Environmental Justice 101

Teacher

Sierra Generette

Geneva Invitation

Course Features

Lectures 9
Quizzes 0
Duration 50 hours
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 7
Assessments Yes

Foundation of Becoming an Environmental Justice Advocate

Objective: Participants will be able to understand the environmental justice issues discussed by reading articles and viewing informational videos.
- Lecture1.1
  
  History of Environmental Justice
- Assignment1.1
  
  Environmental Justice History Write Reflection Unlimited Time
- Lecture1.2
  
  Capstone Project
Identifying Problems in Your Community

Objective: Participants will be able to identify the environmental justice issues that affect their communities and others by reviewing case studies. Participants will also learn the first steps to address and solve the issues.
- Lecture2.1
  
  Identifying Environmental Justice Issues in Your Community
- Lecture2.2
  
  A Case Study: White Street Landfill
- Assignment2.1
  
  Case Study Discussion Unlimited Time
- Assignment2.2
  
  Free Write Reflection Discussion Unlimited Time
Activism/Social Media/Advocacy/Media

Objective: Participants will be able to use their social media platforms to bring awareness to the environmental justice issue in their community as a form of activism.
- Lecture3.1
  
  Introduction to Activism
- Lecture3.2
  
  Social Media in Environmental Justice
- Lecture3.3
  
  Organizing Using Social Media
- Lecture3.4
  
  Environmental Justice Hashtag
Capstone Project

Objective: Participants will be able to use their social media platforms to bring awareness to the environmental justice issue in their community as a form of activism.
- Lecture4.1
  
  PSA Submission
Students Will Be Able to use the resources and knowledge they have acquired during the training course to survey their community and collect data to solve the environmental justice issue that affects their community.

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Sierra Generette

Hello! My name is Sierra Generette. I have always been interested in environmental science from a young age. When I first learned about environmental justice, it was because an EJ issue had taken place in my community. Once I dug deeper and did my own research on the matter I learned that environmental justice is an important issue that needs to be addressed more. The environment should be something that is preserved and protected, but instead it can be used to further marginalize communities. I want to be able to help someone become an environmental justice advocate so one day can be the change we need in the world.

Ki'Ana Speights

Hi, I'm Ki'Ana Speights, I have recently graduated from Hollins university majoring in Environmental Science and minoring in Social Justice. I am now enrolled in a master's program at American University called Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights, with a concentration in Global Environmental Justice. Environmental Justice is important to me because I believe in equality for a healthy environment for all people, especially Communities of Color. I am also on a mission to change the mindset that Black people can and are environmentalists, that want to take care of the earth and its people.

Justice Wright

I was introduced to Environmental Studies my Sophomore year in High School, Summer 2016, when I completed a college course at University of Michigan on Field Biology and since then wanted to protect Earth and share with others how to protect her as well. Since that summer, I have participated in programs and lectures that continue to teach me, expand my awareness on the environmental justice issues in our communities and around the world, and how to make effective change. Overtime I have developed a particular interest in recycling, sustainable innovations, and waste management. Currently, I am seeking a degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Environmental Studies where I am studying other issues and processes in the world that affect the Earth's structure and its inhabitants. I aim to change my community, starting at home as I inform and encourage my family and friends of various ways to be sustainable in hopes that they inform and encourage others creating the Butterfly Effect. Robert Swan says, "The greatest threat to any planet is the belief that someone else will save it." Mother Earth can't do it alone so lift a green thumb today. You'll be grateful for it later.