Posts by The Chisholm Legacy Project
Report: Connecting Gender Justice & Climate Justice
Today we are excited to release our report on the intersection of gender justice and climate justice! We began this research when some of us noticed a pointed silence around…
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Climate change is slow violence against Black people
The Smile Trust, with the support of the Movement for Black Lives, is releasing the 2021 Arctic Blast Report, which analyzes how the fossil-fuel industry created the perfect storm that left Black people across Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi living in dire, inhumane conditions.
Read MoreNet Zero, Gross Zero, Negative Zero. Simply put, Which One is Better?
Climate change is a climate emergency. This is even more imperative for communities of color and low/no income communities, including communities in the Global South – all of whom bear the brunt of extreme weather conditions. As mentioned in past blogs, historic racism is at the root of the problems and threats – very real threats – faced by these communities and countries.
Read MoreWe Cannot Talk About Climate Change Without Talking About Health!
Today, I am attending the 2021 Global Conference on Health and Climate Change, with special focus on Climate Justice and the Healthy and Green Recovery from COVID-19.
Read MoreFool Us Once, Shame on You — Fool us Twice and Now We’re Skeptical
As week one of COP 26 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the accomplishments and failures of the negotiations.
Read MoreThe Cost of Climate Change
An important issue that is generating a lot of talk and attention, as well it should, is loss and damages from climate change and climate finance.
Read MoreCalling on Government Practitioners to Scrub Up and Not COP Out
Science has sounded the alarm and climate activists have converged in Glaskow to respond and administer emergency triage until our global leaders can perform the necessary transitional operations to repair the damage done to our atmosphere.
Read More5 Actions That Should Happen at COP26
By Adrienne L. Hollis, PhD, JD — Chisholm Legacy Project Advisory Committee I will be attending COP26 this year. It is my first attendance at a COP event. More information on…
Read MoreMessage for COP26 Negotiators: Capitalism has never really worked out for the Earth or for BIPOC Communities
Conference of Parties #26, (COP26) otherwise known as the “Conference of Polluters” or the “Conference of Profiteers,” we must be like Jesus in the temple overturning the tables of the money changers.
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