Best Practices in Rural Neighborhood-Based Activism for Environmental Justice

IF 1.7 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Justice Pub Date : 2021-12-23 DOI:10.1089/env.2021.0017

Michelle Rutledge, Gerie Crawford, Connie Lee

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Abstract

The Saint Peter Saint Paul Community Council, Inc., began its grassroots organization with “ordinary people.” We had a common cause that was protecting our rural historic African American residential/farming community from a request for a land use or zoning action. Running a grassroots movement to protest a major industrial development, during the COVID-19 pandemic, was a huge challenge. And it involved educating ourselves on a technical subject matter, environmental racism, and environmental justice. In addition, as property-owners, we were responsible for submitting evidence to local government on both the beauty and fragility against industrial development of our beloved residential neighborhood. Some suggested best practice steps to consider are educate, organize, communicate, lawyer up, believe, challenge, collaborate, public relations, finance, and stay vigilant.

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农村社区环境正义行动的最佳实践

圣彼得圣保罗社区委员会，公司，以“普通人”开始了它的草根组织。我们有一个共同的目标，那就是保护我们的农村历史悠久的非洲裔美国人住宅/农业社区免受土地使用或分区行动的要求。在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，组织一场抗议重大工业发展的草根运动是一项巨大的挑战。它包括教育我们自己关于一个技术主题，环境种族主义和环境正义。此外，作为业主，我们有责任向当地政府提交证据，证明我们心爱的住宅区的美丽和脆弱，以及工业发展。一些建议的最佳实践步骤是教育、组织、沟通、律师、相信、挑战、合作、公共关系、融资和保持警惕。

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Environmental Justice ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

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3.20

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： Environmental Justice, a quarterly peer-reviewed journal, is the central forum for the research, debate, and discussion of the equitable treatment and involvement of all people, especially minority and low-income populations, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. The Journal explores the adverse and disparate environmental burden impacting marginalized populations and communities all over the world. Environmental Justice draws upon the expertise and perspectives of all parties involved in environmental justice struggles: communities, industry, academia, government, and nonprofit organizations.