Climate Justice

by Chunyu Liu, Muhajir Lesure, Hiroaki Morikawa, Rhiannon Stephens, and Jess Wang, students from the 2020-2021 class of Columbia University’s MA in Climate and Society program

by Courtney Jiggetts, Sanketa Kadam, and Sheri Kusatzky, students from the 2020-2021 class of Columbia University’s MA in Climate and Society program

by Max Elling, Maddie Healy, Emily O’Hara, and Jordan Welnetz, students from the 2020-2021 class of Columbia University’s MA in Climate and Society program

During Fall Quarter 2020, the Community Reads team hosted an online discussion space for members of our UW Bothell and Cascadia College community (and the wider UW community) to engage with themes of climate justice and environmental activism, guided by [texts]... This zine is compiled of art pieces submitted by our discussion participants after weeks of thought-provoking online conversation.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis have a disproportionate impact on people living in poverty, and both are increasing inequality. As we look for ways to fight back, this new zine offers reflection on feminist approaches around the world. What can we learn from young peoples’ leadership? How can we value and integrate Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge? Why is intersectionality crucial in responding to a crisis? How can we build more caring, sustainable societies?
Climate, Covid and Care: Feminist Journeys is a collection of journeys, stories, and ideas from five feminist activists working at the intersection of gender justice and climate justice.

Throughout 2019 and 2020, Uplift organizers crafted stories, case studies, art, and language to express what climate justice means for them: youth on the frontlines of climate disaster. We imagine climate justice throughout this zine and provide space for our community to envision climate justice for themselves.

In Fall 2022, in the University of Oregon’s Clark Honors College, we (Beatriz, Maya, and Maia, as students, and Catalina, as the instructor) experienced the course Environmental, Climate, and Energy Justice in Latinx Communities. Class members worked on an individualized, term-long research project called “Construyendo Otros Mundos” / “Making Other Worlds.” Students were encouraged to address some of the following questions in their creations:
- In what ways are anti-colonial and decolonial struggles entangled with environmental, climate, and energy justice, and how is this intersection communicated and by whom?
- What strategies and tactics do different Latine/x/a/o individuals and groups employ to highlight and urge alternatives to environmental degradation, climate disruption, settler colonialism, and anti-migrant and anti-Black racism, among other grave problems?
In response, we include our reflections on this process, which we hope will be generative and connect with others who have had similar experiences or who may wish to make zines in the future.

This zine illustrates the conceptualisation of climate justice for climate change adaptation (flooding) in England.

If I want to talk to my church about climate change, where do I begin? How does climate affect migration today? Why is climate justice also racial justice? In what ways can I take real climate action on my own, and with my community? If you’ve ever wondered about any of these things, we’ve got you covered, friend. We're proud to present the story of creation care and climate justice…all wrapped up in doodle-filled, colorful, action-packed CREATION & CLIMATE CARE ZINE.