Racial Justice Action from your UUFH Allies for Racial Equity (ARE) Team
Check out their website and see if any of their activities interest you. www.uuare.org
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM
Racism and Environmental Disasters.
As climate change has caused a growing number of extreme weather events per year, marginalized communities of color–which are subject to systemic underinvestment–have been left unprepared and given far fewer resources with which to rebuild. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 96,000 Black people were forced out of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and too many working class Black homes were never rebuilt. More recent examples include Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico and the federal government’s slow response. As you will hear in the video today, “Climate change is not the problem. Climate change is the most horrible symptom of an economic system that has been built for a few to extract every precious value out of this planet and its people…” This sentiment is also apparent in the increasingly destructive forest fires that were once avoided thanks to Indigenous traditions
| WE CHALLENGE YOU TO TAKE… |
| Listen to this podcast about devastating forest fires and how Indigenous traditions that once protected the land could do so again. |
| Read this article about how hurricanes, climate change, and environmental racism produce a perfect storm of inequality. |
| Watch this TED Talk on how climate change is likely to create a refugee crisis that will disproportionately impact people of color. |
MEETING & FORUM SCHEDULES
Social Justice and Allies for Racial Equity (ARE) Teams are now meeting in joint session. The sessions are scheduled at 1 pm on the first Wednesday of each month;
UPDATE: Due to rising Covid-19 counts, we are returning to the ZOOM only virtual format.
All are welcome to attend; these meetings are your chance to provide input and contribute to our UUFH justice efforts. Contact Charlotte Corrigan for more information – i.e., agenda, prior minutes, Zoom link – if you would like to participate.
The monthly RACIAL JUSTICE FORUM series will resume in the fall.