Collaborating our voices and thoughts with students across the country was amazing. We mainly did this to convince adults that the youth is knowledgeable and cares, to persuade them that environmental inequity is unjust, and to show them how to take action.
Greta Tumburg started Fridays for the Future to unite youth to end fossil fuels. As Ej students, we felt the responsibility to bring this worldwide movement to Cleveland, one of the biggest hotspots for the environmental crisis, and we successfully conducted a Fridays For The Future protest. In this protest, I introduced the importance of demonstrations and communities coming together to make a systematic change.
As an EJ student, we work together as a community to make a change. We all explained to the greater Laurel community what Environmental justice was and why it's important to us. We also highlighted what we had accomplished and what we had been working on this semester. I introduced our semester and spoke on the highlights of our community. We all stood together as one community to emphasize what we care about.
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