Engage, Connect, Protect

Angelou Ezeilo

Description

Building environmental strength through a diversity of youth

• Author is founder and CEO of the Greening Youth Foundation
• African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans are far more likely to be impacted by environmental degradation and have been largely left out of the discussion around conservation and land stewardship
• The environmental movement has not been inclusive in its platforms, concerns and cultural perspectives
• This book is the untold story of the crucial work that is being done by a unique, hopeful and creative movement activating a new generation of environmental stewards
• Explains how publicizing the positive effects of connecting to nature and healthy living is leading more young people of color into careers in natural resource management
• A larger political statement about the urgency to create a workforce in these communities as well as and education about the resources that already exist
• A roadmap for understanding how America is creating environmental leaders in communities that sit far outside the stereotypical upper-middle-class white liberal enclaves
• Explores solutions that are working in communities of color
• Includes a new database of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Institutions and Universities and Tribal Colleges along with their areas of focus in the book.

Audience:
Entrepreneurs, diverse communities, educators, environmental employers, municipalities, youth workers, community development workers, non-profits, youth employment organizations.

Regional interest
Georgia, New Jersey

International
Provides a model for international development.

Countries of interest
Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana and South Africa

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: The New Paradigm for Environmental Consciousness
Chapter 2: Environmental Jargon Creates Exclusion
Chapter 3: Nature as Healer
Chapter 4: Activating a New Generation
Chapter 5: Careers
Chapter 6: Going International
Chapter 7: Changing the Culture
Chapter 8: Culturally Relevant Curriculum

Appendix 1: Environmental Organizations Led by People of Color
Appendix 2: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Appendix 3: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)
Appendix 4: Tribal Colleges and Universities

Index
About the Authors
A note about the Publisher

Sujets

• Nature
• General
• Social sciences
• Environmental movement
• Climate change
• General officer
• Career
• Environmentalism
• Youth Climate Movement

Informations

• Publié par: New Society Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• EAN13: 9781897408452
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 617 Mo

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