Tag: Social Movements
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Resisting and Reimagining Agricultural Systems in Hawai’i: A Conversation with Andrea Brower
in PodcastsCathleen McCluskey speaks with Andrea Brower on the intersections of colonialism, neoliberalism, and plantations in agricultural systems—from Hawai’i and beyond. How might possibilities of a better future be imagined through political and social resistance?
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How Protest Artists Transformed Whitewashed History
In her poem and photo exhibit, Les James reflects on how protest artists transformed the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia and spoke back to history.
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Remixing Environmental Icons for a Better Future
in EssaysFifty years after the first Earth Day, how have environmental campaigns changed? Alexandra Lakind cautions against stereotypes that focus on the personal instead of the structural.
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Food Is Just the Beginning: A Conversation with Monica White
in PodcastsFarming has been a part of Black freedom struggles for a long time. It’s always been about much more than growing food.
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Woke Environmentalism
in ReviewsEnvironmental justice is the future of environmental activism. A new documentary reader edited by Christopher Wells chronicles the birth of the environmental justice movement.
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A Syllabus for Teaching Water Politics
A new syllabus outlines a series of readings for teaching the politics of water.