In a world increasingly threatened by climate change, the urgency for community engagement has never been more apparent. In a recent exclusive discussion on On Point with Juandolyn Stokes, Host Juandolyn Stokes partnered with Garry A. Harris, the President of the Center for Sustainable Communities to take a deep dive into the critical intersections of climate, environmental justice, and energy policy post-election.
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In a time when environmental gains and policies hang in the balance, together top experts including Alicia Scott, CEO Coalitico |Expert Systems Change Strategist, Dr. Jario Garcia, Adjunct Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Rajni Shankar Brown, Professor & JBD Distinguished Chair of Social Justice Education, Stetson University, Rev. Michael Malcolm, Executive Director, Alabama Interfaith Power and Light, Daniel Blackman, STATESMAN | Founder of Renaissance94, Jay Basset, Humanitarian Engineer, USEPA HQ's Office of Environmental Justice & External Civil Rights and Davina Resto, Senior Community Outreach Associate, Environmental Protection Network explored the essential question: Why OUR Community MUST Care About Climate, now more than ever?
This thought-provoking broadcast focused on the impact of election results on climate and energy policy, how communities of color can stay mobilized, and strategies to sustain progress made over the past four years centering the voices and experiences of the Black and Brown communities that are often on the frontlines of environmental harm.
Climate change has continually disproportionately affected marginalized communities. As the nation reckons with election outcomes, callers raised questions and concerns and the conversation remained solution-oriented equipping listeners with the knowledge, hope, and actionable steps needed to face the evolving climate challenges head-on.
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