⭐ Stay tuned for our third and final part of this series!
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Climate storytelling: Creativity and imagination in the face of bleak realities [by OreOluwa Badaki — Environmental Health News:
www.ehn.org/climate-chan...
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Lariah Edwards on hormone altering chemicals — Agents of Change in EJ:
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Enjoli Hall on supporting community care through urban planning — Agents of Change in EJ:
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How to free ourselves from the scholar-activist dilemma [by Jan-Michael Archer] — Environmental Health News:
www.ehn.org/active-resea...
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Happy Black History Month! In Part 2 of highlighting our fellows and prior change-makers who have led positive change, we learn about the power of engaging community members, inclusive urban planning, the dangers of hormone-altering chemicals, bridging art and science, and more.
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Save this list for your next slow morning, your next flight, your next "I need to remember why I do this" moment.
💬 And tell us: What book shaped how you think about environmental justice?
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🖋 MEMOIR & IDENTITY
📖 Born a Crime — Trevor Noah
A humorous and moving memoir about growing up under apartheid.
📖 A Promised Land — Barack Obama
A reflective political memoir about leadership and responsibility.
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🌱 LAND, CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
📖 Golden Gulag — Ruth Wilson Gilmore.
How prison expansion intersects with race, land use, and environmental injustice.
📖 Black Food Geographies — Ashanté M. Reese.
Food access, resilience, and racial inequality in Washington, D.C.
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What are you reading right now? 📚
Over the past 5 years, we've asked every scholar, activist, journalist, and community leader who joined our podcast that one question.
This Black History Month, here's what they said. 🖤🧵
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Feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments!
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🔗 You can find our hightlighted fellows' essays and podcasts on our LinkTree, or in the comments section!
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🌱 AoC will continue to highlight more of our fellows whose environmental research is promoting positive change in African American communities over the next few weeks.
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Meet Ufuoma Ovienmhada, @greerhamilton.bsky.social , Wellington Onyenwe, and Marissa Chan, and how their mission aligns with recognized figures who come before them.
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‼️ From advocating for social prison reform and climate justice for the incarcerated to promoting tree-planting and supporting community gardens, our fellows’ stories are deeply connected to a collective history of change-makers.
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Happy Black History Month! AoC honors our fellows whose research has advanced environmental justice in African American communities, as well as activists and scholars whose past work continues to inspire change. 🌟
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The Bureau will now decide when and where the next session happens 🗓️
Question for you: What would you prioritize if you were in that room? 🤔
Drop your thoughts below 👇💬
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"We're acutely aware of what we're inheriting" 💭
Youth delegates aren't just worried about their careers—they're worried about the toxic legacy that will hit hardest in certain communities 🌱
"We need an operational panel, but at the pace urgency demands" 💔
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Here's where things actually landed after five days 📊
❌ No agenda
❌ No agreement on intersessional work
❌ No trust fund established
❌ No report adopted
But the clock is still ticking ⏳
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🐌⏰😤 "Everything moves at a painstakingly slow pace"
Each delegation's priorities conflicted. Moments of tension required careful compromise.
Here's Timnit's take on the actual negotiations:
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💡This panel will determine how evidence on chemicals and pollution gets translated into global policy.
🔨The rules negotiated set the foundation for what comes next, including:
✅ Connect research to policy
✅ Amplify data from under-resourced regions
✅ Guide funding and research priorities
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Meet Timnit Kefela 👋—Youth Delegate for the Chemicals & Waste Youth Platform.
🌍 ‼️ She represented young scientists and frontline communities at a historic first meeting: the first-ever session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP).
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