The intersectional environmentalist : how to dismantle systems of oppression to protect people + planet / Leah Thomas.
2022
GE220 .T56 2022 (Mapit)
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Title
The intersectional environmentalist : how to dismantle systems of oppression to protect people + planet / Leah Thomas.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780316279291
0316279293
0316279293
Published
New York : Voracious, Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
xiii, 192 pages ; 20 cm
Call Number
GE220 .T56 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.7/0525 T4587i
Summary
"The Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and promotes awareness of the fundamental truth that we cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people -- especially those most often unheard...Simultaneously a call to action, a guide to instigating change for all, and a pledge to work toward the empowerment of all people and the betterment of the planet. Thomas shows how not only are Black, Indigenous and people of color unequally and unfairly impacted by environmental injustices, but she argues that the fight for the planet lies in tandem to the fight for civil rights; and in fact, that one cannot exist without the other. An essential read, this book addresses the most pressing issues that the people and our planet face, examines and dismantles privilege, and looks to the future as the voice of a movement that will define a generation."-- Page 4 of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Intersectional theory, feminism + intersectional environmentalism
Chapter 2. Environmental justice: a wider lens
Chapter 3. Unpacking privilege
Chapter 4. Who's affected: the reality for BIPOC communities
Chapter 5. People + planet.
Chapter 2. Environmental justice: a wider lens
Chapter 3. Unpacking privilege
Chapter 4. Who's affected: the reality for BIPOC communities
Chapter 5. People + planet.