The Fall/Winter issue of UU World was dedicated to climate justice topics. Our first feature is βClimate Change Is a Public Health Crisisβ by Rachel Myslivy.
βEnvironmental degradation is exacerbating existing inequities; we have a moral obligation to center solutions on those most impacted.
How can UUs respond? Sometimes the best thing to do is slow down and reflect before jumping into an action without centering those most impacted. Examine your community. How has systemic oppression been locked in for people of color? Was yours a sundown town or county? Which neighborhoods were redlined? What treaties were violated when your community was established? Whose land are you on? How have immigrant communities been treated? Go as far back as you can, then scan up to modern times. Consider: in the event of a climate disaster, which of your neighbors might lose their homes?β
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