People of color are disproportionately impacted by climate change; we've been alienated from conversation, but it's ours to have. #COP21
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I wanna talk about how people of color are removed from conversation about climate and the environment. Please join me, tweeps.
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For examples: people of color face major barriers in STEM, yet it's important to understand some science when talking about climate.
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It's not just science. Indigenous peoples have had lands and waterways colonized but that's never part of the climate conversation.
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And too often, when we talk about migration, we somehow suspend the environmental factors the contribute to movement.
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Lots of white folks have also blamed black and brown people for having too many babies, as if THAT'S what's driving climate change!
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Although white folks, who've acquired a disproportionate amount of wealth, have a way bigger carbon footprint.
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Another thing: white prescriptives for people of color and the environment are often along the lines of DON'T LITTER!
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No, I think you're right: colonization of Americas included cutting trees for lumber to feed industrial revolution. Devastating. @4rkain3
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