This year, courses like Introduction to Environmental Justice; Shades of Green; Sustainable Cities; Race, Colonialism, and Climate Justice in the Caribbean; and Ecological Farm Systems, offered interdisciplinary environmental justice education and opportunities for community engagement.
Communities across campus led student activism and solidarity in local and global environmental justice efforts. Hui O Nā Moku organized support in protecting Mauna Kea, connecting Stanford and Palo Alto to the ongoing work to block the desecration of Native Hawaiians’ most sacred site. A student coalition supported the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in protecting Juristac, the spiritual center of their territory, from the construction of a gravel mine. SCoPE 2035 opposed inequitable development in Stanford’s General Use Permit, and Fossil Free Stanford reignited calls for divestment; both organizations led efforts that garnered wide student support. Students organized an event on the Stanford Farm highlighting local work in agroecology and food sovereignty, and Earthtones celebrated Black and Indigenous histories and relationships with land through an arts and writing zine. Without meaningful action, our university will continue to perpetuate environmental injustice and dismiss broader concerns of BIPOC students and allies. Environmental exploitation and human exploitation along gender, class, ethnic and racial lines are inextricable, and conceptions of sustainability are incomplete without an understanding of ongoing capitalist-colonialist structures as a root cause of environmental degradation. Learn more about EJ at Stanford
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11/30/2023 01:58:24 am
What notable achievements and experiences are featured in the 2019-20 Environmental Justice Year in Review student spotlight blog post?
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