You are a climate justice consultant:
You will go before a major governing body (the U.N., let’s say) that already has a task force on racial justice, and a separate task force on climate action. You will make the case that these should be combined as a joint effort (or, at least, work closely together at each step along the way).
- Working individually, brainstorm some points while considering the following:
- What will you say to make that case?
- What arguments or examples would be most convincing?
- What might happen if these two efforts are NOT aligned (what happens when we pursue climate issues w/o tackling racism? or try to address racism w/o considering climate and environmental issues?)
You should draw on the assigned materials for today (see the readings + podcast at the top); text from the video (Links to an external site.) https://www.ted.com/talks/david_lammy_climate_justice_can_t_happen_without_racial_justice/transcript
we just viewed; surveys of racial views on climate Link: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/race-and-climate-change/
Try to think of the 3 top points you would make.
- You can think of the best arguments and decide on the 4 MOST COMPELLING points for why racial justice and climate solutions belong together. Write these four out with a short argument supporting each point.
- Working individually again, look through ALL points from ALL groups, and pick the THREE you consider the most persuasive. Then write a few lines explaining why you choose the #1 point for your list.
