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Sojourners: Racial Equity And Sustainability In The Green Economy

• https://www.technocracy.news, Written By: Deeohn F

Albert Einstein once said, "A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels." He also said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

What if we looked at the environment as a jumping off point for tackling racial inequity?

Everyone on the planet has the right to a clean, safe, healthy environment. The need to work together to protect and fight for that right is urgent — especially as climate change imperils every neighborhood, and indeed, human terrestrial existence. The green economy is an important new national platform to ensure that everyone, regardless of neighborhood, race, or income, shares a clean and healthy environment while participating in the economic and social benefits of transitioning to sustainability.

One critical lesson from the environmental justice movement is this: Racial inequity and economic disparities are intertwined fault lines running in different directions, crisscrossing the everyday lives of people of color. History shows by what means the two interact and the consequences.


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