"A new TNOC post by Rebecca Bratspies: "A Comic Book Sparks Kids Toward Environmental Justice" Too often urban dwellers think environmental issues happen “elsewhere,” or are the province of “liberal white people”. Yet, many of the ills that plague urban poor neighborhoods, especially in communities of color, are directly related to toxic waste dumps, excessive truck traffic, bus depots, waste transfer stations and other “locally undesirable land-uses”. Environmental justice is a bridge between traditional environmentalism and an increasingly urban global population. We developed an environmental justice education project in New York City schools built around a comic book that has been very effective in reaching young people."
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:21:21 +0000
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