Black History Month and Sustainability Collaboration

Wednesday 30 October 2024, 9am - 9pm

The Hub
About this event

Book Raffle

Our book raffle shines a spotlight on Black voices of the environmental movement, bringing attention to the vital role they have played in advocating for change. The selected books emphasise the importance of taking intersectionality into account when striving for an inclusive and equitable future. 

Get a chance to win one of the following books: 

  • Unbowed: One Woman’s Story by Wangari Maathai 

  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 

  • The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin 

  • It’s Not That Radical by Mikaela Loach (x2) 

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer 

  • Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa by William R. Thompson and Leila Zakhirova 

  • Outsiders: Reclaim Your Place in Nature by Nadeem Perera & Ollie Olanipekun 

  • The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas 

  • Consumed by Aja Barber 

 

Scan the QR Code to sign up at the hub. 

Deadline to Sign Up: October 31st at 4:30 PM. 

 

An Exhibition: A Tribute to Black Leaders of Environmental Justice.  

The exhibit will display the faces and stories of the following ten black climate activists: 

  • Wangari Maathai 

  • Mikaela Loach 

  • Sandile Mtetwa 

  • Ken Saro-Wiwa 

  • Isra Hirsi 

  • Robert Bullard 

  • Vanessa Nakate 

  • Dr. Warren Washington 

  • Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 

  • Oladosu Adenike 

This project seeks to foster a deeper understanding of how environmental justice and racial injustice intersect. In the words of Leah Thomas, author of The Intersectional Environmentalist “We should care about the protection of people as much as we care about the protection of our planet-to me, these fights are the same”. By recognizing the overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination and disadvantage, we can gain insight into how to address the unique challenges faced by marginalized communities and we can put forward comprehensive strategies for positive impact and change. 

 

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