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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
Leah Thomas
4.18 AVERAGE
560 reviews for:
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
Leah Thomas
4.18 AVERAGE
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"Climate justice is racial justice."
A powerful quotation from The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas. It was an amazing and affirmative book to read as the way she frames environmentalism is how I have always thought about it.
By unpacking intersectional feminist theory and environmentalism's roots in indigenous and BIPOC movements - she highlights how these movements have and always should be interlinked. Climate action must always include and amplify the voices of marginalised communities who are most vulnerable despite being the least responsible for the impacts of climate change.
She also had a great chapter on privilege which explained how vital it is to acknowledge how your own identity (or parts of it) has given you an advantage over others. At the end of each chapter, there was a pledge and a call to action to invite the reader to actively participate in intersectional environmentalism.
Overall, it's a great handbook for those wanting to learn more about protecting people as well as the planet - I'd highly recommend!
And as Leah Thomas puts it: "The future is intersectional".
A powerful quotation from The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas. It was an amazing and affirmative book to read as the way she frames environmentalism is how I have always thought about it.
By unpacking intersectional feminist theory and environmentalism's roots in indigenous and BIPOC movements - she highlights how these movements have and always should be interlinked. Climate action must always include and amplify the voices of marginalised communities who are most vulnerable despite being the least responsible for the impacts of climate change.
She also had a great chapter on privilege which explained how vital it is to acknowledge how your own identity (or parts of it) has given you an advantage over others. At the end of each chapter, there was a pledge and a call to action to invite the reader to actively participate in intersectional environmentalism.
Overall, it's a great handbook for those wanting to learn more about protecting people as well as the planet - I'd highly recommend!
And as Leah Thomas puts it: "The future is intersectional".
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Great for an overview and how topics relate to one another. It was very easy to follow. Geared more towards people that are new to the topic. Provided many additional resources.
IE is an excellent introductory book to discussing environmentalism through an equitable and intersectional lens. It provides a great platform for readers to go off on their own journeys with a great framework. Highly rec for people who are curious and not yet entrenched in this world yet.