The US South bears the brunt of the climate crisis in the US, with hurricanes, sea level rise, tornadoes, severe storms with heavy rains and flooding, along with drought, affecting millions of people and their homes, land, waters, farms, and livelihoods. Racism and economic injustice causes these impacts to fall disproportionately on Black, brown, and low-wealth communities, and young and native peoples in the South.
This workshop will explore how SAL tools help build and strengthen movements in the South to address climate change, racial and environmental justice, and to heal divisions resulting from racism and environmental harm. In this workshop, we will:
★ Learn of the key challenges facing Frontline communities in the South as they address the climate crisis and racism.
★ Learn how the path for ending the climate crisis and racial injustice in the U.S. runs through this region, and successes so far.
★ Examine how racism affects our efforts to build and sustain efforts to respond to the climate emergency.
★ Learn the approaches used by Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism to heal from the damage of racism and other oppression, strengthen our effectiveness in the climate justice movement, and prevent division and burnout.