Unfortunately, #CalEnviroScreen doesn't map race. But all those polluted red areas are the places where poc live.pic.twitter.com/Xm94SiCBkE
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Like conservationists are more concerned about white polar bears than they are about black human beings omg it's so awkward.
Not to mention the anti-immigrant rhetoric from certain hateful environmentalists smh. Or the China = bad climate change folks.
But I'm tweeting #EnvironmentalRacism101 today because I'm encouraged about what people of color have already done, and can still do.
Please join in if you can: how polluted (or not) is your neighborhood—and how does that intersect with race? #EnvironmentalRacism101
You've heard of Porter Ranch, right? I'm guessing this is #CalEnviroScreen's take before the big gas leak...pic.twitter.com/8Jpqgi9n1G
Porter Ranch is 60% white, nearly 30% Asian-American. People were suffering from a gas leak—so there were evacuated (as they should be).
What about neighboring Sun Valley? It's a toxic neighborhood. It's also 70% latino... So no one's getting evacuated.pic.twitter.com/lf7jX5w9BW
What about Watts? Also a toxic neighborhood; it's 98% black and latino... No one's getting evacuated there, either.pic.twitter.com/8uansd9fHl
Because environmental racism is systemic, it guarantees white people breath cleaner air. If a place like Porter Ranch gets dirty? EVACUATE!
And, because environmental racism is systemic, it guarantees black and brown people live with life-threatening pollution. KEEP THEM THERE!
Please continue to think about where you live and tweet what you find with #EnvironmentalRacism101. I wanna know about it.
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