Imperfect Foods
Imperfect Foods
Understanding Intersectional Environmentalism With Leah Thomas
Understanding Intersectional Environmentalism With Leah Thomas
Understanding Intersectional Environmentalism With Leah Thomas
Monday 10th August 2020
Leah Thomas discusses the intersection of environmentalism and racial justice, advocating for a more inclusive approach to saving our planet.
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Get the buttons here!Leah Thomas: Bridging Environmentalism and Racial Justice
If my feminism was intersectional, my environmentalism should also be intersectional, and I felt like that was just a really big missing piece of the environmental movement, examining the ways that someone's identity could impact their experience with the world around them.
What happens when environmentalism meets the fight for racial justice? Leah Thomas, a passionate advocate for intersectional environmentalism, shares her journey on Unwasted: The Podcast. After witnessing the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Leah's perspective on environmental science shifted dramatically. She realized that mainstream environmental movements often overlooked the experiences of people of color. Determined to change this, Leah began advocating for a more inclusive approach to environmentalism, insisting that every environmentalist should also be anti-racist.
In this episode, Leah explains what intersectional environmentalism is and why it's crucial today. She discusses how communities of color disproportionately suffer from environmental issues like climate change and pollution. Leah also shares lessons we can learn from Indigenous peoples and their relationship with nature. Her insights are both eye-opening and hopeful, offering a new way to think about our planet and its inhabitants.
Whether you're already passionate about the environment or just starting to explore these issues, Leah's story will inspire you to consider the broader implications of your actions. Tune in to hear her thoughts on where the environmental movement needs to go and how you can contribute to a more inclusive and effective approach to saving our planet.